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The Head Shop - The Head Shop (1969)

Track listing:
  1. Head Shop 3:03
  2. Heaven Here We Come 2:48
  3. Sunny 3:17
  4. Listen With The Third Ear 2:38
  5. Opera In The Year 4000 4:27
  6. Revolution 2:32
  7. I Feel Love Cominī On 5:53
  8. Prophecy 2:20
  9. Infinity 4:58
  10. Scars (Bonus) 2:37
  11. Second Best (Bonus) 2:17
  12. Flowers, Flowers (Bonus) 2:03
  13. Kissing Game (Bonus) 2:10
  14. Sunshine (Bonus) 1:15
  15. Groovy Feelings (Bonus) 1:54
  16. In Central Park (Bonus) 1:53

Notes

DO YOU WANT HEAD? BLOW YOUR MIND WITH THE HEAD SHOP ALBUM!', screams a commercial ad in New York's Screw magazine in l969. Here's the CD reissue from the original mastertape, including bios, photos and 7 bonus tracks. The album was produced and arranged by Milan, aka Rick Rodell, and Max Ellen, both professionals in the music business. The band had garagy roots and evolved from Household Sponge to The Head Shop. Milanīs project that time was Licorice Schtik. Both outfits released a 45 record, which are 4 bonus tracks on this CD. This New York psychedelic underground project has its unique sound: soulful vocals, flying Hammond organ, fuzzy bass, distorted lead guitars, lots of percussive -- and weird -- rhythm instruments, plus several unexpected stereo effects. Larry Coryell features as 'wailing' guest musician on the track, 'I Feel Love Comin' on'. 'Listen with the Third Ear,' and this album and 9 musical chapters will lead you into new musical and audiophile dimensions of psychedelic art of music."

CD reissue from the original mastertape, including bios, photos and 7 bonus tracks of this classic US '60s expolito-psych album that goes totally over the top. Crammed full of distorted acid guitar and weird effects (choirs, backwards bits etc.) this is like a bit like Vanilla Fudge but much more extreme... Tracks like "Listen With A Third Ear" and "Prophecy" are particularly mind disturbing. CD contains 7 bonus tracks. This is fantastic psychedelia.