Psychedelic States: Florida in the '60s, Vol. 3

by Psychedelic States: Florida In

Overview

Gear Fab is at it again on the third volume of their Psychedelic States series, rounding up the last remaining pearls (at least one would imagine) from the oyster that was '60s Florida garage psych and, surprisingly, coming up with yet another pretty solid edition. There is still roughly the same percentage of gold-to-dross as there was on the first two volumes in the series, but volume three is arguably the most listenable collection from beginning to end. The filler is just a little bit more likeable than before, and while there are not many lost masterworks of psychedelia in the order of Neighborhood of Love or Blues Messengers from the previous editions (the Fantastic Group's "Land of Lakes" being one, the Cavemen's unnerving "It's Trash" being perhaps the only other competitor), there is at least half an album's worth of consistently fine garage and pop/rock nuggets. The quality might have to do with the number of holdovers from the original two CDs. For instance, Bernie Leadon and Don Feldner's the Maundy Quintet are back, as is Cosmic Camel (on the deliciously gothic "The King's Winetaster"), the Twelfth Night, the Fewdle Lords, and several others. In addition the great Orlando-based We the People makes their first appearance here (although "My Brother the Man" is a shade repetitive compared to the band's strongest sides), as do the notable Painted Faces. Aside from those conspicuous examples, of course, there is not a lot of what you could label as originality in the music and some of the tunes are frankly rather nondescript, yet such shortcomings are routinely filled with a sloppy aggression and enthusiasm that brings the era back in all its kaleidoscopic glory. As before, the CD is strictly recommended to garage rock devotees, but that considerable group will find a wealth of previously unreleased treasures here that is reason enough for the digging. ~ Stanton Swihart

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2001
Label:	Gear Fab
UPC:	0645270017527
Rank:	86708

Tracks

1. It's Trash  - Andy Johnson  - Tony Rey
2. Don't Be Late
3. I'm Not Alone  - Bernie Leadon  -  Maundy Quintet
4. The King's Winetaster
5. She Lied (I Know Why)
6. Girl, Stand by Me  -  Dark Horsemen  - Mark Lane
7. My Brother, the Man  - Wayne Proctor  -  We the People
8. One More Time  -  Clefs of Lavender Hill  - Travis Fairchild
9. Times Have Changed  -  Doctor T.
10. Miss Dove
11. 2/3 Baby  - Gene McCormick
12. In the Night  -  Rare Breed
13. Baby  - Robin Thompson
14. Paper Man  - Ron Elliott  -  Noah's Arkweld  - Buddy Richardson
15. She's a Tiger  -  Invaders
16. Back Up  -  Burlington Squires
17. Our Love  -  Dalton Gang
18. Please Ask Her  - Jim LeFevre  -  Novas
19. High Flyer  -  Minority Militia
20. You Can't Make Me  - Danny Murphy
21. I Lost You in My Mind  -  Painted Faces
22. Land of Lakes  - Kenny Cohen
23. I Don't Believe You  - Don Hall  -  Twelfth Night
24. How Many Times  - John DeLise
25. Plastic Faces  -  Unknown Blues Band
26. Sights  -  Shades
27. I Know  -  Fewdle Lords  -  Unknown Blues Band
28. Half Your Life
29. 1, 000 Miles (Cheating on Me)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

We the People   Primary Artist
Twelfth Night   Primary Artist
Shades   Primary Artist
The Dark Horsemen   Primary Artist
The Clefs of Lavender Hill   Primary Artist
The Painted Faces   Primary Artist
Noah's Arkweld   Primary Artist
The Novas   Primary Artist
Dr. T   Primary Artist
The Fewdle Lords   Primary Artist
Dalton Gang   Primary Artist
Invaders   Primary Artist
The Burlington Squires   Primary Artist
Rare Breed   Primary Artist
The Maundy Quintet   Primary Artist
Minority Militia   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

John DeLise   Composer
We the People   Performer
Rare Breed   Performer
Twelfth Night   Performer
The Burlington Squires   Performer
The Painted Faces   Performer
Invaders   Performer
Shades   Performer
Dalton Gang   Performer
Bernie Leadon   Composer
Mark Lane   Composer
The Fewdle Lords   Performer
The Clefs of Lavender Hill   Performer
Gene McCormick   Composer
Unknown Blues Band   Composer
Travis Fairchild   Composer
Dr. T   Performer
Ron Elliott   Composer
Roger Maglio   Liner Notes
Wayne Proctor   Composer
Danny Murphy   Composer
Andy Johnson   Composer
Noah's Arkweld   Performer
The Maundy Quintet   Performer,Composer
Tony Rey   Composer
Don Hall   Composer
Jim LeFevre   Composer
Buddy Richardson   Composer
The Dark Horsemen   Performer
Minority Militia   Performer
The Novas   Performer
Robin Thompson   Composer
The Undertakers   Performer
Kenny Cohen   Composer