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ROCK MUSIC
PSYCHEDELIC
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RK-PY1
United States 1993
BACK TO THE GROTTO
RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Lyr: Tim BLUHM
Mus: THE MOTHER HIPS
Rts: Mother Hips Music (ASCAP)
Perf:
MOTHER HIPS
Tim Bluhm (vocal & guitar)
Greg Loiacono (guitar)
Isaac Parsons (bass)
Mike Wofchuck (drums)
Prod: Paul Hoaglin & The Mother Hips
Prod. Co: Pacealot Productions
Rec. Co: Enharmonik Studios; Sacramento, CA
Rec. Co: July-Dec. 1992
Liner Notes: (Lyrics included)
Time: 5:24
A. American Releases:
1. CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO
Mother Hips CD-01 (Tk 5)
2. Reissue CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995)
Warner Bros. 9 43009-2 (Tk 5)
B. German CD: BACK TO THE GROTTO (1995)
American 74321 25451 2 (Tk 5)
Notes: Musicians from the San Francisco-Sacramento area heavily influenced by the psychedelic music of
the sixties. No doubt inspired by some rock club called "The Grotto." The lyrics tell how –
All the revolutionaries are revolting …
And go on to address Mrs. Zealot (a former school teacher?) –
For teaching us the meaning of success …
The chorus repeats the line –
Man, it's gonna be great
to get back to the grotto.
A long break on guitar is followed by –
The politicians who get busted seem so dumb
but they're the only ones we catch …
Ref: The Mother Hips, Bio, Wikipedia
Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto CD, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Mother Hips, Back to the Grotto, Discogs
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RK-PY2
Japan 1975
BIRDS FLYING TO THE CAVE DOWN TO THE EARTH
Comp: Hiro FUKUSHIMA, Akira ITOH, Fumio MIYASHITA, & Kazuki OHMURA
Perf: FAR
EAST FAMILY BAND
Fumio Miyashita (vocal, guitar, keyboards, & synthesizer)
Hirohito Fukushima (guitar)
Akira Fukakusa (bass)
Yujin Harada (drums)
Prod. Co: Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.
Rec. Date: 1974
Liner Notes: (Insert booklet)
Time: 4:33
A. Japanese Releases:
1. Original LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH
Mu land CD-7139-M
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2)
2. Reissue LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1980)
Mu land YX 7283-M
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2)
3. Reissue on CD: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1988)
Mu land 30CA-2093 (Tk 7)
Columbia COCA 11142 (Tk 2)
B. German Bootleg CD: "THE CAVE" DOWN TO EARTH (1991)
TRC TRC 019 (Tk 2)
Notes: A respectable psychedelic song sung in Japanese.
One critic wrote about this album – “It has a spacey and slight psychdelic sound (like early PINK FLOYD)
and contains ethnic elements which gives the music an original twist.” (Neuteboom n.d.)
See below for another cave-related song from this album – The Cave, Down the Earth.
Ref: Far East Family Band, Birds Flying to the Cave, (4:37), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Discogs
Hounsome, Terry & Chambre, Tim 1981, Rock Record, Facts On File, New York, NY, p. 147
Neuteboom, Eric n.d., Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, progarchives
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RK-PY3
Japan 1975
THE CAVE
Comp: Fumio MIYASHITA & J.M. BURKARD
Rts: Tamashi Music
Perf: FAR
EAST FAMILY BAND
Fumio Miyashita (vocal, keyboards, & synthesizer)
Akira Itoh (keyboards)
Masonori Takahashi (keyboards & percusion)
Shizuo Takasaki (drums)
Prod: Fumio Miyashita
Prod. Co: Universal Music Group
Time: 8:37
A. German Releases:
1. Original LP: NIPPONJIN
Vertigo 6370 850
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd2)
2. Reissue on Bootleg CD: NIPPONJIN (1998)
Buy or Die BOD 113 (Tk 2)
1. LP: NIPPONJIN
Mu Land LQ 7013-M
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd2)
2. Reissue on CD: NIPPONJIN (1998)
Columbia COCA 15238 (Remastered) (Tk 2)
C. Italian LP: NIPPONJIN (1976)
Vertigo 6370 850 A
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd2)
Notes: The opening and closing sections of this psychedelic piece have a definite mysterious atmosphere,
suitably cave-like. Whereas the main song melody and instrumental bridge show a marked influence of the
Pink Floyd. The lyrics talk about sunlight, breezes, and the moon but don't mention caves. The chorus is in
Japanese.
This Japanese rock group recorded two other cave-related pieces (see entries above and below).
Ref: Far East Family Band, The Cave, (7:27), YouTube (◄NEAR COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Far East Family Band, Nipponjin LP & CD, Discogs
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RK-PY4
Japan 1974
THE CAVE, DOWN TO EARTH
Comp: (?)
Perf: FAR
EAST FAMILY BAND
Fumio Miyashita (vocal, guitar, keyboards, & synthesizer)
Yujin Harada (drums)
Prod. Co: Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.
Rec. Date: 1974
Time: 8:18
1. Original LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH
Mu Land CD-7139-M
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1)
2. Promo Sample 45: (1975)
Title: Cave Down to Earth (Pic sleeve)
Flip Sd: Four Minds
Label: Mu land CD 256-M
3. Reissue LP: THE CAVE DOWN TO EARTH (1980)
Mu land YX 7283-M
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 1)
Mu land 30CA-2093 (Tk 4)
Columbia COCA 11142 (Tk 9)
B. German Bootleg CD: "THE CAVE" DOWN TO EARTH (1991)
TRC TRC 019 (Tk 9)
Notes: A slow paced, relaxed psych ballad with the lyrics in Japanese. Then about 3 minutes in the bridge
brings a bit of weird stuff and the lyrics turn hard. The guitar and synth build the tension, then things calm
down again and they return to the opening relaxed psych ballad.
See above for another cave-related song from this album – Birds Flying to the Cave Down to Earth.
Ref: Far East Family Band, The Cave - Down to Earth, (8:18), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Far East Family Band, The Cave Down to Earth, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Hounsome, Terry & Chambre, Tim 1981, Rock Record, Facts On File, New York, NY, p. 147
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RK-PY5
United States 2003
CAVEMAN COOKBOOK
RK – Heavy Psych – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: (Unknown Artists)
Prod. Co: Arf ! Arf ! Records
Time: 2:02
Compilation CD: OOH OOH AHH: MOMENTS OF MUSICAL ECSTACY
Arf ! Arf ! AACC-094
(Tk 13)
Notes: A 30-second sample had a mish-mash of psych guitar riffs,
giggles, screams, cries, gibberish, and laughing.
