Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges, 1968-1974

Overview

Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges, 1968-1974 collects 15 slabs of internationally flavored acid rock that run the gamut from genius (the delicious, languid psych-pop of D.R. Hooker's title cut) to questionable (Shadrack Chameleon's barely demo-worthy "Don't Let it Get You Down"). In between there's a whole lot of fuzz, blood, flower power, and epic, foreign space jams, all of which will appeal to the collectors and hobbyists who spend their weekends (or lives) bent over thrift shop crates of browning vinyl looking for their white whale. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2009
Label:	Now-Again
UPC:	0659457504618
Rank:	46567

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Baby Grandmothers   Primary Artist
Damon   Primary Artist,Vocals
East of Underground   Primary Artist
Ana y Jaime   Primary Artist
T. Zchew & The Johnny   Primary Artist
Kourosh Yaghmaei   Primary Artist
Sensational Saints   Primary Artist
Shin Jung Hyun & the Men   Primary Artist
T. Zchiew   Primary Artist
The Johnny   Primary Artist
Shadrack Chameleon   Primary Artist
Ofege   Primary Artist
Top Drawer   Primary Artist
D.R. Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Morly Grey   Primary Artist
The Strangers   Primary Artist
Ellison   Primary Artist
Bengt Linnarsson   Bass
Berkley Jones   Guitar
Bob Miga   Organ,Vocals
Kim Gi-Pyu   Organ
Kin Sun   Vocals (Background)
Lee Tae-Hyun   Bass
Lim A-Yung   Vocals (Background)
Lou Perry   Guitar
Melvin "Noks" Ukachi   Vocals
Michael Andre Calhoun   Guitar
M-Ike Meme   Drums,Vocals
Mun Yung-Bae   Drums
Park Kwang-Su   Vocals (Background)
Paul Alade   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Richard Arcand   Bass
Richard Barham   Durbeki
Robert Cager   Drums
Ron Linn   Organ,Harpsichord,Guitar (Rhythm)
Ronald Hall   Drums
Ronnie Snipe   Drums
Sam Matthews   Vocals,Percussion
Steven Geary   Vocals,Trumpet
Tom Kobela   Dobro
Vincent Marandola   Guitar,Vocals
Kenny Hakansson   Vocals,Guitar
Isaac Wiley, Jr.   Percussion
Mike Pastora   Percussion
Randy Berka   Guitar
George Sheck   Bass
Eddie Walker   Bass,Baritone
Shin Jung Hyun   Guitar
Ray Herr   Percussion
Rick Sanders   Synthesizer
Carl Zarcone   Drums
Ana Gonzalez   Vocals
Tim Roller   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Austin Webb   Vocals
Ray Black   Guitar
Jaime Gonzalez   Vocals
Odion Iruoje   Director
Jon Porter   Organ
Melvin Kenniebrew   Vocals
Ani Hoffner   Guitar
Atley Yeager   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Carl J. Lewis   Organ
Claude Mitchell   Bass
Dan Dogen   Drums
Felix Ineh   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Geoffrey Imadhebo   Drums
George Daniels   Drums
Gus Marquez   Guitar (Rhythm)
Haywood Sheck   Drums
Jang Hyun   Vocals,Featured Artist
Pelle Ekman   Drums
Alan Berry   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Lee Pastora   Percussion
Christian Tremblay   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Art Ryerson   Piano (Electric)
Helena Vlahos   Finger Cymbals
Kim Jung Mi   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Carey   Guitar
Steve Fox   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Larry Watson   Vocals
Mark Roller   Bass,Vocals
Beautiful Bobby Blackmon   Vocals
William Jenkins   Bass
Nick Oliva   Organ,Piano
Paul Cassidy   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Ken Lovelett   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bengt Linnarsson   Composer
Bob Miga   Composer,Producer
Ken Hamen   Engineer
M-Ike Meme   Composer
Noparatana Tipayaosot   Arranger
Paul Alade   Composer
Richard Arcand   Composer
River Jukes-Hudson   Art Direction
Ron Linn   Harmony
Steven Geary   Harmony,Composer
Tim Perlich   Liner Notes
Vincent Marandola   Composer
Kenny Hakansson   Composer
Floyd Phillips   Producer
Enrico Ricardi   Composer
Shin Jung Hyun   Arranger,Composer
Ray Herr   Harmony
Pekka Gronow   Engineer
Enrico Riccardi   Composer
Luigi Albertelli   Composer
Odion Iruoje   Producer
Kourosh Yaghmaei   Composer
Melvin Kenniebrew   Composer
Alexander Dumas   Producer
David Del Conte   Composer,Producer,Photo Courtesy
Heinz Boetcher   Engineer
James Stout   Engineer
JD Barnhouse   Engineer
Kayode Salami   Engineer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Shadrack Chameleon   Engineer
Top Drawer   Producer
D.R. Hooker   Composer,Producer
M.A. Numminen   Engineer
Morly Grey   Producer
Pelle Ekman   Composer
Yves Hamel   Producer
James Bullard   Producer
Alan Berry   Harmony
Tom Perry   Engineer
Damon   Liner Notes
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Albertelli   Composer
Sean C   Remastering,Restoration
Michael Chavers   Engineer
Noparatana Tipayasot   Composer
Art Ryerson   Horn Arrangements
Emmanuel Odenusi   Engineer
Laolu Akins   Licensing
Stefan Kery   Photo Courtesy
Steve Fox   Composer
Mark Roller   Composer
Matthew Boyd   Art Direction
Ted Spencer   Producer
Paul Cassidy   Composer
Baby Grandmothers   Producer