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Born Again - Pagan (1972)

Track listing:
  1. Barnyard Blues 4:23
  2. Radio X 4:40
  3. No Good Reason 4:01
  4. Boiling Point 3:11
  5. Three Pipers 1:59
  6. Laurie 2:30
  7. Sand Castle 3:52
  8. Good Blues 2:30
  9. She´s Gone 4:46
  10. Comin´ Home 5:20
  11. Lie Me Down 4:21
  12. Velvet Vampire (Radio Spot) 0:58
  13. Laurie Waltzing (Bonus) 3:09
  14. Sand Castle (Alt. Mix) 4:08
  15. Om Namah (Bonus) 6:09
  16. Milk & Honey (Bonus) 3:42
  17. In That Day (Bonus) 3:21
  18. You Let (Bonus) 4:33

Notes

CD that contains previously unissued 1970 recordings by this Californian band who offered their own brand of heavy bluesy psych jamming with plenty of tight yet fluid guitar work. "Three Pipers" is a superb heavy psych track with backwards effects whilst "Laurie Waltzing" is a haunting acoustic instrumental with harpsichord. Booklet has detailed sleeve notes and photos.

Originally from Marin County in Northern California and calling themselves Red Mountain, a demo tape they recorded at Sierra Sound Labs in Berkeley attracted the attention of producer Roger Dollarhide (Randy California's Kapt. Kopter And The Fabulous Twirly Birds) who invited them to relocate to Los Angeles. In late 1969 and early 1970, several recording sessions took place at SunWest Studios in Hollywood that appear for the first time on the Rockadelic collection. In addition, guitarist Larry Otis contributed music to an original movie soundtrack in 1970, The Velvet Vampire, and a piece from this movie also figures on the Born Again Pagan collection. The album concludes with three demo tracks from 1971 by the 'C' line-up, recorded in San Francisco.

While the music produced by the various line-ups of the group varies enough in style as to defy categorisation, there are no weak moments on this album. Sullivan's snarling lead vocal technique will appeal to fans of both sixties and seventies music, and no one will find fault with Otis' remarkable command of the guitar (Dollarhide introduced Otis to Ike Turner as "the best rock guitar player in the world", and Turner apparently agreed - hiring Otis for the Ike and Tina Turner Revue in 1974).