Ref: Unknown Artists, Ooh Ooh Ahh – Moments of Musical Ecstacy CD, Discogs
Unknown Artists, Ooh Ooh Ahh – Moments of Musical Ecstacy CD, muziekweb.nl (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
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RK-PY6
United Kingdom 1968
CAVE OF CLEAR LIGHT
Comp: Clive JOHN & Michael JONES (LY-RK)
Rts: Valley
Perf: THE
BYSTANDERS
Vic Oakley (vocal ?)
Michael (Mickey) Jones (guitar)
Clive John (keyboards)
Terry (Ray ?) Williams (bass)
Jeffrey Jones (drums)
Prod: John Schroeder
Prod. Co: (45) Pye Records Ltd.; London,
& (LP) See For Miles Records Ltd.
& (CD-A4) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Liner Notes: (LP) Michael Heatley
Rel. Date: Feb. 1968
Time: 3:42
A. British Releases:
1. Original Single 45:
Pye 7N 17476 B
Flip Sd: When Jezamine Goes
2. Reissue on LP: BIRTH OF MAN (1990)
See For Miles SEE 301
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 6)
3. Reissue on CD: BIRTH OF MAN (1990)
See For Miles CD 301 (Tk ?)
4. Reissue on CD: DAWN OF MAN (1997)
Recall SMD CD 124 (2XCDs)
(Disc 1 – Tk 2)
5. Reissue on Compilation CD: PATTERN PEOPLE – THE PYE ANTHOLOGY
(2001)
Castle Music CMRCD 270 (Tk 14)
6. Reissue on Compilation CD: WE CAN FLY – VOL. 2 (1966-1971) (2003)
Past & Present PAP RCD 2037 (Tk 16)
B. American Releases:
1. Reissue on Compilation CD: PAISLEY POP:
PYE PSYCH & OTHER COLOURS 1966-1969 (1994)
Collectables (?) (Tk 11)
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: MAN: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (2000)
Castle Music America 72123 (2XCDs) (Disc 2 – Tk 13)
3. Reissue on Compilation CD: PATTERN PEOPLE – THE PYE ANTHOLOGY (2002)
Castle Music America 72211 (Tk 14)
Notes: The brilliant "Cave of Clear Light", is now considered a psych classic. (Anon. n.d.) “Following Cave
of Clear Light from beginning to end is like having an audio documentary of the way the underground music
scene unfolded in England during the aforementioned era (1967-1975). Folk-rock and full-on paisleypatterned, canyons-of-your-mind psychedelia were the flavors of the day at the beginning.” (Allen 2016)
The Allmusic critic called this a “sitar-laden” number in the “ethereal psychedelic” mode. (Eder 2016) These
lyrics, telling about the meditating hermit, are quite reminiscent of the verses set down by the Beatles in
their song, "The Fool on the Hill" (1967).
Wiley Miller – 2007
This all Welsh group was from Swansea, Wales. Later in 1968 they recruited Deke Leonard from the
Dream, changed their name to Man, and went on to much greater fame. (Logan & Woffinden 1976)
"Clive John, the co-writer of this song, admits that it's one of the tracks of that period 'I can't listen to without
wincing … a bit of a taster of what was to come.' Its fashionable eastern influence rightly suggests a
wakening rock consciousness that was to see the band break free of their chart-oriented stance." (Heatley,
Liner Notes)
There were at least two 1960s bands with this same name.
Ref: Anon. n.d., The Bystanders, Biography, 45cat
Allen, James 2016, Cave of Clear Light – The Pye & Dawn Records Underground Trip 1967-1975, Review, Allmusic
The Bystanders, Cave of Clear Light, (3:43), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
The Bystanders, Cave of Clear Light 45, Discogs
Dickerson, Pete & Gordon, Mike 1984, Collectable 45’s of the Swinging 60’s, 1965-1970, Part 1, A-F, 1st Edition,
The Vintage Record Centre, London, p. (73)
Eder, Bruce n2016, The Bystanders, Pattern People: The Pye Anthology, Review, Allmusic
Logan, Nick & Woffinden, Bob 1976, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, Harmony Books, NY, p. 145-146
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RK-PK7
United States 2005
CAVE OF SPIRITS
RK – Psychedelic – Punk – Instrumental & Vocal
Comp: (?)
Perf:
RACCOO-OO-OON
Andy Spore
Daren Ho
Ryan Garbes
Shawn Reed
(with vocal, guitar, keyboards, & 2 drums)
Prod. Co: Time-Lag Records; Belfast; ME
Time: 4:07
CD: THE CAVE OF SPIRITS FOREVER
Time Lag 036
(Tk 1)
Notes: A frantic exercise in hectic bedlam sounds with a brief pause in the middle.
Raccoo-oo-on was an experimental: noise rock/ psychedelic rock quartet from Iowa.
Ref: Raccoo-oo-oon, Bio, Wikipedia
Raccoo-oo-oon, The Cave of Spirits, (4:06), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Raccoo-oo-oon, The Cave of Spirits Forever CD, Discogs
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RK-PY8
United States 1968
CAVE SONG
Comp: Steven MILLER & Bob MISKIMEN
Arr: Linn County
Rts: County Seat Music (BMI)
Perf: LINN
COUNTY
Steven Miller (vocal & organ)
Fred Walk (guitar)
Larry Easter (tenor sax)
Dino Long (bass)
Snake McAndrew (drums)
Prod: John Cabalka & Abe Kesh
Prod. Co: Mercury Records
Rec. Co: Amigo & Annex Studios; Los Angeles, CA
Liner Notes: (French LP) Patrick Taton
Matrix: 1-42635
Time: 4:29
1. LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER
Mercury SR-61181
2. Single 45:
Mercury 72852
Flip Sd: Think
7" 45rpm
B. Canadian LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER
Mercury SR 61181
C. British LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER
Mercury 20142 SMCL
D. French Compilation LP: UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION
Mercury 134.231 MCY (mono & stereo)
E. Dutch LP: PROUD FLESH SOOTHSEER
Mercury 134 097 MCY
Spec: (A1, B, C, D, & E) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
Notes: Linn County was a San Francisco psychedelic rock group.
Very nice title here, but the chorus begins:
I'm gonna build myself a cave (2X)
An' move down in the ground (2X)
When I come back out
I'll be the mellowest man around.
The word "cave" here clearly indicates a man-made underground shelter not a natural cave, but since
compositions named after jazz cellars have been included in this discography it was felt that this one could
be included also.
The curious similarity to the earlier John Lee Hooker song lyrics (see under Jazz Music – Blues – Build
Myself a Cave JZ-BL3 & 4) is perhaps coincidental. Steve Miller's delivery is so muddled and the audio mix
of the ultra-loud instruments is so bad that it is extremely difficult to decipher all the lyrics. The general
message is that the world is in bad shape and the smartest idea is to move underground.
