Golden State Psychedelia

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Overview

Golden State isn't merely a nickname for California, it is also the name of a San Franciscan studio owned and operated by Leo Kulka. Golden State Recorders opened their doors in the fall of 1965, just at the height of folk-rock and as psychedelia began to crest. Fittingly, the 25 tracks on Ace's 2016 compilation Golden State Psychedelia -- only two of which were released at the time, with the great majority seeing their debut here -- are caught somewhere between a burnished jangle and a heady rush equal parts Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape. Occasionally, the proceedings are a brutishly simple -- a bit of spirited garage nonsense -- but usually the music seesaws between open-hearted flower power and profane protest, the latter highlighted by Magician's possible protest "Fuck for Peace." If the vulgar moments pack a punch that obscures the sunbleached folk-rock -- the harmonized paeans for peace wither in the face of cloistered rhythms and fuzz guitars -- it's the blend of these two hippie extremes that make this compilation a vivid time capsule. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2015
Label:	Big Beat / Big Beat Records
UPC:	0029667433129
Rank:	84672

Tracks

1. Blow Up  -  Goody Box  - Norman Hadsell
2. Meditorium  -  Carnival
3. Shab'd  - Joan Cutting  - Phil Franks  - Randy Molitor  -  Towaway Zone
4. Sunless Night  -  Bristol Boxkite  - Bill Ellis  - Sandra White
5. Rubaiyat  -  Immediate Family  - Omar Khayyam  - Kriss Kovacs
6. Black Diamonds  - David Salk  -  Ticket Agents
7. Highway Highway  -  Short Yellow  - Gary Thorp
8. Speed  - John Allan  - John Barsotti  - Mark Buvelot  - Harold Greer  - Mary Hazlewood  - Celestial Hysteria
9. Fuck for Peace  -  Magician
10. Infinitation  -  Carnival
11. Mad Rush World  -  Bristol Boxkite  - Bill Ellis
12. Don't Worry Me  - Tom Noyer  - Darius Phillips  - Sue Phillips  -  Seventh Dawn
13. My Kind of People  - Just Slightly Richer  - Dan Talbot
14. Daddy's Zoo  - Bill Dehaan  - Phil Franks  - Ray McCarty  - Randy Molitor  -  Towaway Zone
15. Hand Full  -  Short Yellow  - Gary Thorp
16. Ah Gee  -  Goody Box  - Norman Hadsell
17. Wet Chant  -  Immediate Family  - Kriss Kovacs
18. Chasing Rainbows  -  Bristol Boxkite  - Harry Carroll  - Frederic Chopin  - Joseph McCarthy
19. New Song aka Going Home  - John Allan  - John Barsotti  - Mark Buvelot  - Harold Greer  - Mary Hazlewood  - Celestial Hysteria
20. Years Have Passed Away  -  Erland & the Carnival
21. Solitude  - Steve Allyn  - Larry Goldberg  - Just Slightly Richer  - Al Roberts  - Robert Sanders  - Dan Talbot
22. Who Are We  -  Bristol Boxkite  - Bill Ellis
23. Start Seeing  -  Short Yellow  - Gary Thorp
24. Love Is the Greatest Thing  -  Royal Family
25. Sunday at the Lotus Parlor  - Dennis Battaglia  - Kim Edwards  -  Gants  - Tim Grand  - Brian Johnson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Just Slightly Richer   Primary Artist
The Carnival   Primary Artist
The Goody Box   Primary Artist
The Ticket Agents   Primary Artist
Magician   Primary Artist
Erland & the Carnival   Primary Artist
The Immediate Family   Primary Artist
Bristol Boxkite   Primary Artist
The Gants   Primary Artist
Seventh Dawn   Primary Artist
Towaway Zone   Primary Artist
Short Yellow   Primary Artist
The Royal Family   Primary Artist
Celestial Hysteria   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

John Barsotti   Composer
Robert Sanders   Composer
The Royal Family   Composer
Tom Noyer   Composer
Tim Grand   Composer
Ray McCarty   Composer
Randy Molitor   Composer
Norman Hadsell   Composer
Mary Hazlewood   Composer
Mark Buvelot   Composer
Joan Cutting   Composer
Harold Greer   Composer
Gary Thorp   Composer
Dennis Battaglia   Composer
David Salk   Composer
Darius Phillips   Composer
Dan Talbot   Composer
Bill Dehaan   Composer
Sue Phillips   Composer
Steve Allyn   Composer
Phil Franks   Composer
Al Roberts   Composer
Omar Khayyam   Composer
Kriss Kovacs   Composer
Bill Ellis   Composer
John Allan   Composer
Brian Johnson   Composer
Harry Carroll   Composer
Alec Palao   Pre-Production,Liner Notes
Joseph McCarthy   Composer
Larry Goldberg   Composer
Kim Edwards   Composer
Sandra White   Composer
Frederic Chopin   Composer