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A delightful and extremely rare item prior to its very limited reissue a few years back. The album is full of melodic guitar and some exquisite, often haunting female vocals on the title track. The group were from Louisiana. Recommended.

One of the best of the seemingly endless supply of great small-town 1970s LPs (Baton Rouge, LA in this case). This ambitious and intricate folk/ rock prog/psych record concept album about the French Revolution (!) by then students at LSU blends a warm Southern summer sound with baroque song structures. In the end, the serious subject matter is no match for the strong songwriting and a light, flowing musical style. Vocals from Fae Ficklin on the title track are stunning but even without them the LP would still richly deserve its status as a psychedelic classic.

Plenty of fuzz guitar, backwards soundscapes and beautiful treated acoustic guitar from band leader Robert Everett, make this a total classic. Unlike almost anything else in the vast world of psychedelia, and therefore very difficult to characterize. The production style is stark, with acoustic guitars that sound like they'r in the room with you; the sound ofexploration is evident everywhere as the band spreads its wings and glorious harmonies flow forth.

Originals of this private pressing now change hands for over 800 USD.

01. Years Before the Wine ... Destiny 4:43
02. Years Before the Wine ... Overcast 5:34
03. Useless Things 3:33
04. Look at Me 8:41
05. Kings 2:31
06. Puppet City 8:07
07. Think It's Time 4:40
08. The Third Estate 5:30

A delightful and extremely rare item prior to its very limited reissue a few years back. The album is full of melodic guitar and some exquisite, often haunting female vocals on the title track. The group were from Louisiana. Recommended.

One of the best of the seemingly endless supply of great small-town 1970s LPs (Baton Rouge, LA in this case). This ambitious and intricate folk/ rock prog/psych record concept album about the French Revolution (!) by then students at LSU blends a warm Southern summer sound with baroque song structures. In the end, the serious subject matter is no match for the strong songwriting and a light, flowing musical style. Vocals from Fae Ficklin on the title track are stunning but even without them the LP would still richly deserve its status as a psychedelic classic.

Plenty of fuzz guitar, backwards soundscapes and beautiful treated acoustic guitar from band leader Robert Everett, make this a total classic. Unlike almost anything else in the vast world of psychedelia, and therefore very difficult to characterize. The production style is stark, with acoustic guitars that sound like they'r in the room with you; the sound ofexploration is evident everywhere as the band spreads its wings and glorious harmonies flow forth.

Originals of this private pressing now change hands for over 800 USD.