Lots of fuzz, and a good kind of muddy production that lends atmosphere rather than cloud the music. The aggression and fuzz on "Why Should I Care" and "We Wanna Be Free" is pleasantly abrasive. Heavy organ and guitar trade off somewhere near the cutting edge for that year, though this L.P. reaches all over the globe in terms of heavy psych, and often successful proggy explorations. Lot's of pentatonic jams by a would-be Hendrix. Track 2 is a 21 minute affair, which segues. Track 6 is another lengthy one, at 14:30. This time showcasing the organ, and a bit of trade-off with a great guitar jam Deep Purple fans would gobble up with a quickness. The compositions taste a bit like Cleveland's 'Dragonwyck' at times. Very much a product of the Midwest, and the time and place are very apparent.
This one is truly a lost gem.
The Lineup (tracks 2,4,&5):
Larry Davis - Drums
Paul Hess - bass/backup vocal, lead vocal on track 4
Mark Schuering - guitar/lead vocal
Danny Hall - keyboards/backup vocal
Tracks 1,3 (earlier lineup):
Larry Davis - drums
Paul Hess - lead guitar/backup vocal
Terry Davis - bass/lead vocal
Mike Rifle - keyboards/backup vocal
Cadavering credits are due to Al Simones, who unearthed these unreleased recordings and set about to actualize them on vinyl only in the mid-90's. There was a warpage problem with the small batch of 350 copies during storage as the covers were plagued with production flaws. In the past, he has taken L.P.'s, flattened them and housed them in rediculously thick sleeves.
The scarcity of the reissue has guaranteed sticker shock (couldn't even find it on discogs!). There was no "original" 1969 release, as this is the first issue after it's unearthing. This is the full release as put out by Head records. Once in a while, one pops up on ebay within' the range of $90 to $250.
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