What Are You Listening To? (Part Deux)

Psych Rock from 2014 on green vinyl;
Nowhere 'Diamond':

Pablo Cruise • A Place In The Sun

The Magic Christian • Original Soundtrack

Leaf Hound - Growers of Mushroom - 1971

The Fire Escape • Psychotic Reaction

From Wiki:

The Fire Escape was an American psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967. Existing mainly as a studio group composed of unknown session musicians, the band was masterminded by record producer Kim Fowley and Michael Lloyd. The project produced one album called Psychotic Reaction, which contained mainly cover versions of popular songs from the era. It is reported that Sky Saxon of the garage rock band, the Seeds and Mars Bonfire of Steppenwolf, played on some of the tracks.

Moody Blues • Octave

It’s A Beautiful Day

It’s A Beautiful Day • Marrying Maiden

It's A Beautiful Day - Choice Quality Stuff/Anytime - 1971

Just filling in the blanks.

Crossroads
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

SIHAB wrote: »

I see the 45 of Magic Potion but is the single included on the album ?? My copy is an older release on Acme Records and includes Magic Potion on the LP.

What a song! This just came on randomly, as I am listening to music. Definitely different.



Tom

Brimstone & Treacle
Original Soundtrack

Fields • S/T
LP, CD and promo 45 • Bide My Time / Take You Home

A single self-titled album -- that's what the California power trio Fields left behind in 1969. Guitarist Richard Fortunato, bassist Patrick Burke, and drummer Steven Lagana had been deeply influenced by Cream, by the sound of things. Fields recorded this slab for UNI with producer Bill Rinehart (formerly of Emitt Rhodes' Merry-Go-Round). The first four cuts are solidly in the hard and heavy blues-rock terrain, with twinges of psychedelia tossed in the opening "Elysian Fields" and "Jump on You," two standouts with lots of great guitar work. Things begin to change a bit on "Sun Would Set," where the wasted psychedelia takes precedence over the rough and tumble; even with the Raelettes on backing vocals and the spaced-out wasted lyrics, it's still guitar-drenched and driven into the red so the impressionistic touches are hardly noticeable. Side two is comprised of a single cut -- "Love Is the Word" is nearly 19 minutes long and is one of those utterly ambitious and crazy experiments that actually worked, with bluesed-out acid rock guitar, whomping basslines, and a skittering though steady snare and shimmering cymbals. An overdriven organ enters the picture and then comes the fuzz. After about five minutes of power soloing, a Stax-inspired soul riff is established, the horns come pushing their way in, and we're off to the races. Along with the band, Northern soul chanteuse (courtesy of Motown Records) Brenda Holloway and the Raelettes come in from outer space and enter the groove, making this a full-blown psychedelic-soul tune that never, ever gives up its groove, grease, or grit. The vocals here are almost as deliriously powerful and lusty as the screaming six-string and overblown bass groove. Thank the gods that the Fields' LP has been dusted off, remastered, and reissued by Fallout on CD. Simply amazing.