Ref: Linn County (band), Bio, Wikipedia
Linn County, Cave Song 45, Discogs
Linn County, Cave Song, (4:31), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Linn County, Proud Flesh Soothseer LP & CD, Discogs
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RK-PY9
United Kingdom 1975
COME INTO MY CAVE
RK – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental – Cave Pic Cover
Comp: Will YOUATT
Rts: Grade Dawn Ltd.
Perf: THE
NEUTRONS
Will Youatt (vocal, acoustic guitar,
1st lead guitar, & bass guitar)
Caromay Dixon (vocal)
Taff Williams (2nd lead guitar)
Phil Ryan (synthesizers)
David Charles (drums)
Prod: David Charles & The Neutrons
Rec. Co: Rockfield Studios; Monmouthshire
Rec. Date: June-Nov. 1974
Time: 4:47
1. LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM)
United Artists UAG 29726 (stereo) (Gatefold cover)
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 3)
2. Reissue on CD: BLACK HOLE STAR/ TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (2004) (PC-IM)
Bgo Beat Goes On (?) (Tk 11)
B. Spanish LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM)
United Artists 89.395-1 (stereo) (Gatefold cover)
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 3)
C. Portuguese LP: TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS (PC-IM)
United Artists LP-S 13-22 (stereo)
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3)
Notes: A very borderline cave song since the lyrics have little to do with caves other than that the last two
verses end with the title line – "Come into my cave," The melody consists of variations on a simple chant
with the lyrics sung in a deliberate, punctuated manner. The general idea behind it all seems to be that life
is rough out in the world for night people but some relief can be had by coming into a cave (i.e. dwelling).
The guitar solo on the bridge is psychedelic enough.
The last stanza runs –
And up at the evening time the world is closing
And you've survived another destined moment
And in the middle of it all you're still hoping –
Come into my cave.
There appears to be no relation between the undersea cave LP cover art and this song.
Ref: The Neutrons, Bio, progarchives
The Neutrons, Come into My Cave, (4:49), YouTube or YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
The Neutrons, Tales from the Blue Cocoons LP, Discogs
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VARIOUS VERSIONS OF
ECHOES
RK-PY10 United Kingdom 1971
ECHOES
Comp: Roger WALTERS, Richard WRIGHT, Nicholas MASON, & David GILMOUR
Perf: THE
PINK FLOYD
Dave Gilmour (vocal & guitar)
Rick Wright (vocal & keyboards)
Roger Waters (vocal & bass guitar)
Nick Mason (percussion)
Prod: The Pink Floyd
Rec. Co: Morgan Studios; London
Rec. Date: 1971
Mix. Co: Morgan Sound; London
Mix. Date: May-July 1971
Time: 23:29
A. British LP: MEDDLE
Harvest SHVL-795 (stereo) (Gatefold cover)
B. American Releases:
1. LP: MEDDLE
Harvest SMAS-832 (stereo) (Gatefold)
2. Reissue on CD: MEDDLE (1987)
Capitol CDP 7 46034 2 (Tk 6)
3. Reissue on CD: MEDDLE (1991)
Capitol C2-46034 (Tk 6)
C. French Releases:
Clockwise Top Left – Wright, Gilmour, Waters, & Mason
1. LP: MEDDLE (Gatefold)
Artwork by Dominique Lechaud
Harvest SHVL-795 (stereo)
2. CD: MEDDLE (Digital Remaster) (1992)
EMI 72438 29749-25 (Tk 6)
3. Compilation CD: ECHOES - THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD (2001)
EMI 2CD 72435 3611125 (2XCDs)
Edited Version: 16 :30 (Disc 1-Tk 5)
D. West German LP: MEDDLE (Different Cover)
Harvest (EMI) 1C-072-04 917 (stereo)
E. Dutch LP: MEDDLE
Harvest 04 917
F. Italian LP: MEDDLE (1982)
Harvest 3C 064-04917 (Gatefold)
G. Hungarian LP: MEDDLE
EMI SLPXL 37345
H. Yugoslav LP: MEDDLE (1976)
Jugoton LSHV 73019 (Gatefold)
I. Japanese LP: MEDDLE
1. EMI/Harvest EMS-80322
2. Odeon 80375 (red vinyl)
J. South Korean LP: MEDDLE
Taedo EU 309
K. Taiwanese LP: MEDDLE
Giant 1122
Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Side 2)
Notes: From beginning to end the music has a decidedly subterranean feel partly achieved through the
echo effects and the pinging "water drop" notes on the electric piano. The first stanza of the lyrics makes a
passing reference to caves –
Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
An echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.
It thus seems justifiable to consider this valid cave music despite the ambiguous title. (The original title,
"Return of the Son of Nothing," was used at the first public performance on May 15, 1971). Many
compositions with more explicit titles are far less successful in conjuring up a musical impression of caves
than this piece. And just to illustrate the point, this music was used effectively to accompany the West
German television Film, "Taucher im Fels" (1977), a cave diving documentary for ZDF Television about the
fantastic 930 meter solo dive made by Jochen Hasenmayer in the siphons of Rinquelle, a cave near
Arvenbühl in northeast Switzerland.
A French critic, Feller, wrote about the music – “Ce son, limpide et clarifié, au-dessus duquel plane une
guitare parfois très brillante (‘Echoes’), compte pour beaucoup dans la beauté de ‘Meddle’ … Par l’équilibre
qui lui est proper, par la façon dont le Floyd a dosé les éléments qui constituent son essence même,
‘Echoes’ est practiquement un ‘Best of’ du groupe à lui seul. On y retrouve la violence latente de
‘Ummagumma’, le calme des ballades de ‘More,’ et par instants aussi le folie du morceau ‘A Saucerful of
Secrets,’ avant que, dans le final, ne perce une sensation d’intense libération, sourire d’un groupe qui vient
d’établir la quintessence musicale de cinq années d’existance.” (Feller 1977)
[This clear and purified sound, above which the guitar sores, often brilliantly (“Echoes’), accounts a great
deal for the beauty of ‘Meddle’ … With an equilibrium all its own, in the way that the Pink Floyd have
measured out the elements which make up its very essence, "Echoes" is practically, by itself alone, one of
the best numbers of the group. One rediscovers the latent violence of “Ummagumma,” the calm of the
ballads of “More,” and also momentarily the madness of “A Sauceful of Secrets,” before a sensation of
intense liberation breaks through in the finale, the broad smile of a group that has just accomplished the
highest musical summit in five years of existence.]
The “Meddle” album reached no. 3 on the British Official Charts and no. 2 on the Dutch MegaCharts.
