Labels
Columbia
- The Sub-Sylvian Litanies
01. Kalyani
02. You Can't Ever Come Down
03. Moonsong: Pelog
American Bedmusic I - Four Dreams For A Departing President
04. Patriot's Lullabye
05. Nightmare Train
06. Invisible Man
07. Mister 4th Of July
Gospel Music For Abraham Ruddell Byrd III
08. Gospel Music
The Southwestern Geriatrics Arts And Crafts Festival
09. The Sing-Along Song
10. The Elephant At The Door
11. Leisure World
12. The Sing-Along Song (Reprise)JOE BYRD & THE FIELD HIPPIES
American Metaphysical Circus
[engl] The American Metaphysical Circus is a 1969 psychedelic album by Joseph "Joe" Byrd. It was recorded after his departure from the band The United States of America, and featured some of the earliest recorded work in rock music utilizing extensive use of synthesizers and vocoder, along with an extended group of West Coast studio musicians Byrd named "The Field Hippies". The album is most noted for "The Sub-Sylvian Litanies", which opened Side A. This three-part suite has been described as "an entire acid trip in 11 minutes". Other album highlights include the equally psychedelic "The Elephant at the Door", and the politically-charged "Invisible Man", written for and aimed squarely at President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two of the more unusual tracks on the record are "Mister Fourth of July" — a ragtime tune complete with scratchy 78RPM-style effects, and "Leisure World", featuring narration from long-time ABC voice-over and "Ghoulardi" originator Ernie Anderson in an ode to California's first retirement mega-community.- Format
- LP lim
- Release-Datum
- 01.10.2012
- EAN
- EAN 5051890015488
- 01. Turn On A Friend (To The Good Life)
02. Lonely Leaf
03. Pleasure
04. Too Many Do
05. Living, Loving Life
06. Invasion Of The Poppy People
07. Captain Sandwich
08. Living Dream
09. Ecstacy
10. Time Is After You
11. WondermentPEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY
The Great Conspiracy
Das 2. Album der Band aus L.A erschien 1968 und ist ohne Zweifel das beste Werk des psychedelischen Quintetts. War das vorjährige Debütalbum in der wohlmeinend überfrachteten Produktion von Gary Usher eher auf Pop in der Nähe von The Mamas andThe Papas gebügelt, ist dieser Westcoast-Psychrock-Klassiker eher am Livesound orientiert. Die begnadete Sängerin Sandi Robinson bringt mit ihren Jazzvibrato eine gekonnte Note in den dichten Arrangements ein. Die fuzzgetränkten Acidgitarren prägen sich dicht in die präzisen Songs voll wunderschöner Melodien ein. Die 2. Seite bildet das Herzstück eines kreativen, trippigen Albums mit Songs wie "Captain Sandwich" oder den 6 Minuten von "Wonderment". Ein zu Unrecht vergessenes Album im verwandten Umfeld von Jefferson Airplane, 50 Foot Hose oder It´s a beautiful day.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 01.10.2012