caveinspiredmusic.com ROCK MUSIC PSYCHEDELIC _____________________________________ RK-PY1 United States 1993 BACK TO THE GROTTO RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Lyr: Tim BLUHM Mus: THE MOTHER HIPS Rts: Mother Hips Music (ASCAP) Perf: MOTHER HIPS Tim Bluhm (vocal & guitar) Greg Loiacono (guitar) Isaac Parsons (bass) Mike Wofchuck (drums) Prod: Paul Hoaglin & The Mother Hips Prod. Co: Pacealot Productions Rec. Co: Enharmonik Studios; Sacramento, CA Rec. Co: July-Dec. 1992 Liner Notes: (Lyrics included) Time: 5:24 A. American Releases: 1. CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO Mother Hips CD-01 (Tk 5) 2. Reissue CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995) Warner Bros. 9 43009-2 (Tk 5) B. German CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995) American 74321 25451 2 (Tk 5) Notes: Musicians from the San Francisco-Sacramento area heavily influenced by the psychedelic music of the sixties. No doubt inspired by some rock club called "The Grotto." The lyrics tell how – All the revolutionaries are revolting … And go on to address Mrs. Zealot (a former school teacher?) – For teaching us the meaning of success … The chorus repeats the line – Man, it's gonna be great to get back to the grotto. A long break on guitar is followed by – The politicians who get busted seem so dumb but they're the only ones we catch … Ref: The Mother Hips, Bio, Wikipedia Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto, Discogs _____________________________________ RK-PY2 Japan 1975
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ROCK MUSIC
PSYCHEDELIC
_____________________________________ RK-PY1 United States 1993
BACK TO THE GROTTO RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Lyr: Tim BLUHM
Mus: THE MOTHER HIPS Rts: Mother Hips Music (ASCAP)
Perf: MOTHER HIPS Tim Bluhm (vocal & guitar) Greg Loiacono (guitar) Isaac Parsons (bass) Mike Wofchuck (drums) Prod: Paul Hoaglin & The Mother Hips Prod. Co: Pacealot Productions Rec. Co: Enharmonik Studios; Sacramento, CA Rec. Co: July-Dec. 1992 Liner Notes: (Lyrics included) Time: 5:24 A. American Releases: 1. CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO Mother Hips CD-01 (Tk 5) 2. Reissue CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995) Warner Bros. 9 43009-2 (Tk 5) B. German CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995) American 74321 25451 2 (Tk 5) Notes: Musicians from the San Francisco-Sacramento area heavily influenced by the psychedelic music of the sixties. No doubt inspired by some rock club called "The Grotto." The lyrics tell how – All the revolutionaries are revolting …
And go on to address Mrs. Zealot (a former school teacher?) – For teaching us the meaning of success …
The chorus repeats the line – Man, it's gonna be great to get back to the grotto. A long break on guitar is followed by – The politicians who get busted seem so dumb but they're the only ones we catch … Ref: The Mother Hips, Bio, Wikipedia Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto, Discogs
_____________________________________ RK-PY2 Japan 1975
BIRDS FLYING TO THE CAVE DOWN TO THE EARTH RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Hiro FUKUSHIMA, Akira ITOH, Fumio MIYASHITA, & Kazuki OHMURA
Perf: FAR EAST FAMILY BAND Fumio Miyashita (vocal, guitar, keyboards, & synthesizer) Hirohito Fukushima (guitar) Akira Fukakusa (bass) Yujin Harada (drums) Prod. Co: Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd. Rec. Date: 1974 Liner Notes: (Insert booklet) Time: 4:33 A. Japanese Releases: 1. Original LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH Mu land CD-7139-M 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2) 2. Reissue LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1980) Mu land YX 7283-M 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2) 3. Reissue on CD: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1988) Mu land 30CA-2093 (Tk 7) 4. Reissue on CD: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1993) Columbia COCA 11142 (Tk 2) B. German Bootleg CD: "THE CAVE" DOWN TO EARTH (1991) TRC TRC 019 (Tk 2) Notes: A respectable psychedelic song sung in Japanese. One critic wrote about this album – “It has a spacey and slight psychdelic sound (like early PINK FLOYD) and contains ethnic elements which gives the music an original twist.” (Neuteboom n.d.) See below for another cave-related song from this album – The Cave, Down the Earth. Ref: Far East Family Band, Birds Flying to the Cave, (4:37), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Discogs Hounsome, Terry & Chambre, Tim 1981, Rock Record, Facts On File, New York, NY, p. 147 Neuteboom, Eric n.d., Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, progarchives
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THE CAVE RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Fumio MIYASHITA & J.M. BURKARD Rts: Tamashi Music
Perf: FAR EAST FAMILY BAND Fumio Miyashita (vocal, keyboards, & synthesizer) Akira Itoh (keyboards) Masonori Takahashi (keyboards & percusion) Hirohito Fukushima (guitar) Akira Fukakusa (bass) Shizuo Takasaki (drums) Prod: Fumio Miyashita Prod. Co: Universal Music Group Time: 8:37 A. German Releases: 1. Original LP: NIPPONJIN
2. Reissue on Bootleg CD: NIPPONJIN (1998) Buy or Die BOD 113 (Tk 2) A. Japanese Releases: 1. LP: NIPPONJIN
Mu Land LQ 7013-M 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd2)
2. Reissue on CD: NIPPONJIN (1998) Columbia COCA 15238 (Remastered) (Tk 2) C. Italian LP: NIPPONJIN (1976)
Vertigo 6370 850 A 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd2)
Notes: The opening and closing sections of this psychedelic piece have a definite mysterious atmosphere, suitably cave-like. Whereas the main song melody and instrumental bridge show a marked influence of the Pink Floyd. The lyrics talk about sunlight, breezes, and the moon but don't mention caves. The chorus is in Japanese. This Japanese rock group recorded two other cave-related pieces (see entries above and below). Ref: Far East Family Band, The Cave, (7:27), YouTube (◄NEAR COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Far East Family Band, Nipponjin LP & CD, Discogs
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THE CAVE, DOWN TO EARTH RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: FAR EAST FAMILY BAND Fumio Miyashita (vocal, guitar, keyboards, & synthesizer) Hirohito Fukushima (guitar) Akira Fukakusa (bass) Yujin Harada (drums) Prod. Co: Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd. Rec. Date: 1974 Time: 8:18 A. Japanese Releases: 1. Original LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH Mu Land CD-7139-M 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1) 2. Promo Sample 45: (1975)
Title: Cave Down to Earth (Pic sleeve) Flip Sd: Four Minds Label: Mu land CD 256-M
3. Reissue LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1980) Mu land YX 7283-M 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1) 4. Reissue on CD: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1988) Mu land 30CA-2093 (Tk 4) 5. Reissue on CD: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1993) Columbia COCA 11142 (Tk 9) B. German Bootleg CD: "THE CAVE" DOWN TO EARTH (1991) TRC TRC 019 (Tk 9) Notes: A slow paced, relaxed psych ballad with the lyrics in Japanese. Then about 3 minutes in the bridge brings a bit of weird stuff and the lyrics turn hard. The guitar and synth build the tension, then things calm down again and they return to the opening relaxed psych ballad. See above for another cave-related song from this album – Birds Flying to the Cave Down to Earth. Ref: Far East Family Band, The Cave - Down to Earth, (8:18), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Hounsome, Terry & Chambre, Tim 1981, Rock Record, Facts On File, New York, NY, p. 147
