{"product_id":"brown-acid-the-tenth-trip","title":"Brown Acid - The Tenth Trip","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-tabs wc-tabs-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-description\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"tab-description\" class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eBrown Acid: The Tenth Trip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eHere we are, arriving at the tenth edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eBrown Acid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein just half as many years! As always, we packed in the highest highs of the dankest hard rock, heavy psych, and proto-metal tracks previously lost to the sands of time. As usual, all of these tracks were painstakingly licensed legitimately and the artists were paid. It’s hard to believe we’re already up to 10 volumes of this lysergic neanderthal wail, but the long-lost jams just keep-a-coming like Texas crude to fuel your rock’n’roll engine and melt your metal mind.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eTrip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekicks off with the Hammer of the Gods howl of “Plastic Thunder” by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eBitter Creek\u003c\/b\u003e. The Atlanta, GA quintet’s lone single from 1970 on Mark IV Records is rated #6 of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eTop 50 Heaviest Songs Before Black Sabbath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby GuitarWorld Magazine. You can hear why in the ominous riff and larynx-ravaging chorus that merges the deepest of Deep Purple sludge with The Who’s rollicking psychedelia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eNot much is known about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eThe Brood\u003c\/b\u003e’s 1969 bluesy paean to dirtbag weed consumption “The Roach” on the It’s A Lemon imprint, except that it’s a big, growling rocker with a crazed in-the-round blowout of wailing guitar solos, screeching organ blasts, wildly overlapping vocals and drum rolls for days.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eNova Scotia, Canada sextet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eBrothers and One\u003c\/b\u003e’s double-entendre laden single “Hard On Me” certainly pushes the boundaries of what would be acceptable at the time (especially amongst their ever-polite Canadian brethren.) Their lone full length was released in 1970 on short-lived Audat label, the group featuring two sets of brothers (hence the name) recorded the album while all members were between age 13-18-years-old. This glam-influenced single was privately released on the band’s own label nearly 4 years later.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eLouisville, KY quartet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eConception\u003c\/b\u003e’s excellent revision of Blue Cheer’s “Babylon” (1969, Perfection Records) adds heavy phaser effect on the guitar and a more driving rhythm to make the song entirely their own. Lead guitar and high harmony vocals by Charlie Day (not to be confused with the Sunny Philadelphian actor) are assertive and commanding as he implores listeners onward to hallucinagenic nirvana.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eNot exactly a typically psychedelic band name for the era, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eFirst State Bank\u003c\/b\u003e’s “Mr. Sun” (1970, Music Mill) pays hearty dividends of boogie bustle. The Central Texas band led by guitarist\/vocalist Randy Nunnally released only 3 singles in its career from 1970-1976. For those keeping score at home, their song “Before You Leave” was featured on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe Third Trip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eback in 2016. “Mr. Sun” is the heavy B-Side to “Coming Home To You.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eClearly inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Tucson quartet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eFrozen Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etopped the local charts in 1969 with this barnstorming rocker “Electric Soul” (Capt. Zoomer Records.) The song is replete with guitarist\/vocalist (with big Hendrix hair) Ron Ryan’s spoken interlude, “Well have you been electrically stoned? You know, living in the danger zone?” We say yes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eRalph Williams and the Wright Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etook flight with “Never Again” on Hour Glass Records in 1972, and apparently never landed after this 45 with “Dark Street” on the A-side. The serpentine riff and sexually-charged backing vocal grunts drive this archetypical tale of a young man’s chemical odyssey… or, should we say, trip?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eSounds Synonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epretty much epitomized heavy fuzz from Michigan with their 1969 single “Tension” on the Wall Productions label. The Hendrix “Fire” meets Arthur Brown’s “Fire” track lunges and lurches with glee throughout its 3-minutes and change of unbridled crunch.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eTabernash\u003c\/b\u003e’s “Head Collect” (1972) is the suburban Denver quartet’s only release following the name change from The Contents Are and a move from Davenport, IA. This more stately psych-rock chune features Byrds-like harmonies, twangy reverse-looped guitar soloing and Keith Moon-esque drumming that should’ve made it a chart-topper, but we all know there’s no justice in rock’n’roll.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe Tenth Trip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecloses, appropriately, with the “War Pigs” reminiscent fuzz of New Orleans quartet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eThe Rubber Memory\u003c\/b\u003e’s 1970 tune “All Together.” The band self-released only 110 copies of their lone album, making it an incredibly sought-after rarity for decades. Alongside a limited edition reissue in 2000, the group reformed for a one-off show before quickly bouncing back into our collective cosmic consciousness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSounds Synonymous “Tensions”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFlint, Michigan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRalph Williams and the Wright Brothers “Never Again”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYreka, CA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eConception “Babylon”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLouisville, Kentucky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBitter Creek “Plastic Thunder”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAtlanta, Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRubber Memory “All Together”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNew Orleans, Louisiana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst State Bank “Mr. Sun”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDallas, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBrothers and One “Hard On Me”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNew Waterford, Ca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003epe Breton, Nova Scotia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrozen Sun “Electric Soul”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTuscon, Arizona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBrood “The Roach”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBirmingham, Alabama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTabernash “Head Collect”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIowa City, Iowa \/ Westminster, Colorado1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58229823668607,"sku":"0603111741413","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0525\/5551\/files\/a0987491750_10.jpg?v=1787215821","url":"https:\/\/thevinyltable.com\/products\/brown-acid-the-tenth-trip","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}