P.F. Sloan - Twelve More Times (1966)

Hey guys, after a nearly 2 month hiatus, I'm finally back, and I sprained my ankle so I got a week off work, which means I should be able to get quite a few more albums up here to make up for the 2 month break.

I've uploaded a couple P.F. Sloan 45's here before, but in case you don't know, P.F. Sloan is most known for writing hits such as "Eve Of Destruction" for Barry McGuire, "Let Me Be" for The Turtles (which is on this album), "Secret Agent Man", and quite a few others. Jimmy Webb wrote a song called "P.F. Sloan", which became a minor hit for The Association. And, Brian Wilson's controversial therapist, Eugene Landy, had claimed to be P.F. Sloan in interviews. He also helped arrange "Vibrations In C" with Calgary folk-pop maestro Barnaby Bennett, for release on The Tetraktys' classic Die Brucke. There's also rumors that around the same time he was working with folk-pop maestro Barnaby Bennett, he was attending private song-writing sessions with the much fabled Friar Chris. It's all pieces of the puzzle.

This is P.F. Sloan's second solo album. Originally released in 1966, it has more of a full LA folk-pop sound than his previous work. In my opinion, this album is P.F. Sloan's best solo album, and has his best songs. "The Man Behind The Red Balloon" is one of my all-time favorites, and the version of "Here's Where You Belong" is much better than the version on The Grassroots - Feelings. "Halloween Mary" is a real heavy-hitter, and it can also be found on the fairly-recent Where The Action Is: LA Nuggets collection. Though you could complain that this album is almost a little too Bob Dylan influenced, the songs are still all great in their own merits, and I highly recommend it to fans of 1960's LA, folk-pop, and of course, Bob Dylan.

Certified For Trippers.

Tracklist:
1. From A Distance
2. The Man Behind The Red Balloon
3. Let Me Be
4. Here's Where You Belong
5. This Precious Time
6. Halloween Mary
7. I Found A Girl
8. On Top Of A Fence
9. Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good)
10. Upon A Painted Ocean
11. When The Wind Changes
12. Patterns Seg. 4

Download: megaupload

The Tetraktys Reimagines The Carter Family (2011)

Barnaby Bennett covers Carter Family songs.

The Tetraktys - Die Brucke (2008)

Original trip album from Calgary's psychedelic wizard. Here's what Jarome Iginla has to say about it:

"It was a great period of cross pollination, of advancement, really, where the Trippers definitely heard Die Brucke loud and clear. Here’s Die Brucke to deal with. Friar Chris also told me that the Trippers specifically went in to make an album better than Die Brucke. That album turned out to be Sgt. Tripper, which Friar Chris said may or may not have been better. He wasn’t sure that it was better. He did however know that the age of the true trippers, which many had thought died in 1969, was still very much alive.

After years of spiritual trip transfers, two trip wizards were together in the physical state at last.

One thing he absolutely knew for sure was that Vibrations in C on Die Brucke, which wouldn't be what we know it to be today without the arrangement/recording advice from trip pioneer with the red balloon P.F. Sloan (best known for Secret Agent Man, Eve of Destruction, and his work with The Grassroots), was the first song to lead the trip in the direction that any future (and current) pop-artist owes a tremendous debt to. The song was recorded over a period of 3 years, with a reported 250 recording sessions, which included 88 different musicians, and an estimated total cost of $60000 to produce. Barnaby Bennett, describes the song as his "psychedelic gospel for Jehova 1". This song really will take you on a journey to the express way of your mind!"

Free download: http://thetetraktys.bandcamp.com/album/die-br-cke-in-which-the-yo-yo-string-is-revealed-as-a-state-of-mind

The Tetraktys - Lime (2010)

Newest album from local tripper Barnaby Bennett's The Teraktys. When I listen to this I feel like I'm on a magic carpet ride through kaleidescopic mushroom pillows, and when the smoke clears, the story continues to carry me through corridors and pathways paved with marmalade daisies which lead me to the doors of perception where I'm inter-spiritually connected with Robert Anton Wilson and Tandyn Almer and we skip through platypus fields to the whimsical gates. On the other side of the gates I'm left with a trembling desire to pursue the afterglow of the ever present love machine. This receives a Certified Tripper Seal of Approval.

Free download: http://thetetraktys.bandcamp.com/