Orphan Egg album originally released on gnp subsidiary carole in 1968 - formed in 1967 in San Jose Orphan Egg was one of the lengthy list of bay area groups inspired by the psych movement spreading its tentacles from the sounds spiritual home in San Francisco. The album which also boasts some strong uk beat psych influences features lashings of incredible heavy fuzz guitar psych on a number of tracks. Aside from a handful of covers the self-penned tunes really are the stand-outs here with the feisty fuzz guitar bass drums a little recorder & a smattering of harpsichord combining along with beautiful trippy vocals to produce an ethereal floating psych sound.
1. Falling - 3:40
2. That's The Way Love Is - 2:30
3. Mourning Electra - 2:16
4. Bird Dog (Boudleaux Bryant) - 2:45
5. It's Wrong - 2:30
6. Ain't That Lovin You Baby - 2:55
7. Look At Me - 2:50
8. Deep In The Heart Of Nebraska - 2:15
9. Don't Go To Him (Dratleaf, Guy Hemric, Mirby, Jerry Styner) - 2:05
10.Circumstance - 2:50
11.Unusual State Of Mind - 1:40
12.Rock Me Baby (Joe Josea) - 5:50
All songs by Dratleaf, Orphan Egg, Mirby except where noted.
The Orphan Egg
*Jim Bate - Vocals
*George Brix - Drums
*Pat Gallagher - Guitar, Vocals
*Dave Monley - Guitar, Harpsichord
*Barry Smith - Bass
Related Release
1969 Various Artists - The Cycle Savages / O.S.T. (2012 edition)
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Again a very good album. Thanks a lot, Marios!
ReplyDeleteThis is an album that is full of sublime melodies and top notch music making.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this Marios.
Anyone who enjoys the sounds on the first Monkees album may well like this.
This type of influence can be heard in one of the great bands today, a band by the name of Miles Kane.
Michael
Friday 23rd January 2015 11.57pm GMT
Started their first fan club and got a radio station to play one of their songs
ReplyDeleteGreat guys incredible minds for music.
The Epic! Jim Bate signed my album, with love and squalor.
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