VA - California Acid Folk [1981]

ACID FOLK

VA - California Acid Folk [1981]

California Acid Folk (Penguin Records, 1981) isn’t just a bootleg, it’s a portal. It opens with a 1967 Byrds radio session that’s all shimmer and shadow, then slides into Country Weather’s smoky demos. Kaleidoscope’s live set from Berkeley twists acid folk into Middle Eastern spirals, and pulls you deeper with Lowell George, Gram Parsons, and more offbeat companions.

Despite its scrappy origins, it’s stitched together with curatorial care. You don’t just hear songs, you feel the undercurrent of California’s psychedelic folk roots bending into garage, country-rock, and the avant-garde. It’s a sonic flea market full of ghosts. (B)

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Track list

01 Byrds - Hey Joe, My Back Pages, Mr. Tambourine Man, He Was A Friend of Mine, So You Want to Be A Rock & Roll Star, Roll Over Beethoven 17:52

02 Country Weather - Time is Leaving Me Behind 3:26

03 Country Weather - New York City Blues 4:10

04 Country Weather - Carry A Spare 4:32

05 Country Weather - Fly to New York 6:06

06 Kaleidoscope - Oh Death 5:43

07 Kaleidoscope - Taxim 7:36

08 Kaleidoscope - Egyptian Gardens 4:45

09 Factory - No Place I'd Rather Be 2:31

10 Factory - Smile, Let Your Life Begin 2:26

11 Mystery Trend - Johnny Was A Good Boy 2:39

12 Dino Valenti - Birdses 2:36

13 International Submarine Band - Sum Up Broke 2:16

14 Misfits - The Uncle Willie 2:15

15 Vibra-Sonics - Thunder Storm 2:55

16 American Four - Lucy Baines 2:35

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