Sunday, July 12, 2009

The Shades - Ballot Bachs (1968)







Little is known about this monster psychedelic instrumental. It's from a group called The Shades from Webster City, Iowa. It was originally released in 1968 on Princeton Records as the B side to a tune called "When You Said Goodbye". Later that year it was picked up by Chigao-based Cadet Records, known primarily for their jazz and soul releases. The Cadet release flipped the A and B sides. As far as I can tell, this lone 45 is the group's only output. Definitely one of the heavier and energetic psych instrumentals, especially considering this came out at the height of the flower power folk craze. Check it out!

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