A selection from this piece was used in my paper, “Speleo-Discography: A Progress Report,” which I
presented at the 2005 UIS (International Speleological Union) Congress at Kalamos in Greece.
Ref: Bussy, Pascal 1988, Pink Floyd – La vie en rose, Compact, n. 32, Juin 1988, Montrougre, p. 71-76
Feller, Benoit, Rock et Folk, n. 122, Mars 1977, Paris, p. 95-96
Picart, Hervé, Best, n. 69, Avril 1974, Paris, p. 30, 33, 55
Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 74-780
The Pink Floyd, Bio, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Echoes, with Lyrics, (23:34), YouTube or (23:30), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLES)
The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Lyrics, pink-floyd-lyrics
The Pink Floyd, Echoes, The Song, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Meddle LP, Discogs
The Pink Floyd, Meddle, Data, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Echoes – The Best of Pink Floyd CD, Data, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Official Site, pinkfloyd
The Pink Floyd Songbook, Holland, p. 18-19
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RK-PY11
United States & other countries 1970 to 1994
ECHOES (Various Live Versions)
Comp: Roger WALTERS, Richard WRIGHT,
Nicholas MASON, & David GILMOUR
Perf: THE
PINK FLOYD
Prod. Co: (Several different)
Time: (Varied)
Labels: (Numerous bootleg labels)
Notes: Numerous live recordings of this cave rock composition were made illegally over the years and
released worldwide on bootleg vinyl or CDs. These vary widely in running times; some longer and some
shorter than the original official version. The sound quality also varies enormously.
Two notable Pink Floyd discographies by Miles and by Heylin list 12 bootleg LPs and 50 CDs that all
include “Echoes.” These 62 releases cover 26 different venues (plus 4 unidentified concerts) all over the
world where this composition was recorded live: the earliest in Rome on 20 June 1970 and the most recent
(according to lists) at Philadelphia, PA on 19 Sept. 1987. (Miles 1981 & Heylin 1995)
At least four Websites list many, many more bootlegs (vinyl & CD) that include live versions of “Echoes.” It
was considered totally impossible and utterly beyond the scope and purpose of this discography to attempt
to list in detail all these bootleg recordings; others have done a fine job of this (see links below).
“Echoes” was one of the pieces performed for the 1972 documentary concert film, Pink Floyd: Live at
Pompeii, where the song was split into two parts; as the lead off and closing piece (see the videos below).
The music from this documentary was released on a double bootleg LP album in the United States (1974)
and Italy (1985).
“Echoes,” along with three other Pink Floyd compositions, was choreographed for the modern ballet troupe,
Les Ballet de Marseille, by Roland Petit and presented in Paris during Jan.-Feb. 1973. With the group
playing on an elevated rear stage, "Echoes" began with the lower dance stage in darkness. Then a dancer
emerged from beneath the rear stage through the strongly backlit doorway (suggesting a cave as seen
from within). The bootleg recording of this concert is available on the bootleg LPs entitled, "Blow Your Mind
Until You Die," (Miles 1981 & floydboots)
Ref: Heylin, Clinton 1995, Pink Floyd: Guide des compact discs pirates, Paris
Miles 1981, Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography, Omnibus Press, London
The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Live at Pompeii 1972 – Part 1, (11:58), YouTube (◄PARTIAL AUDIO SAMPLE)
The Pink Floyd, Echoes, Live at Pompeii 1972 – Part 2, (8:32), YouTube (◄PARTIAL AUDIO SAMPLE)
The Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii, 1972 Film, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii LP & CD, Discogs
Pink Floyd Live Bootlegs, Discogs
Pink Floyd Bootleg Recordings, Listed by tours, 1967-1994, Wikipedia
The Pink Floyd, Liste complete des bootlegs de Pink Floyd, bootlegpedia
Pink Floyd Vinyl Bootleg Guide, Titles A to Z, floydboots
Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 71-72
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VARIOUS VERSIONS OF
FINGAL’S CAVE
RK-PY12
United States 1972
FINGAL'S CAVE
RK – Psychedelic – Instrumental
Comp: THE PINK FLOYD
Perf: THE
PINK FLOYD
Prod. Co: Trade Mark of Quality
Rec. Co: Technicolor Sound Services; Rome
Rec. Date: Dec. 7, 1969
Matrix: PF 515 A-1
Time: 6:53
LPs:
A. British Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD (1972)
Trade Mark of Quality (No catalog number –
black vinyl – White cover)
B. Dutch Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD (1972)
Trade Mark of Quality (No catalog number –
red vinyl – Violet or orange jacket cover)
C. Other Bootleg Releases on LPs: OMAYYAD
1. Trade Mark of Quality 1803 (Blue vinyl)
2. Trade Mark of Quality 17040 (Purple vinyl)
3. Trade Mark of Quality (Several other color vinyls)
D. Italian Bootleg LP: OMAYYAD
Leopard LPD 101 & LLP 103
Cover for British Trade Mark of Quality Bootleg LP
Spec: (LPs A, B, & C) 12" 33rpm (stereo) (Sd 1 – Bd 2)
E. Other Bootleg LPs: MIDAS TOUCH
Wizardo WRMB 305
12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3)
F. Italian Bootleg LP: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS – VOL. 3
Spectre Productions SPLP 1001-3 (stereo)
12” 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 4)
G. Bootleg LP: ZABRISKIE POINT – THE COMPLETE SESSIONS - VOL. 1
Time and River Records TR 69/1
12” 33rpm (Sd1 – Bd 3)
CDs:
H. Italian Bootleg CD: OMAYYAD
Leopard LCD 103 (Tk 2)
I. Bootleg CD: AROUND THE MYSTIC
Aulica A103 (Tk 9) (Bad sound)
J. Russian Bootleg CD: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT
SESSIONS (2004)
Two Certain Somebodies LXZ 040203 & SLUT002 (Tk 4)
K. Bootleg CD: ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS
Trade Mark of Quality TMOQ-02/001
(Tk 4)
L. Bootleg CD: LOOSE CONNECTION
Double Time Discs DTD 007
2X CDs (CD 1 – Tk 10) (Bad sound)
M. Bootleg CD: MORE RELICS
World Production of Compact Music WPOCM 0789 D 032-2 (Tk 10)
N. Italian Bootleg CD: TOTAL ECLIPSE (1990)
Great Dane Records GDR CD 9320
4X CDs (CD 2 – Tk 6)
(Excellent sound incl. 36-page Booklet)
O. Bootleg CD: VARIATION ON A THEME OF ABSENCE (1994?)
(No Label) DIA 001/8
8X CDs (CD 2 – Tk 9) (Good sound incl. 32-page Booklet)
Notes: One track from a recording session, which has been released on unauthorized bootleg discs many
times in many forms on vinyl (several colors) and on CDs. Some of these are either reissues or bootleg
copies of the original bootleg disc. This particular track is a studio recording, thought to be one of the
unused pieces composed for the Antonioni film, "Zabriskie Point" (1970). The Pink Floyd composed a
whole suite of material for this film. Three of these tracks were released commercially on the film sound
track album in March 1970. However, there is nothing in the movie even vaguely resembling a cave scene.