_____________________________________ RK-PY5 United States 2003
CAVEMAN COOKBOOK RK – Heavy Psych – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: (Unknown Artists) Prod. Co: Arf ! Arf ! Records Time: 2:02 Compilation CD: OOH OOH AHH: MOMENTS OF MUSICAL ECSTACY Arf ! Arf ! AACC-094 (Tk 13) Notes: A 30-second sample had a mish-mash of psych guitar riffs, giggles, screams, cries, gibberish, and laughing. Ref: Unknown Artists, Ooh Ooh Ahh – Moments of Musical Ecstacy CD, Discogs Unknown Artists, Ooh Ooh Ahh – Moments of Musical Ecstacy CD, muziekweb.nl (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
_____________________________________ RK-PY6 United Kingdom 1968
CAVE OF CLEAR LIGHT RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Clive JOHN & Michael JONES (LY-RK) Rts: Valley
Perf: THE BYSTANDERS Vic Oakley (vocal ?) Michael (Mickey) Jones (guitar) Clive John (keyboards) Terry (Ray ?) Williams (bass) Jeffrey Jones (drums) Prod: John Schroeder Prod. Co: (45) Pye Records Ltd.; London, & (LP) See For Miles Records Ltd. & (CD-A4) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Liner Notes: (LP) Michael Heatley Rel. Date: Feb. 1968 Time: 3:42 A. British Releases: 1. Original Single 45:
Pye 7N 17476 B Flip Sd: When Jezamine Goes
2. Reissue on LP: BIRTH OF MAN (1990) See For Miles SEE 301 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 6) 3. Reissue on CD: BIRTH OF MAN (1990) See For Miles CD 301 (Tk ?) 4. Reissue on CD: DAWN OF MAN (1997) Recall SMD CD 124 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 – Tk 2) 5. Reissue on Compilation CD: PATTERN PEOPLE – THE PYE ANTHOLOGY
(2001) Castle Music CMRCD 270 (Tk 14) 6. Reissue on Compilation CD: WE CAN FLY – VOL. 2 (1966-1971) (2003) Past & Present PAP RCD 2037 (Tk 16) B. American Releases: 1. Reissue on Compilation CD: PAISLEY POP:
Collectables (?) (Tk 11) 2. Reissue on Compilation CD: MAN: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (2000) Castle Music America 72123 (2XCDs) (Disc 2 – Tk 13) 3. Reissue on Compilation CD: PATTERN PEOPLE – THE PYE ANTHOLOGY (2002) Castle Music America 72211 (Tk 14) Notes: The brilliant "Cave of Clear Light", is now considered a psych classic. (Anon. n.d.) “Following Cave of Clear Light from beginning to end is like having an audio documentary of the way the underground music scene unfolded in England during the aforementioned era (1967-1975). Folk-rock and full-on paisley-patterned, canyons-of-your-mind psychedelia were the flavors of the day at the beginning.” (Allen 2016) The Allmusic critic called this a “sitar-laden” number in the “ethereal psychedelic” mode. (Eder 2016) These lyrics, telling about the meditating hermit, are quite reminiscent of the verses set down by the Beatles in their song, "The Fool on the Hill" (1967).
Wiley Miller – 2007
This all Welsh group was from Swansea, Wales. Later in 1968 they recruited Deke Leonard from the Dream, changed their name to Man, and went on to much greater fame. (Logan & Woffinden 1976) "Clive John, the co-writer of this song, admits that it's one of the tracks of that period 'I can't listen to without wincing … a bit of a taster of what was to come.' Its fashionable eastern influence rightly suggests a wakening rock consciousness that was to see the band break free of their chart-oriented stance." (Heatley, Liner Notes) There were at least two 1960s bands with this same name. Ref: Anon. n.d., The Bystanders, Biography, 45cat Allen, James 2016, Cave of Clear Light – The Pye & Dawn Records Underground Trip 1967-1975, Review, Allmusic The Bystanders, Cave of Clear Light, (3:43), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) The Bystanders, Cave of Clear Light 45, Discogs Dickerson, Pete & Gordon, Mike 1984, Collectable 45’s of the Swinging 60’s, 1965-1970, Part 1, A-F, 1st Edition, The Vintage Record Centre, London, p. (73) Eder, Bruce n2016, The Bystanders, Pattern People: The Pye Anthology, Review, Allmusic Logan, Nick & Woffinden, Bob 1976, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, Harmony Books, NY, p. 145-146
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CAVE OF SPIRITS RK – Psychedelic – Punk – Instrumental & Vocal
Comp: (?)
Perf: RACCOO-OO-OON Andy Spore Daren Ho Ryan Garbes Shawn Reed (with vocal, guitar, keyboards, & 2 drums) Prod. Co: Time-Lag Records; Belfast; ME Time: 4:07 CD: THE CAVE OF SPIRITS FOREVER Time Lag 036 (Tk 1) Notes: A frantic exercise in hectic bedlam sounds with a brief pause in the middle.
Raccoo-oo-on was an experimental: noise rock/ psychedelic rock quartet from Iowa. Ref: Raccoo-oo-oon, Bio, Wikipedia Raccoo-oo-oon, The Cave of Spirits, (4:06), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Raccoo-oo-oon, The Cave of Spirits Forever CD, Discogs
_____________________________________ RK-PY8 United States 1969
CAVE OF THE WINDS RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: Mark CREAMER Rts: Palo Mesa Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Perf: ARMAGEDDON Mark Creamer (vocal & guitar) James Parker (vocal & guitar) Robert Ledger (bass) John Stark (drums) Prod: Tom Thacker Prod. Co: Armos
Time: 4:05 A. American LP: ARMAGEDDON Armos AAS AAS-7008 12” 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1) B. Belgian Reissue CD: ARMAGEDDON (2005) New Armos 0001 (Tk 6) Notes: This is a slow-paced love ballad. It was not possible to transcribe the lyrics, but this verse was heard twice – She dwells in the Cave of the Winds Progressive Psych band from Los Angeles. The album cover shows (clockwise from top left) M. Creamer, J. Parker, R. Ledger, and J. Stark. Should not be confused with the British hard rock band by the same name nor the Swedish metal band. Ref: Armageddon, Armageddon LP, Discogs Armageddon, Armageddon LP, rateyourmusic Armageddon, Cave of the Winds, (4:04), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
_____________________________________ RK-PY9 United States 1968
CAVE SONG RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Steven MILLER & Bob MISKIMEN Arr: Linn County Rts: County Seat Music (BMI)
Perf: LINN COUNTY Steven Miller (vocal & organ) Fred Walk (guitar) Larry Easter (tenor sax) Dino Long (bass) Snake McAndrew (drums) Prod: John Cabalka & Abe Kesh Prod. Co: Mercury Records Rec. Co: Amigo & Annex Studios; Los Angeles, CA Liner Notes: (French LP) Patrick Taton Matrix: 1-42635 Time: 4:29 A. American Releases: 1. LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER
Flip Sd: Think 7" 45rpm B. Canadian LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER Mercury SR 61181 C. British LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER Mercury 20142 SMCL D. French Compilation LP: UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION Mercury 134.231 MCY (mono & stereo) E. Dutch LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER Mercury 134 097 MCY Spec: (A1, B, C, D, & E) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4) Notes: Linn County was a San Francisco psychedelic rock group. Very nice title here, but the chorus begins: I'm gonna build myself a cave (2X) An' move down in the ground (2X) When I come back out I'll be the mellowest man around.
