Comments on: Cold Sun “Dark Shadows”

By: Ypk

Ypk — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:49:51 +0000

I just wanted to thank you for this gem of a site, a wonderful selection of albums, very good reviews and so much albums that just blew me away!!! It’s great to listen and discover such acts as Cold Sun. Keep up the fantastic work!
Greetings from Paris.
yvan

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:08:45 +0000

My brain cells are half fried half melted from this spectral peyote transmission.

This music seemed to be lurking in the cracks waiting for the right time to reveal itself to me as I only recently discovered it. An incredible example of pure and true head music from the 70s.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:45:34 +0000

Q: What’s the difference between an autoharp and a Harley-Davidson? A: You can tune a Harley-Davidson. (The old ones are the best . . .)

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:52:37 +0000

Hi Len,

I don’t own the disc but have heard a majority of the songs. I remember seeing it in many of the NYC (I live close to NYC) music stores. The cover is a bit misleading and gaudy as it looks like yet another Jefferson Airplane wannabe group….but it’s more in the folk-rock tradition…The Acid Archives book had it amongst it’s 50 good LP’s (vinyl) that one can still buy for under $10. I remember Son “We’ve We’ve Kept The Room Just The Way You Left It” being a good track.

I think Hearts & Flowers may also have some autoharp on their two albums – the country/folk-rock group.

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:10:03 +0000

Found your Michaelangelo, J, it’s entitled One Voice Many and dates from 1971. Re-reissued 2009 on Rev-Ola (and hence I don’t think it’s a bootleg). On the basis of your comment and flattering reviews on Amazon and in Fuzz Acid & Flowers – and a deep fascination with the autoharp – have ordered it. If it’s up to scratch, look out for a review.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:07:16 +0000

There was a folk psych album by a group called Michaelangelo – with a female lead singer. I know they reissued this disc but I believe someone played the autoharp on that album. It’s not the same Michael Angelo as the private press LP in 1977 which is a pretty good psych album. But Michaelangelo, the album with the autoharp, is a mixture of originals and instrumentals that’s actually decent.

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:25:32 +0000

Further to my comment above, I just caught an old TV segment of the Lovin’ Spoonful playing “Do You Believe In Magic” from around 1965 or 66, with John Sebastian playing a conspicuously amplified 15-bar autoharp which had a panel with a couple of large controls on it. Thus Sebastian did precede Billy Miller as a rock autoharp user, though I doubt he could work the instrument as comprehensively as Miller did. This also shows that amplified harps were available in the mid 60s, though I’d guess only as one-off custom jobs rather than as production models. Anyone know of any other users of the autoharp in rock?

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:38:39 +0000

Another one I’ve never heard of, but Zerfas sounds very interesting according to reviews on 700 West, The Acid Archives and elsewhere. Appears to be available on more than one CD reissue: suggest avoiding the Radioactive one, which according to a review on Amazon.com is a really poor quality transcription from vinyl. (That label gets a poor rep elsewhere, as we know.) If I can get a copy on another imprint I might put up a review – watch this space.

By: philspector

philspector — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:25:57 +0000

it’s the best pure psychedelic Lp ever !!

No Blues
No Music Hall / Vaudeville
No Beatles
No Beach Boys
No Nothing……. just pure peyote

In 1000 years from now when you will need to know what was psychedelic music in the 20th century you will have to listen to this Lp, nothing else !

PS please one day write something about the greatest psychedelic Beatles-inspired Lp ever…. ZERFAS !!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:52:35 +0000

It’s one of the best psychedelic releases ever!