The story takes place in the United States where there is no Fingal’s Cave. Mabbett speculates that this
title “may be the invention of bootleggers, rather than the band themselves.” (Mabbett 2010)
Heavy intense chords are played incessantly on guitar with frequent sounds of the crash cymbal, which
could be interpreted as crashing waves in the cave. The take 2 of this piece was released on CD in 2004
(see next entry below).
Regarding the title of the original bootleg, "Omayyad" was an Arab kingdom of people in Syria (extending
from Spain to India) in the 7th and 8th Centuries.
See also other compositions inspired by Fingal’s Cave and titled as such: the celebrated overture by
Mendelssohn (well over one hundred different versions under Classical Music); two different Celtic pieces
(one traditional piece performed by many groups – both under World Music – Scotland) and one by Anne
Wylie (under World Music – Scotland); three arrangements of Mendelssohn’s music for organ (under
Popular Music – United Kingdom); plus two rock arrangements of Mendelssohn’s music (under Rock Music
– Hard Rock & Disco – The Caves).
The audio sample at YouTube clocks at 6:43, so one can ask if this is the complete unreleased version.
Ref: Heylin, Clinton 1995, Pink Floyd: Guide des compact discs pirates, Paris, p. 3, 29, 31, 34, 46-47, 49
Mabbett, Andy 2010, Pink Floyd – The Music and the Mystery, Omnibus Press, London, p. 53
Miles 1981, Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography, Omnibus Press, London, p. 59, 61
Pink Floyd Vinyl Bootleg Guide, Titles A to Z, floydboots
Pink Floyd, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions CD, Discogs
Pink Floyd, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions – Volume 3, floydboots
Pink Floyd, Fingal’s Cave, (6:43) YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Pink Floyd, Omayyad, Trade Mark of Quality Bootleg LPs, floydboots
Pink Floyd, Zabriske Point Sessions – Volume 1, floydboots
Sanders, Rick 1976, Pink Floyd, Futura Pub., London, p. 134
Set Sale List, Goldmine, n. 54, Nov. 1980, p. 74
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RK-PY13
Russia 2004
FINGAL'S CAVE – Take 2
Comp: THE PINK FLOYD
Perf: THE
PINK FLOYD
Prod. Co: (?)
Rec. Co: Technicolor Sound Services; Rome
Rec. Date: Dec. 7, 1969
Time: 6:21
1. Russian Bootleg CD: THE COMPLETE ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS (2004)
Two Certain Somebodies LXZ 040203 & SLUT002 (Tk 10)
2. Bootleg CD: ZABRISKIE POINT SESSIONS
Trade Mark of Quality TMOQ-02/001
(Tk 10)
3. Bootleg LP: ZABRISKIE POINT – THE COMPLETE SESSIONS - VOL. 2
Time and River Records (?)
12” 33rpm (Sd1 – Bd 1)
Notes: One track from the same studio recording session, thought to be one of the unused pieces
composed for the Antonioni film, "Zabriskie Point" (1970). The Pink Floyd composed a whole suite of
material for this film. However, there is nothing in the movie even vaguely resembling a cave scene. The
story takes place in the United States where there is no Fingal’s Cave. Mabbett speculates that this title
“may be the invention of bootleggers, rather than the band themselves.” (Mabbett 2010)
This bootleg CD also includes take 1 of this piece (see above).
Ref: Mabbett, Andy 2010, Pink Floyd – The Music and the Mystery, Omnibus Press, London, p. 53
Pink Floyd, 1969, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions, Discogs
Pink Floyd, 1969, The Complete Zabriskie Point Sessions, seedfloyd.fr
Pink Floyd, Zabriskie Point – The Complete Sessions – Volume 2, floydboots
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VARIOUS VERSIONS OF
IN THE CAVE
RK-PY14
United Kingdom 1989
IN A CAVE
RK – Neo-Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: Patrick FITZGERALD (LY-RK)
Rts: Second Wind
Perf: KITCHENS
OF DISTINCTION
Patrick Fitzgerald (vocal)
Julian Swales (guitar)
Dan Goodwin (drums)
Prod: Kitchens of Distinction
Prod. Co: One Little Indian Records; London
Rec. Co: Berry St. Studios
D. GOODWIN
P. FITZGERALD
J. SWALES
Time: 4:35
1. LP: LOVE IS HELL
One Little Indian TPLP 9
12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
2. CD: LOVE IS HELL
One Little Indian TPLP 9CD (Tk 1)
3. Reissue on Sampler CD: CAPSULE: THE BEST OF
KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION 1988-94 (2003)
One Little Indian 613 (Tk 6)
B. American CD: LOVE IS HELL (1989)
A & M 540098 (Tk 1)
C. West German LP: LOVE IS HELL (1989)
Rough Trade RTD 118 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
D. Dutch Releases:
1. LP: LOVE IS HELL (1989)
Torso TORSO 33134 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
2. CD: LOVE IS HELL (1989)
Torso TORSO CD 134 (Tk 1)
E. Czech CD: LOVE IS HELL (1990)
Globus International 21 0049-2311 (Tk 1)
Notes: A cave rock song with a psychedelic feel somewhat reminiscent of The Bystanders "Cave of Clear
Light." However, here the lyrics tell of the moon – In this cave I have found just for us …
And the chorus –
Just for you because you're perfect
O mental patch it swells and shudders
All your skin and hair in moonlight
With a hole in the roof
Where we can watch our planet circle away.
He invites her to jump up here onto the moon and start a family – In this cave on the moon.
Then all ends with –
Where we can watch our planet circle away and come back (2X)
In the cave on the moon (4X)
One critic said that this song – “is a fully formed, engrossing, and wonderfully atmospheric journey into selfrevelation through musical release. The opening minute of the song sees Patrick Fitzgerald slowly emoting
fractured poetic vocals over Dan Goodwin's steady drumbeat and ringing background bass notes. Not until
Julian Swales's (sic) impressionistic guitars creep out of the woodwork does the band's full tapestry come
into focus. Once his gleaming, pristine sounds fill the air, Fitzgerald and Goodwin kick things into overdrive,
and the song takes on a twisted, perfect energy of its own. "In a Cave" is disturbing, in part because of the
addictive, uneasy mingling of Fitzgerald's growling, paranoid vocals and the epic sheets of sound emitted
from Swales's (sic) guitar. It's to the band's credit that it opens its debut with such a challenging, edgy song.