The word "cave" here clearly indicates a man-made underground shelter not a natural cave, but since compositions named after jazz cellars have been included in this discography it was felt that this one could be included also. The curious similarity to the earlier John Lee Hooker song lyrics (see under Jazz Music – Blues – Build Myself a Cave JZ-BL3 & 4) is perhaps coincidental. Steve Miller's delivery is so muddled and the audio mix of the ultra-loud instruments is so bad that it is extremely difficult to decipher all the lyrics. The general message is that the world is in bad shape and the smartest idea is to move underground. Ref: Linn County (band), Bio, Wikipedia Linn County, Cave Song 45, Discogs Linn County, Cave Song, (4:31), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Linn County, Proud Flesh Soothseer LP & CD, Discogs
_____________________________________ RK-PY10 United Kingdom 1975
COME INTO MY CAVE RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental – Cave Pic Cover Comp: Will YOUATT Rts: Grade Dawn Ltd.
Perf: THE NEUTRONS Will Youatt (vocal, acoustic guitar,
1st lead guitar, & bass guitar) Caromay Dixon (vocal) Taff Williams (2nd lead guitar) Phil Ryan (synthesizers) David Charles (drums) Prod: David Charles & The Neutrons Rec. Co: Rockfield Studios; Monmouthshire Rec. Date: June-Nov. 1974 Time: 4:47 A. British Releases: 1. LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM) United Artists UAG 29726 (stereo) (Gatefold cover) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 3) 2. Reissue on CD: BLACK HOLE STAR/ TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (1974) (PC-IM) Bgo Beat Goes On (?) (Tk 11) B. Spanish LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM) United Artists 89.395-1 (stereo) (Gatefold cover)
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 3) C. Portuguese LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM) United Artists LP-S 13-22 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3) Notes: A very borderline cave song since the lyrics have little to do with caves other than that the last two verses end with the title line – "Come into my cave," The melody consists of variations on a simple chant with the lyrics sung in a deliberate, punctuated manner. The general idea behind it all seems to be that life is rough out in the world for night people but some relief can be had by coming into a cave (i.e. dwelling). The guitar solo on the bridge is psychedelic enough. The last stanza runs – And up at the evening time the world is closing And you've survived another destined moment And in the middle of it all you're still hoping – Come into my cave.
There appears to be no relation between the undersea cave LP cover art and this song. Ref: The Neutrons, Bio, progarchives The Neutrons, Come into My Cave, (4:49), YouTube or YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) The Neutrons, Tales from the Blue Cocoons LP, Discogs
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Perf: CAPTAIN JACK Prod. Co: Maniac Records Time: 4:47 45: Maniac (No Catalog No.)
Flip Sd: Connie 7” 45rpm (Side 2) Notes: A respectable psychedelic offering that starts out as a rhythm ‘n’ blues song, but at the bridge the guitar does a decidedly psychedelic solo. There are 5 stanzas separated by two guitar bridges. The singer’s stifled, glum voice made it very difficult to transcribe the lyrics in the stanzas. But the chorus has this – Crystal Ca…..ve Out by the ca….ve Outside the ca….ve Outside the ca….ve – Ready, ready Crystal Cave.
Where the word “cave” is stretched out over two bars. This was a private pressing. In December 2016 this single was on sale on eBay for $35 and according to the seller the only other copy online was listed for $250.00. Nothing could be learned either about the song writer or the performer. Captain Jack should not be confused with the German Eurodance band formed in 1995. Ref: Captain Jack, Connie/ Crystal Cave, Discogs Captain Jack, Crystal Cave, (5:05), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) hamspapershack, American eBay posting, Portland, Oregon, Dec. 2016
D. West German LP: MEDDLE (Different Cover) Harvest (EMI) 1C-072-04 917 (stereo) E. Dutch LP: MEDDLE Harvest 04 917 F. Italian LP: MEDDLE (1982) Harvest 3C 064-04917 (Gatefold) G. Hungarian LP: MEDDLE EMI SLPXL 37345 H. Yugoslav LP: MEDDLE (1976) Jugoton LSHV 73019 (Gatefold) I. Japanese LP: MEDDLE 1. EMI/Harvest EMS-80322 2. Odeon 80375 (red vinyl) J. South Korean LP: MEDDLE Taedo EU 309 K. Taiwanese LP: MEDDLE Giant 1122 Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Side 2) Notes: From beginning to end the music has a decidedly subterranean feel partly achieved through the echo effects and the pinging "water drop" notes on the electric piano. The first stanza of the lyrics makes a passing reference to caves –
Overhead the albatross Hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves In labyrinths of coral caves An echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand And everything is green and submarine.
