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Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a new 5CD remastered clamshell box set by the legendary American band SPIRIT.
Formed in Los Angeles in 1967 from the remnants of The Red Roosters, SPIRIT was one of the great bands to emerge on the US West Coast in the Psychedelic era. Featuring the talents of 16 year old guitarist Randy California (who had played guitar with Jimi Hendrix in New York the previous year), his step-father drummer Ed Cassidy along with Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), John Locke (keyboards) and Mark Andes (bass), Spirit signed to producer Lou Adler’s newly established Ode Records label in late 1967. Their self-titled debut album appeared some months later and demonstrated the breadth and diversity of the band covering psychedelic, rock and jazz influences.
Newly re-mastered, this anthology features all of Spirit’s recordings for the Ode and Epic labels between 1968 and 1972 and notably includes the entire mono mix of the band’s self-titled debut album (appearing on CD for the first time), the complete soundtrack to the film The Model Shop, along with original 1968 stereo mix of The Family That Plays Together, associated out-takes, singles and alternate mixes undertaken in 1991 for the Time Circle compilation. It Shall Be also includes an illustrated booklet + essay and features archive interviews with Randy California and Ed Cassidy.
Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Fresh Garbage
2 Uncle Jack
3 Mechanical World
4 Taurus
5 Girl in Your Eye
6 Straight Arrow
7 Topanga Windows
8 Gramophone Man
9 Water Woman
10 The Great Canyon Fire in General
11 Elijah
12 I Got a Line on You (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
13 It Shall Be (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
14 Poor Richard (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
15 Silky Sam (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
16 The Drunkard (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
17 Darlin' If (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
18 All the Same (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
19 Jewish (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
20 Dream Within a Dream (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
21 She Smiled (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
22 Aren't You Glad (Original 1968 Stereo Mix)
Disc: 2
1 The Moving Van
2 Mellow Fellow
3 Now Or Anywhere
4 Fog
5 Green Gorilla
6 Model Shop I
7 Model Shop II (Clear)
8 The Rehearsal Theme
9 Song for Lola
10 Eventide
11 Coral
12 Aren't You Glad (Demo)
13 Dark Eyed Woman
14 Apple Orchard
15 So Little Time to Fly
16 Ground Hog
17 Cold Wind
18 Policeman's Ball
19 Ice
20 Give a Life, Take a Life
21 I'm Truckin'
22 Clear
23 Caught
24 New Dope in Town
Disc: 3
1 Prelude - Nothing to Hide
2 Nature's Way
3 Animal Zoo
4 Love Has Found a Way
5 Why Can't I Be Free?
6 Mr Skin
7 Space Child
8 When I Touch You
9 Street Worm
10 Life Has Just Begun
11 Morning Will Come
12 Soldier
13 Rougher Road
14 Chelsea Girls
15 Cadillac Cowboys
16 Puesta Del Scam
17 Ripe and Ready
18 Darkness
19 Earth Shaker
20 Mellow Morning
21 Right on Time
22 Trancas Fog-Out
23 Witch
Disc: 4
1 Fresh Garbage (Mono Mix)
2 Uncle Jack (Mono Mix)
3 Mechanical World (Mono Mix)
4 Taurus (Mono Mix)
5 Girl in Your Eye (Mono Mix)
6 Straight Arrow (Mono Mix)
7 Topanga Windows (Mono Mix)
8 Gramophone Man (Mono Mix)
9 Water Woman (Mono Mix)
10 The Great Canyon Fire in General (Mono Mix)
11 Elijah (Mono Mix)
12 Veruska
13 Free Spirit
14 If I Had a Woman
15 Elijah (Alternate Take 2)
16 I Got a Line on You (Time Circle Mix)
17 It Shall Be (Time Circle Mix)
18 Poor Richard (Time Circle Mix)
19 Silky Sam (Time Circle Mix)
Disc: 5
1 Scherozode (Time Circle Mix)
2 All the Same (Time Circle Mix)
3 A Dream Within a Dream (Time Circle Mix)
4 Aren't You Glad (Time Circle Mix)
5 Eventide (Time Circle Mix)
6 Model Shop Theme (Time Circle Mix)
7 Green Gorilla (Time Circle Mix)
8 Rehearsal Theme (Time Circle Mix)
9 Fog
10 So Little to Say
11 Mellow Fellow
12 Now Or Anywhere
13 Space Chile
14 Fuller Brush Man
15 Coral
16 1984
17 Sweet Stella Baby
18 Animal Zoo (Mono Single Version)
19 Red Light Roll on
20 Morning Will Come (Mono Mix)