That it would hit few wrong notes thereafter is a testament to the quality of its particular brand of sonic.”
(DiGravina, n.d.)
Kitchens of Distinction were formed in Tooting, London in 1985/86. They took their name from a Hygena
advertisement.
Ref: DiGravina, Tim 2016, Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Song Review, Allmusic
Kitchens of Distinction, Bio, Wikipedia
Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Lyrics (incomplete), musixmatch
Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, (4:35), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Kitchens of Distinction, Love Is Hell LP & CD, Discogs
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RK-PY15
United Kingdom 1990
IN A CAVE (Live)
RK – Neo-Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: Patrick FITZGERALD (LY-RK)
Rts: Second Wind
Perf: KITCHENS
OF DISTINCTION
Patrick Fitzgerald (vocal)
Julian Swales (guitar)
Dan Goodwin (drums)
Prod. Co: One Little Indian Records; London
Rec. Co: German Radio
Rec. Loc: Berlin Metropol
Time: 4:33
1. Maxi Single 45: QUICK AS RAINBOWS
One Little Indian 43TP 12
12” 45rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 2)
2. Maxi Single CD: QUICK AS RAINBOWS
One Little Indian 43TP 7CD (Tk 3)
Notes: By way of intro, one of the group asks the crowd, "Are you
all fond of space?" Then the band does a nice rendition of the
song.
Ref: Kitchens of Distinction, Bio, Wikipedia
Kitchens of Distinction, In a Cave, Live on Jan. 9, 1992, (4:52), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Kitchens of Distinction, Quick as Rainbows, Discogs
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RK-PY16
United Kingdom 1966
INDIAN BAT
Comp: Chim KOTHARI & Mike VERNON
Rts: (US) Essex Music Inc. (BMI)
Perf: Chim
KOTHARI (sitar)
(with guitar)
Mus. Dir: Arthur Greenslade
Prod: Mike Vernon
Prod. Co: Decca Record Co. Ltd.
Matrix: DR 39338
Rel. Date: Dec. 1966
Time: 2:40
1. Single 45:
Deram DM-108
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: INSTRO HIPSTERS A GO-GO – VOL. 4 (2003)
Past & Present PAPRCD 2055 (Tk 17)
B. American Single 45:
Deram 45-DEM-85002 (1966)
C. West German Single 45:
Deram DM-108 (1967)
Spec: (All) Flip Sd: Sitar 'n' Spice
Notes: Indian music with the sitar and crone
became a craze in England around August 1966.
Ref: Chim Kotari, Indian Bat 45, 45cat
Chim Kotari, Indian Bat 45, Discogs
Instro Hipsters A Go-Go Volume 4 CD, Allmusic
Pelletier, Paul, Record Collector, n. 22, June 1981, p. 45
Faull, Trev, Instrumental Obscurities Unlimited, n. 23, Winter-Spring 1979, p. 21
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RK-PY17
Germany 2002
KING OF THE DARK SKY
Comp: Ernest CLINTON & (?) JORDT (LY-RK)
Rts: Moewen Music Inc. (GEMA)
Perf: Alexandra
NAGEL (vocal)
Didi Voight (guitar)
(with bass, & drums)
Prod:
Prod. Co: Moewen Productions; Keil, Germany
Liner Notes: (6-page booklet)
Time: 3:50
CD: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS (PC-BT)
Moewen LCO 1248 (Tk 3)
Notes: This is the third song included on a special CD issued by
UNEP (United Nations' Environment Programme)/ EuroBats, a nongovernmental conservation service dedicated to the understanding
and protection of bats, based in Bonn, Germany. For more information
see under Soul and Funk Rock – We Are Your Friends.
The piece starts with some rhythmic imitation bat clicking sounds and beeps then hard drum runs and bass
chords. The teenage voice of Nagel delivers the rather imperative lyrics (See Rock Song Lyrics) followed
by a psychedelic guitar bridge. The fifth verse of the chorus includes two bad errors – “He doesn’t have brown
eyes or fur” – on the contrary bats do have dark brown or black eyes and they all have fur. Then the last
verse of the chorus has to go and give that old tired falsehood – “…some say he’s blind.” The last verses of
the second stanza tell the tragic reality about the barbaric bat hunters waiting with their guns.
This powerful song stands very well by itself, but on this CD this piece seems completely out of context with
the feeling of the two gentle soul songs by Ernest Clinton, which are presented here under Soul Music.
Ref: Anon. 2002, CMS Bulletin, n. 19, Décembre 2002, p.25 cndwebzine.hcp.ma
Anon. 2003, We Are Your Friends – Radio for Nature – Music for Bats, Eurobat Chat, n. 10, March 2003, p. 5, eurobats
Bats: We are Your Friends CD, Convention of Biological Diversity, cbd.int
Clinton, Ernest n.d., Projekt, Bats (in German), moewen-music (Original English text no longer online)
Ernest Clinton, Homepage, moewen-music
de Swart, Herman 2005, Letter dated Sept. 1, 2005, Leiden, Holland
UNEP/ Eurobats, eurobats
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RK-PY18
Peru 1973
MI CUEVA
RK – Psychedelic – Inca Rock – Latin Funk – Vocal & Instrumental
Comp: (?)
Perf: EL
POLEN
Juan Luis Pereira (lead guitar
Raúl Pereira (guitar)
Fernando Silva (violin)
Ernesto Pinto (percussion)
Prod. Co: El Virrey Records
(Reissues) Vampi Soul, Munster Records; Madrid
Time: 4:23
A. Peruvian LP: FUERA DE LA CIUDAD
El Virrey VIR 862
12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 2)
B. Spanish Releases:
1. Reissue on Compilation LP: BACK TO PERU: THE MOST COMPLETE COMPILATION OF
PERUVIAN UNDERGROUND 64-74 (2002)
Vampi Soul VAMPI 001
12” 33rpm (2XLPs) (Disc 2 – Sd 2 – Bd 1)
2. Reissue on Compilation CD: BACK TO PERU: THE MOST COMPLETE COMPILATION OF
PERUVIAN UNDERGROUND 64-74 (2003)
Vampi Soul VAMPI CD 001 (Tk 15)
Notes: This was called Inca Rock for this is a Peruvian fusion world-rock band. El Polen was “the first
Andean Psychedelic Rock group ever …Their music was a mixture of native instruments, quenas and
antaras, with traditional rock instrumentation, creating a unique style where violins sounded like fuzz
guitars.” (Anon. 2016) The title of this LP translates as “Outside the City.”
The piece starts with Peruvian flute, then guitar and percussion showing elements of psychedelic rock with
bowed strings. A happy-go-lucky song is sung where the word “cueva” is often heard. Unfortunately, a full
transcription of the lyrics could not be obtained.