It thus seems justifiable to consider this valid cave music despite the ambiguous title. (The original title, "Return of the Son of Nothing," was used at the first public performance on May 15, 1971). Many
compositions with more explicit titles are far less successful in conjuring up a musical impression of caves than this piece. And just to illustrate the point, this music was used effectively to accompany the West German television Film, "Taucher im Fels" (1977), a cave diving documentary for ZDF Television about the fantastic 930 meter solo dive made by Jochen Hasenmayer in the siphons of Rinquelle, a cave near Arvenbühl in northeast Switzerland. A French critic, Feller, wrote about the music – “Ce son, limpide et clarifié, au-dessus duquel plane une guitare parfois très brillante (‘Echoes’), compte pour beaucoup dans la beauté de ‘Meddle’ … Par l’équilibre qui lui est proper, par la façon dont le Floyd a dosé les éléments qui constituent son essence même, ‘Echoes’ est practiquement un ‘Best of’ du groupe à lui seul. On y retrouve la violence latente de ‘Ummagumma’, le calme des ballades de ‘More,’ et par instants aussi le folie du morceau ‘A Saucerful of Secrets,’ avant que, dans le final, ne perce une sensation d’intense libération, sourire d’un groupe qui vient d’établir la quintessence musicale de cinq années d’existance.” (Feller 1977) [This clear and purified sound, above which the guitar sores, often brilliantly (“Echoes’), accounts a great deal for the beauty of ‘Meddle’ … With an equilibrium all its own, in the way that the Pink Floyd have measured out the elements which make up its very essence, "Echoes" is practically, by itself alone, one of the best numbers of the group. One rediscovers the latent violence of “Ummagumma,” the calm of the ballads of “More,” and also momentarily the madness of “A Sauceful of Secrets,” before a sensation of intense liberation breaks through in the finale, the broad smile of a group that has just accomplished the highest musical summit in five years of existence.] The “Meddle” album reached no. 3 on the British Official Charts and no. 2 on the Dutch MegaCharts. A selection from this piece was used in my paper, “Speleo-Discography: A Progress Report,” which I presented at the 2005 UIS (International Speleological Union) Congress at Kalamos in Greece. Ref: Bussy, Pascal 1988, Pink Floyd – La vie en rose, Compact, n. 32, Juin 1988, Montrougre, p. 71-76 Feller, Benoit, Rock et Folk, n. 122, Mars 1977, Paris, p. 95-96 Guesdon, Jean-Michel & Margotin, Philippe 2017, Pink Floyd, la totale : Les 179 chansons expliquées, Éditions E/P/A, p. 252-257 Picart, Hervé, Best, n. 69, Avril 1974, Paris, p. 30, 33, 55 Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 74-780 The Pink Floyd, Bio, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Echoes, with Lyrics, (23:34), YouTube or (23:30), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLES) The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Lyrics, pink-floyd-lyrics The Pink Floyd, Echoes, The Song, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Meddle LP, Discogs The Pink Floyd, Meddle, Data, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Echoes – The Best of Pink Floyd CD, Data, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Official Site, pinkfloyd The Pink Floyd Songbook, Holland, p. 18-19
_____________________________________ RK-PY13 United States & other countries 1970 to 1994
ECHOES (Various Live Versions) RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Roger WALTERS, Richard WRIGHT,
Nicholas MASON, & David GILMOUR
Perf: THE PINK FLOYD Dave Gilmour (vocal & guitar) Rick Wright (vocal & keyboards) Roger Waters (vocal & bass guitar) Nick Mason (percussion) Prod. Co: (Several different) Time: (Varied) Labels: (Numerous bootleg labels) Notes: Numerous live recordings of this cave rock composition were made illegally over the years and released worldwide on bootleg vinyl or CDs. These vary widely in running times; some longer and some shorter than the original official version. The sound quality also varies enormously. Two notable Pink Floyd discographies by Miles and by Heylin list 12 bootleg LPs and 50 CDs that all include “Echoes.” These 62 releases cover 26 different venues (plus 4 unidentified concerts) all over the
world where this composition was recorded live: the earliest in Rome on 20 June 1970 and the most recent (according to lists) at Philadelphia, PA on 19 Sept. 1987. (Miles 1981 & Heylin 1995) At least four Websites list many, many more bootlegs (vinyl & CD) that include live versions of “Echoes.” It was considered totally impossible and utterly beyond the scope and purpose of this discography to attempt to list in detail all these bootleg recordings; others have done a fine job of this (see links below). “Echoes” was one of the pieces performed for the 1972 documentary concert film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, where the song was split into two parts; as the lead off and closing piece (see the videos below). The music from this documentary was released on a double bootleg LP album in the United States (1974) and Italy (1985). “Echoes,” along with three other Pink Floyd compositions, was choreographed for the modern ballet troupe, Les Ballet de Marseille, by Roland Petit and presented in Paris during Jan.-Feb. 1973. With the group playing on an elevated rear stage, "Echoes" began with the lower dance stage in darkness. Then a dancer emerged from beneath the rear stage through the strongly backlit doorway (suggesting a cave as seen from within). The bootleg recording of this concert is available on the bootleg LPs entitled, "Blow Your Mind Until You Die," (Miles 1981 & floydboots) Ref: Heylin, Clinton 1995, Pink Floyd: Guide des compact discs pirates, Paris Miles 1981, Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography, Omnibus Press, London The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Live at Pompeii 1972 – Part 1, (11:58), YouTube (◄PARTIAL AUDIO SAMPLE) The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Live at Pompeii 1972 – Part 2, (8:32), YouTube (◄PARTIAL AUDIO SAMPLE) The Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii, 1972 Film, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii LP & CD, Discogs Pink Floyd Live Bootlegs, Discogs Pink Floyd Bootleg Recordings, Listed by tours, 1967-1994, Wikipedia The Pink Floyd, Liste complete des bootlegs de Pink Floyd, bootlegpedia Pink Floyd Vinyl Bootleg Guide, Titles A to Z, floydboots Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 71-72
Perf: THE PINK FLOYD Dave Gilmour (vocal & guitar) Rick Wright (vocal & keyboards) Roger Waters (vocal & bass guitar) Nick Mason (percussion) Prod. Co: Trade Mark of Quality Rec. Co: Technicolor Sound Services; Rome Rec. Date: Dec. 7, 1969 Matrix: PF 515 A-1 Time: 6:53 LPs: A. British Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD (1972) Trade Mark of Quality (No catalog number –
black vinyl – White cover) B. Dutch Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD (1972)
Trade Mark of Quality (No catalog number – Cover for British Trade Mark of Quality Bootleg LP
red vinyl – Violet or orange jacket cover) C. Other Bootleg Releases on LPs: OMAYYAD 1. Trade Mark of Quality 1803 (Blue vinyl) 2. Trade Mark of Quality 17040 (Purple vinyl) 3. Trade Mark of Quality (Several other color vinyls)
