{"product_id":"brown-acid-the-tenth-trip","title":"Brown Acid - The Tenth Trip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tenth edition of the popular compilation series featuring long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles. \u003cbr\u003eThe Brown Acid series is curated by L.A. label Riding Easy Records and retailer \/ label Permanent Records. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Trip kicks off with the Hammer of the Gods howl of \u003ci\u003ePlastic Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e by Bitter Creek. The Atlanta, GA quintet's lone single from 1970 on Mark IV Records is rated #6 of the Top 50 Heaviest Songs Before Black Sabbath by 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot much is known about The Brood's 1969 bluesy paean to dirtbag weed consumption \u003ci\u003eThe Roach\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNova Scotia, Canada sextet Brothers and One's double-entendre laden single \u003ci\u003eHard On Me\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouisville, KY quartet Conception's excellent revision of Blue Cheer's \u003ci\u003eBabylon \u003c\/i\u003e(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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot exactly a typically psychedelic band name for the era, but First State Bank's \u003ci\u003eMr. Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Tucson quartet Frozen Sun topped the local charts in 1969 with this barnstorming rocker \u003ci\u003eElectric Soul \u003c\/i\u003e(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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalph Williams and the Wright Brothers took flight with \u003ci\u003eNever Again\u003c\/i\u003e on Hour Glass Records in 1972, and apparently never landed after this 45 with \u003ci\u003eDark Street\u003c\/i\u003e 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSounds Synonymous pretty much epitomized heavy fuzz from Michigan with their 1969 single\u003ci\u003e Tensions\u003c\/i\u003e on the Wall Productions label. The Hendrix\u003ci\u003e Fire\u003c\/i\u003e meets Arthur Brown's \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e track lunges and lurches with glee throughout its 3-minutes and change of unbridled crunch. Tabernash's \u003ci\u003eHead Collect\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tenth Trip closes, appropriately, with the \u003ci\u003eWar Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e reminiscent fuzz of New Orleans quartet The Rubber Memory's 1970 tune \u003ci\u003eAll Together.\u003c\/i\u003e 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Riding Easy Records","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50482588320075,"sku":"1089456","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50482588877131,"sku":"1089455","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/96e22ad9-ef52-4870-b821-19f1b5f2e64c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727554115","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/brown-acid-the-tenth-trip","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}