Ref: Anon. 2016, El Polen, Fuera de la ciudad, Discogs
Back to Peru : The Most Complete Compilation of Peruvian Underground 64-65 LP & CD, Discogs
El Polen (banda), Bio (in Spanish), Wikipedia
El Polen, Mi Cueva, (4:23), YouTube & YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLES)
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RK-PY19
Japan 1995
MOUNGOD AIR CAVE
Comp: (?)
Perf:
GHOST
Masaki Batoh (vocal & percussion)
Taishi Takizawa (vocal & flute)
Michio Kurihara (guitar)
Kazuo Ogino (percussion)
Prod. Co: The Now Sound
Time: (?)
A. Japanese EP: GHOST
The Now Sound (?)
B. American EP: GHOST
1.The Now Sound L-44530
2.The Now Sound TNS-05
Flip Sd: (All) Guru in the Echo
Spec: (All) 7” 45rpm (Sd 1)
Notes: “The Japanese rock group Ghost has been mystifying audiences with its invigorating brew of exotic
sounds emanating from The Ghost House in Tokyo, as well as temples and other open-air locations.”
(Anon. 2 n.d) This side was recorded in 1989 in a ruined basement. One critic called it a “high-octane,
almost punkish song, with some noisy psychedelic guitar.” (Anon. 1 n.d)
This disc was seen but never heard.
Ref: Anon. 1 n.d., Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Rateyourmusic
Anon. 2 n.d., Ghost, Rock Band, eNotes
Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Discogs
Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Douban
Ghost, Moungod Air Cave, Michaelcross
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RK-PY20
United States 1968
REMLAP'S CAVE – PART II
Comp: John PALMER (LY-RK)
Rts: Remlap's Music & MRC Music Inc. (BMI)
Perf: THE
SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Bill Harper (vocal)
Randy Hammon (lead guitar)
John Palmer (guitar)
Steve Lage (bass)
Jeff Myer (drums)
Harper
Palmer
Hammon
Myer Lage
Prod: Abe Kesh
Prod. Co: Mercury Records Corp.; Chicago, IL
Rec. Co:
Liner Notes: (CD) Alex Palao
Time: 2:48
1. LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Mercury MG-21156 (mono)
Mercury SR-61156 (stereo)
2. Reissue on CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (1998)
Mod Lang ML 007 (Tk 8)
B. Canadian LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Mercury SR-61156 (stereo)
C. British Releases:
1. LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Mercury 134 068 MCY (mono)
Mercury 20123 SMCL (stereo)
2. Reissue CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (2000)
See for Miles SEECD 497 (Tk 8)
D. Dutch LP: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION
Mercury 134 068 MCY
E. Australian & New Zealand CD: THE SAVAGE RESURRECTION (2002)
Progressive Line PL 532 (Tk 8)
Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 3)
Notes: This psychedelic rock group was from Richmond, California in the San Francisco Bay area. They
only released one LP in 1968 before breaking up.
The second stanza goes –
From these caves comes a lonely sound
My head cries out from a social crowd
A burst of tears comes from its seams
Come inside and live with me.
For the full lyrics see under Rock Song Lyrics.
One critic pointed out that – “the backup vocals on ‘Remlaps’s Cave - Part II’ indicate that they did their
share of listening to The Who’s ‘A Quick One, While He’s Away’.“ (Unterberger 2016)
If this is part 2 of the song, "Remlap's Cave," it is not known if part 1 was ever recorded. Note that one of
their song publishing companies is called "Remlap's", but if there is the connection is not known.
The LP cover art shown here is an example of classic psychedelic design.
Ref: The Savage Resurrection, Bio, Wikipedia
The Savage Resurrection, Remlap’s Cave, (2:55), YouTube
The Savage Resurrection, The Savage Resurrection LP & CD, Discogs (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Unterberger, Richie 2016, The Savage Resurrection CD, Review, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
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RK-PY21
East Germany 1976
REISE ZUM MITTELPUNKT DER ERDE
(JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD)
Mus: PUHDYS
Lyr: Wolfgang TILGNER (LY# )
Perf: PUHDYS
Dieter Birr (vocal & guitar)
Dieter Hertrampf (vocal & guitar)
Peter Meyer (keyboards)
Harry Jeske (bass)
Gunther Wosylus (drums)
Prod: Karl Heinz Ocasek
Prod. Co: Amiga
Time: (No. A1) 5:52 & (No. B2) 5:30
A. East German Releases:
1. Original LP: STURMVOGEL
Amiga 8 55 454 (stereo)
12” 33rpm
(Sd 2 – Bd 1)
2. Reissue LP: PUHDYS 3 – STURMVOGEL (1981)
12” 33rpm
(Sd 2 – Bd 1)
3. Reissue LP: FAR FROM HOME (1981)
(Titled – Journey to the Centre of the World)
12” 33rpm
(Sd 1 – Bd 4)
B. West German & German Releases:
1. Reissue LP: PUHDYS 1
Hansa 28 481 OT (stereo)
12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
2. Reissue LP: FAR FROM HOME (1981)
Hansa 203 982-320
12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
3. Reissue CD: FAR FROM HOME (1999)
Amiga 74321 66171 (Tk 4)
Notes: Puhdys, founded in East Germany in 1965, are a veteran German rock band with numerous albums
to their credit starting in 1974 right up to 2012.
This piece has some nice original ideas. It starts out as a psychedelic instrumental where the vocal sneaks
in as if arriving from afar. The stanzas are sung-spoken followed by bursts of the band ensemble. Then the
chorus is sung over strong guitar riffs. At a certain point near the end all goes silent and you think it’s over –
no – they all come back as if from the center of the earth and the lead singer is barely heard calling from
the distant depths.
The lyrics consist of three stanzas and a chorus. They tell of burrowing their way through cold and rock
surrounded by lightening. Then finding –
Smaragde traten aus Gestein
In Höhlen voller blauem Glas.
Emeralds stuck out from the rock
In caves full of blue glass.
The chorus –
Uns trieb die Sehnsucht
The longing drove us
uns trieb nicht Ruhm und Geld
fame and money did not drive us
Uns trieb die Sehnsucht
The longing drove us
zum Mittelpunkt der Welt.
to the center of the world.
