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John Morgan - Kaleidoscope (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Psychic Wheels 5:28
  2. Kaleidoscope 7:59
  3. Sky Rider 3:08
  4. Sandy Mouth Bay 5:50
  5. Evil City 6:28
  6. Make Yo Merry 4:32
  7. Cow Cow Boogie 2:20
  8. Anthole Highlander 1:52
  9. Entertainer Rag 2:43
  10. 303 4:34

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Keyboard player and vocalist John Morgan was a Graham Bond afficianado who turned toward psychedelia as the 1960's wore on. Billed originally as The Spirit of John Morgan, the band was successful enough to get booked into the Marquee and other top clubs, and cut three albums. Their self-titled debut into 1969 was followed by two more LPs in 1970 and 1972 (credited simply to John Morgan) for the Carnaby label. He also cut a single for British RCA in the early 1970's.

Kaleidoscope is an exercise in funky R&B-inspired psychedelic music. Keyboard heavy, it can sometimes fall into the trappings of weird/bad ’70s rock, but the spirit of the ’60s is alive and present in all these tunes. Morgan’s band sounds at times like a heavier Crosby, Stills & Nash, Morgan himself recalls the soulful delivery of Spencer Davis Group-era Steve Winwood.