D. Italian Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD Leopard LPD 101 & LLP 103 Spec: (LPs A, B, & C) 12" 33rpm (stereo) (Sd 1 – Bd 2) E. Other Bootleg LPs: MIDAS TOUCH
Wizardo WRMB 305 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3)
F. Italian Bootleg LP: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS – VOL. 3 Spectre Productions SPLP 1001-3 (stereo) 12” 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 4) G. Bootleg LP: ZABRISKIE POINT – THE COMPLETE SESSIONS - VOL. 1 Time and River Records TR 69/1 12” 33rpm (Sd1 – Bd 3) CDs: H. Italian Bootleg CD: OMAYYAD Leopard LCD 103 (Tk 2) I. Bootleg CD: AROUND THE MYSTIC
Aulica A103 (Tk 9) (Bad sound) J. Russian Bootleg CD: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT
SESSIONS (2004) Two Certain Somebodies LXZ 040203 & SLUT002 (Tk 4)
K. Bootleg CD: ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS Trade Mark of Quality TMOQ-02/001 (Tk 4)
L. Bootleg CD: LOOSE CONNECTION Double Time Discs DTD 007 2X CDs (CD 1 – Tk 10) (Bad sound) M. Bootleg CD: MORE RELICS World Production of Compact Music WPOCM 0789 D 032-2 (Tk 10) N. Italian Bootleg CD: TOTAL ECLIPSE (1990) Great Dane Records GDR CD 9320 4X CDs (CD 2 – Tk 6) (Excellent sound incl. 36-page Booklet) O. Bootleg CD: VARIATION ON A THEME OF ABSENCE (1994?) (No Label) DIA 001/8 8X CDs (CD 2 – Tk 9) (Good sound incl. 32-page Booklet) Notes: One track from a recording session, which has been released on unauthorized bootleg discs many times in many forms on vinyl (several colors) and on CDs. Some of these are either reissues or bootleg copies of the original bootleg disc. This particular track is a studio recording, thought to be one of the unused pieces composed for the Antonioni film, "Zabriskie Point" (1970). The Pink Floyd composed a whole suite of material for this film. Three of these tracks were released commercially on the film sound track album in March 1970. However, there is nothing in the movie even vaguely resembling a cave scene. The story takes place in the United States where there is no Fingal’s Cave. Mabbett speculates that this title “may be the invention of bootleggers, rather than the band themselves.” (Mabbett 2010) Heavy intense chords are played incessantly on guitar with frequent sounds of the crash cymbal, which could be interpreted as crashing waves in the cave. The take 2 of this piece was released on CD in 2004 (see next entry below). Regarding the title of the original bootleg, "Omayyad" was an Arab kingdom of people in Syria (extending from Spain to India) in the 7th and 8th Centuries. See also other compositions inspired by Fingal’s Cave and titled as such: the celebrated overture by Mendelssohn (well over one hundred different versions under Classical Music); two different Celtic pieces (one traditional piece performed by many groups – both under World Music – Scotland) and one by Anne Wylie (under World Music – Scotland); three arrangements of Mendelssohn’s music for organ (under Popular Music – United Kingdom); plus two rock arrangements of Mendelssohn’s music (under Rock Music – Hard Rock & Disco – The Caves). The audio sample at YouTube clocks at 6:43, so one can ask if this is the complete unreleased version. Ref: Heylin, Clinton 1995, Pink Floyd: Guide des compact discs pirates, Paris, p. 3, 29, 31, 34, 46-47, 49 Mabbett, Andy 2010, Pink Floyd – The Music and the Mystery, Omnibus Press, London, p. 53 Miles 1981, Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography, Omnibus Press, London, p. 59, 61 Pink Floyd Vinyl Bootleg Guide, Titles A to Z, floydboots Pink Floyd, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions CD, Discogs
Pink Floyd, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions – Volume 3, floydboots Pink Floyd, Fingal’s Cave, (6:43) YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Pink Floyd, Omayyad, Trade Mark of Quality Bootleg LPs, floydboots Pink Floyd, Zabriske Point Sessions – Volume 1, floydboots Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 134 Set Sale List, Goldmine, n. 54, Nov. 1980, p. 74
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FINGAL'S CAVE – Take 2 RK – Psychedelic – Instrumental Comp: THE PINK FLOYD
Perf: THE PINK FLOYD Dave Gilmour (vocal & guitar) Rick Wright (vocal & keyboards) Roger Waters (vocal & bass guitar) Nick Mason (percussion) Prod. Co: (?) Rec. Co: Technicolor Sound Services; Rome Rec. Date: Dec. 7, 1969 Time: 6:21 1. Russian Bootleg CD: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS (2004)
Two Certain Somebodies LXZ 040203 & SLUT002 (Tk 10) 2. Bootleg CD: ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS
Trade Mark of Quality TMOQ-02/001 (Tk 10) 3. Bootleg LP: ZABRISKIE POINT – THE COMPLETE SESSIONS - VOL. 2 Time and River Records (?) 12” 33rpm (Sd1 – Bd 1) Notes: One track from the same studio recording session, thought to be one of the unused pieces composed for the Antonioni film, "Zabriskie Point" (1970). The Pink Floyd composed a whole suite of material for this film. However, there is nothing in the movie even vaguely resembling a cave scene. The story takes place in the United States where there is no Fingal’s Cave. Mabbett speculates that this title “may be the invention of bootleggers, rather than the band themselves.” (Mabbett 2010) This bootleg CD also includes take 1 of this piece (see above). Ref: Mabbett, Andy 2010, Pink Floyd – The Music and the Mystery, Omnibus Press, London, p. 53 Pink Floyd, 1969, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions, Discogs Pink Floyd, 1969, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions, seedfloyd.fr Pink Floyd, Zabriskie Point – The Complete Sessions – Volume 2, floydboots
IN A CAVE RK – Neo-Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Patrick FITZGERALD (LY-RK) Rts: Second Wind
Perf: KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION Patrick Fitzgerald (vocal) Julian Swales (guitar) Dan Goodwin (drums) Prod: Kitchens of Distinction Prod. Co: One Little Indian Records; London D. GOODWIN P. FITZGERALD J. SWALES
Rec. Co: Berry St. Studios Time: 4:35 A. British Releases: 1. LP: LOVE IS HELL One Little Indian TPLP 9 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1) 2. CD: LOVE IS HELL One Little Indian TPLP 9CD (Tk 1) 3. Reissue on Sampler CD: CAPSULE: THE BEST OF
KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION 1988-94 (2003) One Little Indian 613 (Tk 6) B. American CD: LOVE IS HELL (1989) A & M 540098 (Tk 1) C. West German LP: LOVE IS HELL (1989) Rough Trade RTD 118 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) D. Dutch Releases: 1. LP: LOVE IS HELL (1989) Torso TORSO 33134 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) 2. CD: LOVE IS HELL (1989) Torso TORSO CD 134 (Tk 1) E. Czech CD: LOVE IS HELL (1990) Globus International 21 0049-2311 (Tk 1) Notes: A cave rock song with a psychedelic feel somewhat reminiscent of The Bystanders "Cave of Clear Light." However, here the lyrics tell of the moon – In this cave I have found just for us …
And the chorus – Just for you because you're perfect
O mental patch it swells and shudders All your skin and hair in moonlight With a hole in the roof Where we can watch our planet circle away.
He invites her to jump up here onto the moon and start a family – In this cave on the moon.
