The Seeds — The Seeds 1966 (USA, Garage Psychedelic Rock)

The Seeds — The Seeds 1966 (USA, Garage Psychedelic Rock)

The Seeds' founder, Sky Saxon (real name Richard Marsh), was one of Los Angeles' most famous hippies. Initially simply an enthusiastic fan of all things new Californian, he easily transitioned from attending concerts to forming his own bands, mostly amorphous, extravagant, and distinguished only by their short half-lives. These included The Amoebas, and then Sky Saxon and the Soul Rockers, which achieved little success. In the spring of 1965, Sky Saxon, Jan Savage (guitar), Daryl Hooper (keyboards), and Rick Andridge (drums) formed under the name The Seeds, intending to play clubs and cafes along Los Angeles's Sunset Strip. They almost immediately signed a contract with the local label GNP Crescendo and released the singles "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" and "(You're) Pushin' Too Hard" back-to-back, neither of which made an impression. At this stage, The Seeds were a typical garage band, musically: they copied the Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, and the entire Merseybeat scene—for example, the guitar solo in "Pushin' Too Hard" was a carbon copy of Billy J. Kramer's "Bad To Me." Their own songs were mostly aggressively dark, monotonous, and wouldn't have merited much discussion if not for Saxon's own voice: harsh and not particularly melodic, it sometimes broke into strange, bizarre passages that evoked associations only with Captain Beefheart. The lyrics were full of vague associations, allusions, and wordplay. Their first album, "The Seeds," was released in June 1966. While promoting the album, Los Angeles radio station KRK began playing "Pushin' Too Hard," and within days the song soared to number 36 on the Billboard charts. The Seeds unexpectedly became Southern California icons.

Tracks:

01. Can't Seem To Make You Mine – 0:00

02. No Escape – 3:06

03. Lose Your Mind – 5:26

04. Evil Hoodoo – 7:48

05. Girl I Want You – 13:07

06. Pushin’ Too Hard – 15:35

07. Try To Understand – 18:16

08. Nobody Spoil My Fun – 21:13

09. It's A Hard Life – 25:10

10. You Can't Be Trusted – 27:53

11. Excuse, Excuse – 30:08

12. Fallin’ In Love – 32:32

Bonus:

13. 900 Million People Daily (All Making Love) (Full Length Version) - 35:23


Personnel:

Sky Saxon (Richard Elvern Marsh) — lead vocals, bass, harmonica, producer
Jan Savage (Buck Reeder) - guitars
Daryl Hooper - organ, piano
Rick Andridge - drums
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Marcus Tybalt – producer


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