1967 KALEIDOSCOPE "SIDE TRIPS" EXOTIC HOLLYWOOD EASTERN PSYCH ROCK

$

100

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• 1967 ORIGINAL = PSYCH/GARAGE/EXOTICA
  
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• Side Trips
  
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•  KALEIDOSCOPE 
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• USA - (yellow) EPIC RECORDS - BN-29304 (stereo)
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• ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1967 MINT RELIC LP, BLUE LINER PRINT ON BACK COVER -
  
• NOT FOUND ANY BETTER
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• MINTY CLEAN
• Original with BLUE back cover printing = 1967 first pressing by the incredible exotic psychedelic tinged garage sounds of KALEIDOSCOPE with their Eastern oriented messages and instrumentalists in full EXOTIC swirl
• KALEIDOSCOPE (from Hollywood California, not to be confused with the band of the same name from England) is an oddity in the history of psychedelic rock: pulling in ideas from everywhere imaginable, they fused trippy psychedelia, sunny pop, snaky Middle Eastern melodies, heavy rock, and more into a concoction they played with humor, conviction and an unerring technical aplomb that belied a seriousness and dedication behind the cartwheeling exterior.
  
  Led by vocalist Sol Feldthouse, whose piercing but versatile voice always seemed to have a wry smile to it, the original Kaleidoscope's first album, Side Trips, contained not only some of the best, most unique psychedelia ever offered from that year by raising the level on nearly everyone even better, by playing very non-rock styles of music and making the whole thing not just delicious, but entertaining and even instructional.
  
  The band's instrumentalists were eager to get their hands on anything that had such an interesting sound as displayed here, and for every every guitar lick and drum beat on Side Trips you'll find a warbling oud or a gypsy fiddle. The band was certainly a product of its time, evidenced by the stunning and convincing psychedelic sounds of songs such as "If The Night" and "Keep Your Mind Open", but also had no interest in being constrained by the trappings of old antiquated music producers. Most of the songs on this album are unique — meaning, they don't even sound like each other. They do, however, all sound like they come from the same band, and the zigzagging bending musical styles are never 'showy' or distracting. There is a uniformity to the album, and even when the band began (as many bands of the era) to slowly evolve, from spaced-out psychedelia into something else, the Kaleidoscope kept most of the sensibilities displayed on this album - their first. Later albums such as "A Beacon From Mars" and "Incredible!" kept the bar very high, and the band's obvious enjoyment of their own music kept them from burning out or getting bored.
  
  Major chart success, however, was never in the cards for the band, typically soared over (almost) evryone's heads. For even when the group's music happened to overlap from the cute pop-sensibilities of the record-buying public, they didn't seem to really care and certainly never capitalized on it. Which helps make Side Trips a true lost timeless gem; even when most people who would love it or those to have never heard of it, are lucky in having chance in still available as a collectible.
  
  The album is a manic pace of changes and features a huge range of musical styles, rank it as one of the top-ten classics of the  psychedelic era. (The band would keep things very efficient and quick on their first album; then, they would finally stretch out for lengthy psychedelic extravaganza on 1968's "A Beacon From Mars") 
• Nobody else sounded like this, and most bands never had any songs quite this adventurous and well-played. Get ready — if you hear this once, you're likely going to dismiss it in error, or want to hear it another 100 times over.
  
•  "Egyptian Gardens"
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      "If the Night"
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      "Hesitation Blues"
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      "Please"
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      "Pulsating Dream"
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      "Keep Your Mind Open"
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      "Oh Death"
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      "Come on In"
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      "Why Try"
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      "Minnie the Moocher"

1.       CONDITION:
2. The cover: rated: M(-)about as nice as one could hope for, flat, square with 4 sharp corners. Having no faded areas, nor no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

1. The vinyl: Rated: M- smooth clean and glossy shine over both sides complete, playing as first purchased in 1967. Both yellow Epic labels are clean