TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Electric Band" - The Glass Family (1969 - Rei 2015)

"Electric Band" - The Glass Family (1969 - Rei 2015)    

The Glass Family was a trio from the West Coast area that opened for almost everybody but was never the bride.  They have an occasional Doors-like vibe going on, thanks to some tasty keyboard sprinklings here and there, mixed with some of that cool Country Joe hippie west-coast swag.  But that description is only my lame attempt to guide you in the general direction.  Each song surprises with its arrangement choice and tends to avoid many of the songwriting tropes of the 60s.  The square has groovy moments of a floatadelic spirit, but not without its moments of fuzz bite and sting as well.  Some might not catch the magic, but dude, the magic is all over the place.  It's clear from the hippie house on the album cover that all friends are welcome...but don't cause any shit that you're not prepared to clean up as the fella holding the plunger implies.  

I picked this up a couple months ago at The Record Ship.  And the square was not even in the New Arrivals.  How cool was that?  Just mixed in with the other LPs in the alphabet bins.  (A reminder to take some time to flip, you just never know.)  The Glass Family's debut..."Electric Band"...is a fantastic psych album.  Original copies will pull the high dollar if you can find one.  But this 2015 Maplewood Records reissue is a fine way to go.  

"Electric Band" - The Glass Family (back)

Favorites include...
"House Of Glass"
"Once Again"
"The Means"
"Agorn (Elements Of Complex Variables)"

Some reissues are getting a little bit out of hand price-wise, but for $25, this double LP in a gatefold sleeve hits the sweet spot.  The first LP is a reissue of the original album.  The second LP is archival recordings of never released tracks.  In fact, the second LP was supposed to be the band's first album...but their record company turned it down.  Inside the gatefold are photographs, an interview, and plenty of band information. 

"Electric Band" - The Glass Family
(inside gatefold)

Maplewood Records label
(vinyl one / vinyl two)

Cat #  
MWR0001
SIDE 1  DEADWAX
TGS - A  MWR0001 A  S 94790  RE-1  37658.1
SIDE 2  DEADWAX
TGS - B  MWR0001 B  S 94791  RE-1  37658.2
SIDE 3  DEADWAX
TGS - C  MWR0001 C  S 94792  RE-1  37658.3
SIDE 4  DEADWAX
   TGS - D  MWR0001 D  S 94793  RE-1  37658.4   


"House Of Glass" - The Glass Family / "Electric Band" (1969) 

TRACKS:
A1  "House Of Glass" 3:12
A2  "Born In The U.S.A." 2:32
A3  "Once Again" 2:40
A4  "Sometimes You Wander (Henry's Tune)" 3:01
A5  "The Means" 4:11
A6  "Do You Remember?" 3:22
B1  "I Want To See My Baby" 3:46
B2  "Lady Blue" 2:48
B3  "Passage #17" 2:32
B4  "Mr. Happy Glee" 2:37
B5  "Guess I'll Let You Go" 2:48
B6  "Agorn (Elements Of Complex Variables)" 4:12
C1  "Where'd You Get That Smile?" 3:19
C2  "School Book Blues" 2:51
C3  "Funny Feeling" 3:34
C4  "Baby's Gone" 3:11
C5  "Traveling" 5:06
D1  "Two x Two" 4:01
D2  "The Day That The Earth Stood Stoned" 4:05
D3  "Nightwrap For Dee" 3:55
D4  "Highway 1" 2:58
D5  "House Of Glass" (Alt Vers) 3:05

PERSONNEL:
Ralph Parrett - vocals, guitar
David Capilouto - keyboards, bass
Gary Green - drums, percussion

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