Ref: Anon. 2013, Puhdys, Bio, (in English) Wikipedia & (in German) Wikipedia
Puhdys, Band, Geschicte, (Story in German), puhdys
Puhdys, Far from Home LP, Discogs & Discogs
Puhdys, Puhdys 3 – Sturmvogel LP, Discogs
Puhdys, Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde, Lyrics, wikia
Puhdys, Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde (4:05), myvideo.de & Live version 1977 (4:53) YouTube (◄INCOMPLETE
AUDIO SAMPLES)
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RK-PY22
United States 1968
STONED AGE MAN
RK – Blues – Psychedelic – Vocal & Instrumental – Caveman Pic Cover
Comp: Joseph LONGERIA, Mark JAMES, & Glen SPREEN
(LY-RK)
Rts: Press Music (BMI)
Perf: JOSEPH
[aka.Joseph Longeria]
Joseph Long [Longeria] (vocal & guitar)
Glen Spreen (piano)
Mark James (? bass)
(with drums)
Prod: Chips Moman, M. James, & G. Spreen
Prod. Co: American Studio Group
Rec. Co: American Sound Studios; Memphis, TN
Time: 3:29 or 3:26
A. American LP: STONED AGE MAN (PC-CM)
Scepter SRM 574 (mono)
Scepter SPS 574 (stereo)
B. British Bootlg Reissue CD: STONED AGE MAN (2005) (PC-CM)
Radioactive RRCD 134 (Tk 4)
C. French Reissue CD: STONED AGE MAN (1993) (PC-CM)
Eva EVA B35 & Eva EVA 852 128 (Tk 4)
Spec: (No. A) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 4)
Notes: An eminently danceable blues in a psychedelic mode; a stunning classic, absolutely wild.
“The cover drawing of a cave man is completely apt. Joseph sings like he’s about to hit you in the head
with a club. His gruff, gravely voice is completely perfect for songs.” (Rockin-Hood 2009)
Another critic added – “Joseph’s Stoned Age Man was served up like a sizzling hot rattlesnake appetizer
slathered in fuzz-blooz grease in 1969 (sic). Legend has it that the titles of eight of the album’s nine songs
came before they were written on the spot, which speaks volumes for the talents of Joseph (aka. Joseph
Longeria) — who A&R man Steve Tyrell signed to Scepter Records after witnessing the Lone Star State
bluesman gig with B.B. King and T-Bone Burnett. Brandishing his guitar like a Cro-Magnon’s club, Joseph
mixes his fuzzy licks with meat-grinder vocals as he loudly ruminates of fattened snakes, fish heads,
mountains, cavemen and gumbo in the maddest peyote hallucination Alley Oop never had. Long revered
among collectors, this fine slab o’ rock gets its first-ever reissue from the original masters, pressed at RTI
onto 180 grams of cold hard vinyl that’ll rip your turntable from its hinges.” (Irwin 2013)
The second stanza kinda spells it out – Stone Age man, why [solid] he ?
Seems as no other place you'd rather be;
Stone Age man crawled in his cave;
Couldn't be that they would be a slave.
He was a Stone(d) Age man !
He was a Stone(d) Age man !
Yeah, yeah, yeah – Yeeah, a Stone(d) Age man !
The way he sings “Stone(d) Age man” it’s very difficult to hear whether it’s supposed to be “Stone” or
Stoned,” but then that’s surely what was intended.
Verses 5 & 6 of the third stanza say it again – Deep in the cave, you're the Stone(d) Age man.
He went wild like a wild child
For the full lyrics go to Rock Song Lyrics where one or two words may have been transcribed incorrectly.
You wanna find another really fine wailing psychedelic blues, try listening to Joe Cocker & The Grease
Band doing, “With a Little Help from My Friends,” or maybe Alvin Lee of Ten Years After doing, “I’m Going
Home,” at the legendary rock concert of all rock concerts for all time, Woodstock, August 1969.
Concerning the Memphis recording scene – "Having been the prime source of white rock 'n' roll in the midfifties, Memphis was associated primarily with rhythm and blues music throughout the sixties. (Gillett, 1870)
The 2014 Sundazed Music reissue LP is easy to find online, so you’d be advised to get down an’ get it.
Joseph should not be confused with the 1971 group, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat that
had David Daltry on guitar.
This song was used for the "Cavers' Hop" at the 1995 Old Timers' Reunion in Randolph County, West
Virginia.
Ref: Gillett, Charlie 1970, The Sound of the City, Pantheon Books, New York, NY, p. 368
Irwin, Bob 2013, Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, Review, sundazed (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Joseph, Stoned Age Man, (3:19), YouTube (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)
Joseph, Stoned Age Man CD, Amazon (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, Discogs
Rockin-Hood 2009, Joseph, Stoned Age Man LP, rockin-hood.blogspot.fr
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RK-PY23
United Kingdom 1967
YELLOW CAVE WOMAN
Comp: Keith LAW (LY-RK)
Perf: VELVETT
FOGG
Paul Eastment (vocal & guitar)
Frank Wilson (organ)
Mick Pollard (bass)
Graham Mullet (drums)
Prod: Jack Dorsey
Prod. Co: P.R.T. Records Ltd.
Liner Notes: (LP) John Peel, 1969
(UK-CD) Dinnes Cruiskshank
Time: 7:00 (6:57)
1. LP: VELVETT FOGG
Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
2. Reissue on Compilation LP: VELVETT FOGG … PLUS (1989)
See For Miles SEE 259
12" 33RPM (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
3. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG … PLUS (1989)
See For Miles SEE CD 259 (Tk 1)
4. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG
Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
5. Reissue on Compilation CD: VELVETT FOGG (2002)
Castle Music CMRCD 619 (Tk 1)
B. American Reissue CD: VELVETT FOGG
Sanctuary 619 (Tk 1)
C. Canadian LP: VELVETT FOGG (1969)
Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
E. Italian LP: VELVETT FOGG
Akama AK 377 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
F. New Zealand LP: VELVETT FOGG (1969)
Pye NSPL 18272 (Sd 1 – Bd 1)
Notes: Velvett Fogg was based in Birmingham. This is in the solid psychedelic rock mode – “‘Yellow Cave
Woman’ is a basic riff and lyric that keeps on going for several interminable minutes without variation.”
(Unterberger, 2016)
The chorus – She's my Yellow Cave Woman
She's my Yellow Cave Woman
The third stanza tells of a very stoned woman –
She acted so well drugged
She smoked her mind
She's acting like she's been bugged
With a delicate explosion of blown time
One critic wrote – “’Yellow Cave Woman,’ is the highlight of the album, a hypnotic, droning slice of heavy
psych written by Law. To me, it is almost a companion piece to Hotleg’s ‘Neanderthal Man,’ featuring a
similar drumbeat but with lots of organ and lead guitar. A move to the dominant second chord in what might
considered the chorus (it’s that primitive) is especially effective.” (Anon. 2013)
Ref: Anon. 2013, Velvett Fogg LP, Review, popgeekheaven
Unterberger, Richie 2016, Velvett Fogg LP, Review, Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE)
Velvett Fogg, Bio, Wikipedia
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