Description
RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2014
- EXPANDED EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC 1968 PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE
- REMASTERED
- FEATURING TEN BONUS TRACKS
- BOOKLET WITH FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK & ESSAY
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered and expanded edition of the classic 1968 psychedelic rock album by THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Perhaps one of the finest and most original of bands to emerge in the USA during the Psychedelic era, the United States of America was formed in 1967 by the avant-garde musician Joseph Byrd (an associate of Yoko Ono who had studied with composer John Cage). After studying at UCLA in California, Byrd decided to form a band that would combine performance art, radical politics and experimental rock music. Recruiting former partner Dorothy Moskowitz (Vocals), Gordon Marron (Violin, Ring Modulator, Vocals), Rand Forbes (Bass) and Craig Woodson (Electric Drums), the band signed to Columbia records and recorded their self-titled album in December 1967. The sessions produced some of the most extraordinary music of the time, with pieces such as “The American Metaphysical Circus” combining tape looped effects, electronic sounds and rock to create a stunning opening to a fine album. Such a radical approach led to the album being hailed by critics upon release but receiving a poor commercial reception. Internal friction soon took hold and the United States of America had disbanded by the end of 1968.
This Esoteric Recordings edition is remastered and includes ten bonus tracks recorded during the sessions for the band’s sole album and in May and July 1968. The reissue also features an illustrated booklet with an informative essay.
Track Listing
The American Metaphysical Circus
Hard Coming Love
Cloud Song
The Garden Of Earthly Delights
I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar
Where Is Yesterday
Coming Down
Love Song For The Dead Che
Stranded In Time
The American Way Of Love
Osamu’s Birthday
No Love To Give
I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar (First Version)
You Can Never Come Down
Perry Pier
Tailor Man
Do You Follow Me
The American Metaphysical Circus (Alternate Version)
Mouse (The Garden Of Earthly Delights)
Heresy (Coming Down)
Details
- Genre: Rock
- Product Type: AUDIO CD
- Barcode: 5013929454941
- Release Date: September 06, 2024
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