Pumpkinman’s "Rock and Roll" thread.

Kenneth Patchen · « **Reply #8120 on:** 10 Aug 2016, 11:48 pm »

Joe Byrd and Field(s) Hippies, American Metaphysical Circus

pumpkinman · « **Reply #8121 on:** 11 Aug 2016, 10:13 am »

Donovan • Mellow Yellow

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8122 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 04:56 am »

Supertramp
Even in the Quietest Moments

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8123 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 04:57 am »

Quote from: Kenneth Patchen on 10 Aug 2016, 11:48 pm

Joe Byrd and Field(s) Hippies, American Metaphysical Circus

What a great pic of WC Fields. What's the story behind the photo and album?

Kenneth Patchen · « **Reply #8124 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 12:34 pm »

Quote from: ACHiPo on 13 Aug 2016, 04:57 am

What a great pic of WC Fields. What's the story behind the photo and album?

There's no connection between Joe Byrd and Fields, that I know of, I was just arsin' around - which P-man generously occasionally allows me to do - and riffing off P-Man's earlier post of the 'Fields' album. However, I do very much like the Fields photo and plan to use it as my avatar. I love Fields. The Joe Byrd album is one that survived, it's an acquired taste. I like the idea of 'Joe Byrd' more than the music. He studied with Cage, Riley, Reich, LaMonte Young, Tudor, Virgil Thompson. There's an early Loko Yono/ Fluxus connection as well. Byrd was very political, liked psychedelics, (an early work was titled 'Prelude to 'The Mystery Cheese-Ball'), a pioneer and one of the first to use electronic music in rock. He also did an early synthesizer Christmas record. He scored several films. He worked for Mattel Toys and taught at a university (probably two separate jobs), among many other things. A true character, I think he's still alive and living in CA in the Redwoods. (And I swear I had a second Field Hippies record but people tell me I'm wrong.)
Take care,
KP

The Red Crayola, 'Parable of Arable Land'.

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8125 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 04:18 pm »

Quote from: Kenneth Patchen on 13 Aug 2016, 12:34 pm

There's no connection between Joe Byrd and Fields, that I know of, I was just arsin' around - which P-man generously occasionally allows me to do - and riffing off P-Man's earlier post of the 'Fields' album. However, I do very much like the Fields photo and plan to use it as my avatar. I love Fields. The Joe Byrd album is one that survived, it's an acquired taste. I like the idea of 'Joe Byrd' more than the music. He studied with Cage, Riley, Reich, LaMonte Young, Tudor, Virgil Thompson. There's an early Loko Yono/ Fluxus connection as well. Byrd was very political, liked psychedelics, (an early work was titled 'Prelude to 'The Mystery Cheese-Ball'), a pioneer and one of the first to use electronic music in rock. He also did an early synthesizer Christmas record. He scored several films. He worked for Mattel Toys and taught at a university (probably two separate jobs), among many other things. A true character, I think he's still alive and living in CA in the Redwoods. (And I swear I had a second Field Hippies record but people tell me I'm wrong.)
Take care,
KP

The Red Crayola, 'Parable of Arable Land'.

More cool stuff learned on AC! Thanks!

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8126 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 04:19 pm »

Meanwhile back to the 80s...

Supertramp
Famous Last Words

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8127 on:** 13 Aug 2016, 04:58 pm »

...and with a foot in the 70s and 21st century...

Vanessa Fernandez
When the Levee Breaks

CactusBob · « **Reply #8128 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 01:54 am »

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Capitol, 1968

CactusBob · « **Reply #8129 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 02:49 am »

Jefferson Airplane ~ Surrealistic Pillow

RCA Germany, 1967

CactusBob · « **Reply #8130 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 03:40 am »

Eric Burdon & The Animals ~ Winds of Change

MGM, 1967

CactusBob · « **Reply #8131 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 04:41 am »

The Doors ~ Strange Days

Elektra, 1967

CactusBob · « **Reply #8132 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 05:28 am »

Can live in '67 forever, never left!!

The Rolling Stones ~ Between the Buttons

London Mono, 1967

ArthurDent · « **Reply #8133 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 05:36 am »

Hope you are enjoying the flashbacks CB

CactusBob · « **Reply #8134 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 06:23 am »

Quote from: ArthurDent on 14 Aug 2016, 05:36 am

Hope you are enjoying the flashbacks CB

Certainly did thanks!! I could keep going and thought of ending '67 with the possibly the best "The Pepper Album" but I better call it quits, almost twelve, cheers!

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #8135 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 07:09 pm »

Mono, white label promo

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #8136 on:** 14 Aug 2016, 07:12 pm »

ACHiPo · « **Reply #8137 on:** 15 Aug 2016, 12:40 pm »

Led Zeppelin
Mother Ship

pumpkinman · « **Reply #8138 on:** 15 Aug 2016, 03:51 pm »

Quote from: vinyl_lady on 14 Aug 2016, 07:09 pm

Mono, white label promo

Very nice Laura

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #8139 on:** 15 Aug 2016, 03:53 pm »

Quote from: pumpkinman on 15 Aug 2016, 03:51 pm

Very nice Laura

thx Bill! I knew you would appreciate the WLP