Then all ends with – Where we can watch our planet circle away and come back (2X)
In the cave on the moon (4X)
One critic said that this song – “is a fully formed, engrossing, and wonderfully atmospheric journey into self-revelation through musical release. The opening minute of the song sees Patrick Fitzgerald slowly emoting fractured poetic vocals over Dan Goodwin's steady drumbeat and ringing background bass notes. Not until Julian Swales's (sic) impressionistic guitars creep out of the woodwork does the band's full tapestry come into focus. Once his gleaming, pristine sounds fill the air, Fitzgerald and Goodwin kick things into overdrive, and the song takes on a twisted, perfect energy of its own. "In a Cave" is disturbing, in part because of the addictive, uneasy mingling of Fitzgerald's growling, paranoid vocals and the epic sheets of sound emitted from Swales's (sic) guitar. It's to the band's credit that it opens its debut with such a challenging, edgy song. That it would hit few wrong notes thereafter is a testament to the quality of its particular brand of sonic.” (DiGravina, n.d.)
Kitchens of Distinction were formed in Tooting, London in 1985/86. They took their name from a Hygena advertisement. Ref: DiGravina, Tim 2016, Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Song Review, Allmusic Kitchens of Distinction, Bio, Wikipedia Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Lyrics (incomplete), musixmatch Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, (4:35), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Kitchens of Distinction, Love Is Hell LP & CD, Discogs
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IN A CAVE (Live) RK – Neo-Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Patrick FITZGERALD (LY-RK) Rts: Second Wind
Patrick Fitzgerald (vocal) Julian Swales (guitar) Dan Goodwin (drums) Prod. Co: One Little Indian Records; London Rec. Co: German Radio Rec. Loc: Berlin Metropol Time: 4:33 1. Maxi Single 45: QUICK AS RAINBOWS One Little Indian 43TP 12
12” 45rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2) 2. Maxi Single CD: QUICK AS RAINBOWS One Little Indian 43TP 7CD (Tk 3) Notes: By way of intro, one of the group asks the crowd, "Are you all fond of space?" Then the band does a nice rendition of the song. Ref: Kitchens of Distinction, Bio, Wikipedia Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Live on Jan. 9, 1992, (4:52), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Kitchens of Distinction, Quick as Rainbows, Discogs
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INDIAN BAT RK – Psychedelic – Instrumental Comp: Chim KOTHARI & Mike VERNON Rts: (US) Essex Music Inc. (BMI)
Perf: Chim KOTHARI (sitar)
(with guitar) Mus. Dir: Arthur Greenslade Prod: Mike Vernon Prod. Co: Decca Record Co. Ltd. Matrix: DR 39338 Rel. Date: Dec. 1966 Time: 2:40 A. British Releases: 1. Single 45: Deram DM-108 2. Reissue on Compilation CD: INSTRO HIPSTERS A GO-GO – VOL. 4 (2003) Past & Present PAPRCD 2055 (Tk 17) B. American Single 45: Deram 45-DEM-85002 (1966) C. West German Single 45: Deram DM-108 (1967) Spec: (All) Flip Sd: Sitar 'n' Spice Notes: Indian music with the sitar became a craze in England around August 1966. Ref: Chim Kotari, Indian Bat 45, 45cat Chim Kotari, Indian Bat 45, Discogs Faull, Trev, Instrumental Obscurities Unlimited, n. 23, Winter-Spring 1979, p. 21 Instro Hipsters A Go-Go Volume 4 CD, Allmusic Pelletier, Paul, Record Collector, n. 22, June 1981, p. 45 Sitar in popular music, Wikipedia
KING OF THE DARK SKY RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: Ernest CLINTON & (?) JORDT (LY-RK) Rts: Moewen Music Inc. (GEMA)
Perf: Alexandra NAGEL (vocal)
Didi Voight (guitar) (with bass, & drums) Prod: Prod. Co: Moewen Productions; Keil, Germany Liner Notes: (6-page booklet) Time: 3:50 CD: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS (PC-BT)
Moewen LCO 1248 (Tk 3) Notes: This is the third song included on a special CD issued by UNEP (United Nations' Environment Programme)/ EuroBats, a non-governmental conservation service dedicated to the understanding and protection of bats, based in Bonn, Germany. For more information see under Soul and Funk Rock – We Are Your Friends. The piece starts with some rhythmic imitation bat clicking sounds and beeps then hard drum runs and bass chords. The teenage voice of Nagel delivers the rather imperative lyrics (See Rock Song Lyrics) followed by a psychedelic guitar bridge. The fifth verse of the chorus includes two bad errors – “He doesn’t have brown
eyes or fur” – on the contrary bats do have dark brown or black eyes and they all have fur. Then the last verse of the chorus has to go and give that old tired falsehood – “…some say he’s blind.” The last verses of the second stanza tell the tragic reality about the barbaric bat hunters waiting with their guns. This powerful song stands very well by itself, but on this CD this piece seems completely out of context with the feeling of the two gentle soul songs by Ernest Clinton, which are presented here under Soul Music – We Are Your Friends & Bat Song. Ref: Anon. 2002, CMS Bulletin, n. 19, Décembre 2002, p.25 cndwebzine.hcp.ma Anon. 2003, We Are Your Friends – Radio for Nature – Music for Bats, Eurobat Chat, n. 10, March 2003, p. 5, eurobats Bats: We are Your Friends CD, Convention of Biological Diversity, cbd.int Clinton, Ernest n.d., Projekt, Bats (in German), moewen-music (Original English text no longer online) Ernest Clinton, Homepage, moewen-music de Swart, Herman 2005, Letter dated Sept. 1, 2005, Leiden, Holland UNEP/ Eurobats, eurobats
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MOUNGOD AIR CAVE RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: GHOST Masaki Batoh (vocal & percussion) Taishi Takizawa (vocal & flute) Michio Kurihara (guitar) Kazuo Ogino (percussion) Prod. Co: The Now Sound Time: (?) A. Japanese EP: GHOST
The Now Sound (?) B. American EP: GHOST 1.The Now Sound L-44530 2.The Now Sound TNS-05 Flip Sd: (All) Guru in the Echo Spec: (All) 7” 45rpm (Sd 1) Notes: “The Japanese rock group Ghost has been mystifying audiences with its invigorating brew of exotic sounds emanating from The Ghost House in Tokyo, as well as temples and other open-air locations.”
(Anon. 2 n.d) This side was recorded in 1989 in a ruined basement. One critic called it a “high-octane, almost punkish song, with some noisy psychedelic guitar.” (Anon. 1 n.d) This disc was seen but never heard. Ref: Anon. 1 n.d., Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Rateyourmusic Anon. 2 n.d., Ghost, Rock Band, eNotes Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Discogs
Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Douban
Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Michaelcross
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REMLAP'S CAVE – PART II RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: John PALMER (LY-RK) Rts: Remlap's Music & MRC Music Inc. (BMI)
Perf: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION Bill Harper (vocal) Randy Hammon (lead guitar) John Palmer (guitar) Steve Lage (bass) Jeff Myer (drums) Prod: Abe Kesh Prod. Co: Mercury Records Corp.; Chicago, IL Liner Notes: (CD) Alex Palao Time: 2:48 A. American Releases: 1. LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION Harper Palmer Hammon Myer Lage Mercury MG-21156 (mono)
Mercury SR-61156 (stereo) 2. Reissue on CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (1998) Mod Lang ML 007 (Tk 8) B. Canadian LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Mercury SR-61156 (stereo) C. British Releases: 1. LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
2. Reissue CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (2000) See for Miles SEECD 497 (Tk 8)
D. Dutch LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION Mercury 134 068 MCY
E. Australian & New Zealand CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (2002) Progressive Line PL 532 (Tk 8)
Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3) Notes: This psychedelic rock group was from Richmond, California in the San Francisco Bay area. They only released one LP in 1968 before breaking up. The second stanza goes – From these caves comes a lonely sound
My head cries out from a social crowd A burst of tears comes from its seams Come inside and live with me.
