Trip Thru Hell

by The C.A. Quintet

Overview

There's not much to compare this album to, even in the weird musical climate of 1968 -- there are echoes of Country Joe & The Fish and the Doors, perhaps, in the mysterioso organ and morbid imagery. Not that Ken Erwin was in the same league as Jim Morrison, or even Country Joe, as a songwriter. But (with the exception of the brassy good-time cut "Underground Music"), psychedelia was very rarely this dementedly gloomy. Occasional pealing bells and curdling screams (to say nothing of the Boschlike cover art) add to the foggy underworld menace. Reissued without authorization in Europe in the 1980s, the 1995 domestic CD is a first-class job: the 12 bonus cuts gather some rare non-LP singles, alternate takes, and previously unreleased songs, and the liner notes feature extensive interviews with Ken Erwin and engineer Steve Longman. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2023
Label:	Sundazed
UPC:	0090771563125
Rank:	78131

Tracks

1. Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 1
2. Colorado Mourning
3. Cold Spider
4. Underground Music
5. Sleepy Hollow Lane
6. Smooth as Silk
7. Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 2
8. Dr. of Philosophy
9. Ain't No Doubt About It
10. Mickey's Monkey
11. I Put a Spell on You
12. I Shot the King
13. Fortune Teller's Lie
14. Sadie Lavone
15. Bury Me in a Marijuana Field
16. I Want You to Love Me Girl
17. Time for Love
18. Bring All Your Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The C.A. Quintet   Primary Artist
Rick Patron   Soloist
Paul Samuels   Drums

Technical Credits

Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Ken Erwin   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Doug Reynolds   Composer