Episode 010: This One Goes to Eleven

Episode 010: This One Goes to Eleven (featuring guest set from Hymnal)The first set is dedicated to Rex Thompson AKA Tartarex who inspired me to collect psychedelic music.  01 The Petards - Tartarex (Germany 1969) This German pop band's finest moment and the tune that Rex took on as his moniker.  02 The Gods - Real Love Guaranteed (UK 1969) As heard on Episode 002, this 45 only scorcher by these UK heavies features future members of Uriah Heep.  03 Kippington Lodge - Turn Out the Light (UK 1968) Before evolving into their guitarist Brinsley Scwarz's namesake, this quartet released five singles that are fine examples of the genre.04 The Pretty Things - Talking About the Good Times (UK 1968 - US Promo 45 Mix) A rare mix from these UK legends sourced from a promo only US 45 that would have fit perfectly on their classic SF Sorrow LP.05 Shy Limbs - Reputation (UK 1969) Sublime UK pop-psych by this obscure outfit that featured Greg Lake of King Crimson and ELP fame.06 The End - Shades of Orange (UK 1968) Produced by the Stones' Bill Wyman and bearing a striking resemblance to their work of the time, these dashing lads would eventually greet the 70's as hard rock titans Tucky Buzzard.07 The Syn - Flowerman (UK 1967) UK flower power at it's finest, the Syn features a pre-Yes Chris Squire and Peter Banks.  08 Rob De Neys - Bye Bye Mrs. Turple (UK 1967) Dutch pop star who released this bizarre exploito single that actually quite works despite it's truly nonsensical lyrics.09 People - Glastonbury (UK 1971) A one off studio creation for a single on Deram that features haunting harmonies and a hard hitting percussive rhythm section.  10 Time Machine - Turn Back the Time (France 1971) Surprisingly common 45 by an obscure French combo that may be a studio creation.  The flip is a stunning backwards take of the A-Side.Hymnal Guest Set:01 Strange-Annihilation (US 1973). Florida Guitar Rock band fronted by Terry Brooks. Non LP single on Brook's private label Outer Galaxie (Narration by Edmond Goode). 02 Weasel-24th Goodwill Street (US 1971 promo) Sole release by this midwestern heavy rock outfit from El Dorado, Kansas. Recorded at Soundville Records in Houston, Texas, and released by Westpark Records. This is the rare DJ advance copy with the song writers' names mismatched. Fewer than 20 copies of this single are known to exist.  03 Bob Goodsite-Faze I (Phase One) (US 1972) The A side of this single, a cover of ‘Our House’ by Graham Nash, cannot prepare you for the the compressed and phased-out slab of instrumental guitar-rock that is ‘Faze I.’ Recorded at Sound Patterns in Farmington, Michigan. The explosive grip of this brief track will make you hunger for a larger project in this style.   04 Joe Rosanova & The Vineyard-Dreams of You (US 1971 single test pressing) Named after the drummer Joe Rosanova, this soft rock lounge band from Tennessee creates a psychedelic masterpiece worthy of The Cream. This version is a 1971 single test pressing from their 1968 LP & appears to be the  only way to get this song on a 45.   05 Cucumber-Under (US 1968) No details on this obscure band but for the composer, a Robert Esposito. Let the use of extreme fuzz as a compositional tool here be instructive to many a modern shoe-gaze producer. On the Cobblestone label. Thank you Mr. Esposito.   06 Medusa-Temptress (US 1976) Released on the Pepperhead label out of Oak Park Illinois, this Chicago band produced this drifting mid-tempo stoner-rock ballad laden with echoey vocals. This single is the groups only official output, however, 4-track tapes of a full LP have recently surfaced.