For the full lyrics see under Rock Song Lyrics. One critic pointed out that – “the backup vocals on ‘Remlaps’s Cave - Part II’ indicate that they did their share of listening to The Who’s ‘A Quick One, While He’s Away’.“ (Unterberger 2016) If this is part 2 of the song, "Remlap's Cave," it is not known if part 1 was ever recorded. Note that one of their song publishing companies is called "Remlap's", but if there is the connection is not known. The LP cover art shown here is an example of classic psychedelic design. Ref: The Savage Resurrection, Bio, Wikipedia
The Savage Resurrection, Remlap’s Cave, (2:55), YouTube The Savage Resurrection, The Savage Resurrection LP & CD, Discogs (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Unterberger, Richie 2016, The Savage Resurrection CD, Review, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
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REISE ZUM MITTELPUNKT DER ERDE (JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD) RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Mus: PUHDYS Lyr: Wolfgang TILGNER (LY# )
Perf: PUHDYS
Dieter Birr (vocal & guitar) Dieter Hertrampf (vocal & guitar) Peter Meyer (keyboards) Harry Jeske (bass) Gunther Wosylus (drums) Prod: Karl Heinz Ocasek Prod. Co: Amiga Time: (No. A1) 5:52 & (No. B2) 5:30 A. East German Releases: 1. Original LP: STURMVOGEL
3. Reissue LP: FAR FROM HOME (1981) (Titled – Journey to the Centre of the World)
Amiga 8 55 826 (stereo) 12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
B. West German & German Releases: 1. Reissue LP: PUHDYS 1
Hansa 28 481 OT (stereo) 12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
2. Reissue LP: FAR FROM HOME (1981) Hansa 203 982-320 12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
3. Reissue CD: FAR FROM HOME (1999) Amiga 74321 66171 (Tk 4)
Notes: Puhdys, founded in East Germany in 1965, are a veteran German rock band with numerous albums to their credit starting in 1974 right up to 2012. This piece has some nice original ideas. It starts out as a psychedelic instrumental where the vocal sneaks in as if arriving from afar. The stanzas are sung-spoken followed by bursts of the band ensemble. Then the chorus is sung over strong guitar riffs. At a certain point near the end all goes silent and you think it’s over – no – they all come back as if from the center of the earth and the lead singer is barely heard calling from the distant depths. The lyrics consist of three stanzas and a chorus. They tell of burrowing their way through cold and rock surrounded by lightening. Then finding –
Smaragde traten aus Gestein Emeralds stuck out from the rock In Höhlen voller blauem Glas. In caves full of blue glass.
The chorus – Uns trieb die Sehnsucht The longing drove us
uns trieb nicht Ruhm und Geld fame and money did not drive us
zum Mittelpunkt der Welt. to the center of the world. Ref: Anon. 2013, Puhdys, Bio, (in English) Wikipedia & (in German) Wikipedia Puhdys, Band, Geschicte, (Story in German), puhdys Puhdys, Far from Home LP, Discogs & Discogs Puhdys, Puhdys 3 – Sturmvogel LP, Discogs Puhdys, Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde, Lyrics, wikia Puhdys, Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde (4:05), myvideo.de & Live version 1977 (4:53) YouTube (◄INCOMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLES)
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Perf: THE PETALS Cary Wolf (vocal & guitar) Laurie Kern (keyboards) Tim Kern (bass) James A. Tessier (drums) Prod: John Frankovic Prod. Co: November Rain Records Time: 3:35 1. LP: CADIS CENTER November Rain 1000NRLP2 12” 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 5) 2. CD: CADIS CENTER November Rain 1000 NRCD-2 (Tk 12) Notes: The Petals are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. No information could be found about a real Wisconsin cave named, Shelton’s Cave. The 30-second audio clip provided a straightforward rock ballad where it was almost impossible to hear the lyrics. Ref: The Petals, Cadis Center CD, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) The Petals, Cadis Center CD, Discogs
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STONED AGE MAN RK – Blues – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental – Caveman Pic Cover Comp: Joseph LONGERIA, Mark JAMES, & Glen SPREEN (LY-RK) Rts: Press Music (BMI)
Perf: JOSEPH [aka.Joseph Longeria] Joseph Long [Longeria] (vocal & guitar) Glen Spreen (piano) Mark James (? bass) (with drums) Prod: Chips Moman, M. James, & G. Spreen Prod. Co: American Studio Group Rec. Co: American Sound Studios; Memphis, TN Time: 3:29 or 3:26 A. American LP: STONED AGE MAN (PC-CM)
Scepter SRM 574 (mono) Scepter SPS 574 (stereo) B. British Bootleg Reissue CD: STONED AGE MAN
Radioactive RRCD 134 (Tk 4) C. French Reissue CD: STONED AGE MAN (1993) (PC-CM)
Eva EVA B35 & Eva EVA 852 128 (Tk 4) Spec: (No. A) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4) Notes: An eminently danceable blues in a psychedelic mode; a stunning classic, absolutely wild. “The cover drawing of a cave man is completely apt. Joseph sings like he’s about to hit you in the head with a club. His gruff, gravely voice is completely perfect for songs.” (Rockin-Hood 2009) Another critic added – “Joseph’s Stoned Age Man was served up like a sizzling hot rattlesnake appetizer slathered in fuzz-blooz grease in 1969 (sic). Legend has it that the titles of eight of the album’s nine songs came before they were written on the spot, which speaks volumes for the talents of Joseph (aka. Joseph Longeria) — who A&R man Steve Tyrell signed to Scepter Records after witnessing the Lone Star State bluesman gig with B.B. King and T-Bone Burnett. Brandishing his guitar like a Cro-Magnon’s club, Joseph mixes his fuzzy licks with meat-grinder vocals as he loudly ruminates of fattened snakes, fish heads, mountains, cavemen and gumbo in the maddest peyote hallucination Alley Oop never had. Long revered among collectors, this fine slab o’ rock gets its first-ever reissue from the original masters, pressed at RTI onto 180 grams of cold hard vinyl that’ll rip your turntable from its hinges.” (Irwin 2013) The second stanza kinda spells it out – Stone Age man, why [solid] he ?
