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Released in the summer of 1968 on Monitor Records, Peak Impressions is a trip. These 10 original songs composed by the Boston-based teen band, the Freeborne, showcase the psychedelic sounds iconic of the late 1960s. Farfisa organ, electric piano, distorted electric guitar, affected vocals, and mystical lyricism lay the foundation for Peak Impressions. Trumpets, flutes, recorders, cello, harpsichord, and Inchprimitive samplingInch make the record a stimulating and unpredictable listen. This album, the band's only , is a great companion to another Smithsonian Folkways recording, Timothy Leary's The Psychedelic Experience. Album Tracks 1. Images 2. Land of Diana 3. Visions of My Own 4. Sadly Acknowledged 5. Peak Impressions and Thoughts 6. Yellow Sky 7. Hurtin' Kind of Woman 8. Inside People 9. A New Song for Orestes 10. But I Must Return to Frenzy
