CLEAN & SCARCE 1968 ORIG LINN COUNTY FEVER SHOT SF SOUND BLUES PSYCH DEAD

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   SCARCE ORIGINAL 1969 FIRST PRESS                     

           OBSCURE ACID BALLROOM "HEADS" ROCK

                              LINN COUNTY 

                           FEVER SHOT

                           USA - (red) Mercury SR 61218 

Very scarce 1968 first print ... a ballroom psychedelic blues band of notable obscurity, LINN COUNTY had a formidable tight sound and could certainly deliver the goods:::

Linn County formed around 1967 in Linn County, Iowa, USA to the Linn County Blues Band. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records, moved to San Francisco, California, and changed its name to Linn County.

In the 1960s, several regional music scenes developed in cities across the United States and caught the ear of a national audience. The music revolution that took place in San Francisco was for real. The times they were a-changin. The 60s counterculture revolution that was taking place in the Bay Area made it ripe ground for a musical phenomenon to develop.

The birth of the hippie scene, the advent of underground FM radio which gave non-Top 40 music a chance to be heard, and several venues (Fillmore, Avalon, Matrix etc.) willing to book up-and-coming local talent, all made the Bay Area a fertile place for "head" bands to grow and develop. The Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish, Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin and The Jefferson Airplane are a few of the best-known bands that emerged from this creative environment.

Although they never enjoyed the same national fame, Linn County was one of the most musically sound, in-demand and highly admired outfits in the Bay area, especially by other Bay area musicians. To trace the roots of Linn County's genealogy, one must venture back to their early days to the home state of Iowa when they were known as the Prophets.

An unusual late-'60s band that combined varied rock styles along with their psychy blues roots - their more interesting material utilizing jazz-colored arrangements and somewhat spacy songwriting. There were few parallels for this kind of thing at the time, other than perhaps the only slightly less obscure Insect Trust.

Their second LP "FEVER SHOT" is above average psychedelic blues rock. Most cuts are fairly hard and with a progressive jazzy edge in spots (that works) giving a good variation. Surprisingly a consistant Lp, and based on this merit, Merury Records gave them the go ahead for further albums that followed in 1969 and 1970. The band broke up after Clark Pierson left with Janis Joplin -- which proved that Janis was watching and digging Linn County.

Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970.

Stephen Miller - organ, vocals
Larry Easter - reeds. flute
Dino Long - bass
Ray 'Snake' McAndrew - drums
Fred Walk - guitar, sitar

Girl Can't Help it
Elevator Woman
Too Far Gone
Suspended
Fever Shot
Lonley Avenue
Ground Hog Blues

CONDITION: The cover: Very stiff, sharp and square, it's rated near "EX" (excellent) with only a minor touch of contact rub that should not be a problem for 99% of collectors. Has a tiny bb delete drill at bottom right,  still has fresh original colors, no bends, no writing and no split seams ... collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated M- TOP COPY  expect play grade to be with very enjoyable audio,NO distracting surface problems ... both Mercury labels are clean

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record