Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds - Heavenly Earth Live at the Orpheum (1977) BLUE vinyl with both inserts EXC

Sunbow Records 001 (1977)  private pressing
 1,000 copies, all pressed on color vinyl

Recorded live at The Orpheum Theatre in Hollywood, Sept 9. 1977

Record in EXC condition
Cover in VG to VG + condition

Sound is only VG+

Sky (Sunlight) Saxon: lead vocals and tambourine
Rainbow Neal: rhythm and lead guitar
Brian Eye-Zen: electric piano
Ed: Drums


You can hear 2 songs from this LP on youtube with this title

Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon - Nobody Spoil My Fun & Wake Up live 1977

Side 1
Sunlight’s Introduction
Spirit of America
God Rap
Can’t Seem to Make You Mine
Paradise Power
Pushin’ Too Fast

Side 2
Nobody Spoil My Fun
Wake Up
Star Jewels



review by (Patrick the Lama)  Lundborg
18 page article/review on Sky's recordings from the 70's found online at the Lama Workshop

The LP, titled "Heavenly Earth" and released on the band's own Sunbow label (#001), reeks of underground hippie DIY vibes far from the Lord Tim-fuelled hipness of the 1960s Seeds. Front and back cover look very much like those local private press 1970s LPs popular among hardcore psych fans and that's pretty much what it sounds like too, from the lo-fi nature of the recording to the amusing stage raps from the lead singer; the only difference being that this guy is the once world-famous Sky Saxon. The music varies in quality but should appeal to any fan of 1970s cosmic garage-psych; if the album had been made by a bunch of unknown guys it probably would have been a lot more coveted than it is today -- a nice little paradox that makes you wonder about the retro psych music scene. In any event, there are three Seeds covers including a very good take on "Nobody Spoil My Fun"; "Pushin Too Hard" is renamed "Pushin' too fast" by Sky, who also changes the lyrics to deal with environmental concerns.

The rest is made up of recent Sky-Rainbow originals, all of which are quite enjoyable, the closing "Star Jewels" being a druggy epic in which Sky rattles off the names of various precious stones with great drama. The band provides solid backing from Rainbow's rhythm and Ed's drums, while Brian Eye-Zen's keyboard fills up the space from the lack of bass, as well as providing nice Daryl Hooper runs on the Seeds numbers. My main objection is the lack of guitar leads, and it seems Rainbow Neal wasn't comfortable as a solo player, while his rhythm playing is always excellent. Apart from the music there is an amusing exchange between Sky and a heckler in the audience who misses the "old" Seeds and demands that Sky cuts off his beard, an argument that Sky elegantly deflates in his "God Rap". The LP used to be around in the 1980s but is seldom seen nowadays.

review from record-fiend

Back when I bought this LP almost exactly 20 years after its creation, the snarky description sticker at the record store read: "Sky Saxon has completely lost it at this point, (his mind that is). This is not a good record by any stretch of the imagination, but it certainly is entertaining!!" Well, I will counter this notion just as harshly, and go to bat for this record--it kinda kicks ass. First let's start w/the cover art, as it is a testament to low budget, b&w psychedelic minimalism--a la the Ya Ho Wha 13 private presses, which of course Sky was a member (though known to the Source Family as "Arlick"). This also isn't the Rainbow of the Ya Ho Wha clan, though he could certainly pass as a Yod devotee. I think this is the only record on their obvious co-label Sunbow Records. I should first state this is a live recording of a concert held Sept 9, 1977 at the Orpheum Theatre in Hollywood, and it's an excellent time capsule of what must have been post-psychedelic comedown LA. The album also can't really suffer from any over or under-production hijinks, though the guitar and drums get lost in the muck at certain times, and Saxon's vocals are a bit blown out (fine by me).

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