Seems as no other place you'd rather be; Stone Age man crawled in his cave; Couldn't be that they would be a slave. He was a Stone(d) Age man ! He was a Stone(d) Age man ! Yeah, yeah, yeah – Yeeah, a Stone(d) Age man !
The way he sings “Stone(d) Age man” it’s very difficult to hear whether it’s supposed to be “Stone” or Stoned,” but then that’s surely what was intended. Verses 5 & 6 of the third stanza say it again – Deep in the cave, you're the Stone(d) Age man.
He went wild like a wild child
For the full lyrics go to Rock Song Lyrics where one or two words may have been transcribed incorrectly. You wanna find another really fine wailing psychedelic blues, try listening to Joe Cocker & The Grease Band doing, “With a Little Help from My Friends,” or maybe Alvin Lee of Ten Years After doing, “I’m Going Home,” at the legendary rock concert of all rock concerts for all time, Woodstock, August 1969. Concerning the Memphis recording scene – "Having been the prime source of white rock 'n' roll in the mid-fifties, Memphis was associated primarily with rhythm and blues music throughout the sixties. (Gillett, 1870) The 2014 Sundazed Music reissue LP is easy to find online, so you’d be advised to get down an’ get it. Joseph should not be confused with the 1971 group, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat that had David Daltry on guitar. This song was used for the "Cavers' Hop" at the 1995 Old Timers' Reunion in Randolph County, West Virginia. Ref: Gillett, Charlie 1970, The Sound of the City, Pantheon Books, New York, NY, p. 368 Irwin, Bob 2013, Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, Review, sundazed or sundazed (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Joseph, Stoned Age Man, (3:19), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Joseph, Stoned Age Man CD, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, Discogs Rockin-Hood 2009, Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, rockin-hood.blogspot.fr
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& Simeon synthesizer) Prod: Barry Bryant Photo by Virginia Dwan Prod. Co: The Magic Theatre Partnership Simeon & Taylor with the Empire State Bldg., NYC
TRC Distribution (?) (Tk 5) 3. Bootleg Facsimile LP: SILVER APPLES (ca.2002) (Unknown label) SDLP288 B. West German LP: SILVER APPLES (1968)
Kapp KS-3562 C. Dutch Reissue LP: SILVER APPLES (1977) MCA 5C 038-99190 SIMEON Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 5) Notes: This was groundbreaking electronic rock music. “Silver Apples remain one of pop music's true enigmas: a surreal, almost unprecedented duo, their music explored interstellar drones and hums, pulsing rhythms and electronically-generated melodies years before similar ideas were adopted in the work of acolytes.” (Anon. 2017) Very unusual for its time, this is electronic-synthesizer rock music with ”flower power" lyrics. The music consists of insistent, ominous rhythmic electronic buzzing backed by variable wind sounds and drums. But the singer's feeble voice is not very audible in the mix. The tempo gradually increases to a frantic pace at the end.
Simeon tells how he went about things on his synthesizer – “In the early days when it was nothing more than a collection of oscillators hooked up with telegraph keys it was a nightmare to keep in tune. I even wrote some songs ("Velvet Cave," "Dancing Gods," "Dust") where the dials were spun at random every performance, and I would have to sing melodies against whatever notes resulted, all this just so I wouldn't have to keep tuning the damn thing.” And a bit after he adds for – “Velvet Cave the chord changes are completely random, done by closing my eyes and spinning the oscillator dials, then trying to sing against whatever chord notes were dealt me.” (Christmas 2000) The lyrics tell of peace and idyllic, sensuous love on a distant tropical isle, tempting the listener to try and figure out where this island is located. Several clues are given in the verses ("sweet meats hang from bushes," bare-breasted women, etc.) and taken together they seem to indicate an island in the South Pacific rather than the Caribbean Sea or the Indian Ocean. Narrowing it down even further, the mention of "final island" might point to Pitcairn, one of the easternmost islands of the South Pacific chain (located just south of the Tropic of Capricorn) and the novel, "Mutiny on the Bounty," and Fletcher Christian's Cave. But it is unlikely that Taylor, Simeon, and Warren had a specific cave or island in mind when they wrote this song. Ref: Anon. 2017, Silver Apples, Short note, Discogs Christmas, Shane 2000, Silver Apples Interview, furious Howley, Andrew 2012, Hiking to Christian’s Cave, nationalgeographic Silver Apples, Bio, Wikipedia Silver Apples (album), Info, Wikipedia Silver Apples, Silver Apples LP, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Silver Apples, Silver Apples LP, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Silver Apples, Silver Apples LP, Discogs Silver Apples, Silver Apples LP, Review, encyclotronic
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YELLOW CAVE WOMAN RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental Comp: Keith LAW (LY-RK)
Perf: VELVETT FOGG Paul Eastment (vocal & guitar) Frank Wilson (organ) Mick Pollard (bass) Graham Mullet (drums) Prod: Jack Dorsey Prod. Co: P.R.T. Records Ltd. Liner Notes: (LP) John Peel, 1969 (UK-CD) Dinnes Cruiskshank Time: 7:00 (6:57) A. British Releases: 1. LP: VELVETT FOGG
Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) 2. Reissue on Compilation LP: VELVETT FOGG … PLUS (1989) See For Miles SEE 259 12" 33RPM (Sd 1 – Bd 1) 3. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG … PLUS (1989) See For Miles SEE CD 259 (Tk 1) 4. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) 5. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG (2002) Castle Music CMRCD 619 (Tk 1) B. American Reissue CD: VELVETT FOGG Sanctuary 619 (Tk 1) C. Canadian LP: VELVETT FOGG (1969) Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) E. Italian LP: VELVETT FOGG Akama AK 377 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) F. New Zealand LP: VELVETT FOGG (1969) Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1) Notes: Velvett Fogg was based in Birmingham. This is in the solid psychedelic rock mode – “‘Yellow Cave Woman’ is a basic riff and lyric that keeps on going for several interminable minutes without variation.” (Unterberger, 2016) The chorus – She's my Yellow Cave Woman
She's my Yellow Cave Woman
The third stanza tells of a very stoned woman – She acted so well drugged She smoked her mind She's acting like she's been bugged With a delicate explosion of blown time
One critic wrote – “’Yellow Cave Woman,’ is the highlight of the album, a hypnotic, droning slice of heavy psych written by Law. To me, it is almost a companion piece to Hotleg’s ‘Neanderthal Man,’ featuring a similar drumbeat but with lots of organ and lead guitar. A move to the dominant second chord in what might considered the chorus (it’s that primitive) is especially effective.” (Anon. 2013) Ref: Anon. 2013, Velvett Fogg LP, Review, popgeekheaven Unterberger, Richie 2016, Velvett Fogg LP, Review, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Velvett Fogg, Bio, Wikipedia Velvett Fogg, Birmingham, Bio, brumbeat Velvett Fogg, Velvett Fogg LP & CD, Discogs
