Trip Thru Hell [Translucent Gold Vinyl] by The C.A. Quintet.
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Performer Notes: Includes liner notes by Steve Longman.
There's not much to compare this album to, even in the weird musical climate of 1968 -- there are echoes of Country Joe & The Fish and the Doors, perhaps, in the mysterioso organ and morbid imagery. Not that Ken Erwin was in the same league as Jim Morrison, or even Country Joe, as a songwriter. But (with the exception of the brassy good-time cut "Underground Music"), psychedelia was very rarely this dementedly gloomy. Occasional pealing bells and curdling screams (to say nothing of the Boschlike cover art) add to the foggy underworld menace. Reissued without authorization in Europe in the 1980s, the 1995 domestic CD is a first-class job: the 12 bonus cuts gather some rare non-LP singles, alternate takes, and previously unreleased songs, and the liner notes feature extensive interviews with Ken Erwin and engineer Steve Longman. ~ Richie Unterberger

Professional Reviews: Mojo (Publisher) (7/95, p.113) - "...Remastered with early singles...weaves together stunning Garcia-like fuzz guitar, spooky semi-operatic vocals, choirs and the spatial brass constructions of classical prodigy Ken Erwin..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.49) - Ranked #35 in Mojo's "The 50 Most Out There Albums Of All Time" - "A sonic descent into the acid underworld..."

Format: Vinyl (1 Disc)

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 11 March, 2016

Label: Sundazed


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