SPIRITS AND WORM DELUXE VINYL REISSUE PSYCH!

This is among the rarest major label American psych releases. It was withdrawn almost immediately after release, once the label discovered that the band’s choice of cover art had occult inferences. I would imagine it was the label’s anger over this ruse that kept them from re-issuing it with a different cover. Consequently, the only originals to survive were the few that sold prior to the recall. Of course, it has been bootlegged numerous times, as well as legitimately reissued, so it is now available to a much wider audience. And this is a good thing, because the music is superb. I really love this album with it’s distinctly west coast style, male/female vocal harmony pop/psych and hippie rock, and featuring fuzz guitar and some mild effects. It may come as a surprise that a band that so completely ‘nailed’ the west coast sound, is actually from Long Is. NY. This is a great record, certainly not heavy, but with catchy, well written tunes that you will be humming to yourself for days afterward. And it’s quite consistent as well. If you do find yourself liking this a lot, you might also want to look into the album by Ill Wind, which features a slightly heavier, but similar sound