1970 ? KALEIDOSCOPE ? "BERNICE" UNDERESTIMATED RURAL STTONED & PSYCH BLUES

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                      UNDERESTIMATED THIRD ALBUM
       ADVANCED RELEASE 1970 PROMOTIONAL
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                 USA - EPIC (yellow) BN 26508
  minty....ADVANCED RELEASE 1970 PROMOTIONAL
PRE-RELEASE 1970 FIRST PRINT! ~~~ The third (1970) LP and final one by the'60s era Kaleidoscope crew, even though the band would reform & record in the later '70s...

The American band Kaleidoscope was formed in southern California in 1966 and quickly became a fan favorite in the psychedelic scene due to their unique instrumentation and wild studio techniques.  After three unique and acclaimed albums and a popular live career the band released their final album “Bernice” in 1970 on Epic Records.
The album went right over their fans heads, as they didn’t particularly like the record, citing a lack of creativity in comparison to the earlier albums. Despite the negative fan reaction and it’s reputation as a different music direction, the band actually put in a solid effort, still a very "underground" style, the album thankfully has no commercial appeal. That being said, “Bernice” has some of our favorite Kaleidoscope songs throughout BOTH sides. Perhaps it sounds like a wild psych band doing their take on the heavy edged blues & creative rock with bent-edges amid stoned-out lyrics -- we can’t help but love the album.

For instance, dig the country-fried funk of the first two tracks, “Chocolate Whale” and especially “Another Lover.”…or the odd psychedelic honky-tonk of “Sneaking’ Thru The Ghetto”

Our favorite tracks being the most unique offerings on the album are right in the middle. Track four delivers: “To Know Is Not To Be” transitioning us from the Southern California vibe of the early tracks with a breezy psychedelic treatise on consciousness, moving along in odd time and flavored with unique harmonies that herald back to earlier albums.

Then after a grungy revamp of the flipped-out “Lulu Arfin Nanny” we have the spot-on Zappa impression “Lie & Hide” sporting a slick riff over a laconic rhythm section, with deliberately cartoonish falsetto’s espousing the benefits of hiding your illicit behavior from law enforcement and society at large.  The tongue in cheek commentary on the bold ideas but reclusive nature of hippie culture is strong in this one, and overall the song does manage to capture the band’s sense of humor. The final track, like Beacon From Mars features a nifty l-o-n-g blues-psych jam titled “New Blue Ooze,” a wholly underground rock/blues/psych style that could only be from the late '60s. So  overall the album is fairly balanced and if you’re just getting into Kaleidoscope, start off with one of their first two albums as an introduction.  But if you’re a fan of both late ’60s Summer-Of-Love psych and early ’70s rural outlaw hippie/blues rock then “Bernice”, while not necessarily a legendary album, will satisfy your urges and nowhere even near the maligned rap this album gets due to the band shedding the exotic eastern flares of their legendary works..
Chocolate Whale 2:27
Another Lover 2:45
Sneakin' Thru The Ghetto 3:20
To Know Is Not To Be 2:15
Lulu Arfin Nanny 3:12
Lie And Hide 2:52
Ballad Of Tommy Udo 2:48
Bernice 2:44
Soft And Easy 2:55
New Blue Ooze 9:42 .....

                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: "EX" (excellent) PROMOTIONAL STAMP across back cover ... collection worthy with NO issues to report. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- plays clean all the way through, no issues to report. Both yellow Epic labels are clean

            
          

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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