Various Artists - Crystal Syphon (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

(2-CD SET) Plying their trade in the fertile San Francisco scene of the late 60's, Crystal Syphon's name was only known to aficionados through viewing copies of old SF gig posters and through the index of bands at the back of Ralph Gleason's book on the rise of Jefferson Airplane. Then both their studio and live 1967-1969 archival recordings were discovered that replaced the imagination with true grooves in 2012 & 2015 with the of the 2 lps below on vinyl on Roaratorio Records. Trying to find comparison with other Bay area bands from that era has proven a bit fruitless as they don't specifically evoke any of the heavy hitters of the era. They have a bit of a dreamy, stoned vibe with some great harmonies and some have compared their style to Quicksilver Messenger Service (John Cipollina was their idol!!) as well as H.P. Lovecraft. As with so many bands of the era, the draft, time and declining fortunes signaled the end of the band. There is some great guitar work alongside the Farfisa organ in the extended jams, and fans of the west-coast sound should delight in these recordings. Double CD Digipak Album Tracks 1. Family Evil 2. Marcy, Your Eyes 3. Paradise 4. Have More of Everything 5. Try Something Different 6. Fuzzy and Jose 7. Are You Dead Yet? 8. In My Mind 9. Live at the Fillmore West, 21 January, 1968 10. Family Evil 11. Fails to Shine 12. Winter Is Cold 13. Recorded 2008 14. Winter Is Cold 15. Elephant Ball 16. Dawn Sermon 17. For All of My Life 18. Tell Her for Me 19. Live at Fillmore West, 18 November, 1969 20. Elephant Ball 21. Sing to Me 22. It's Winter 23. Snow Falls 24. Don't Fall Brother 25. There Is Light There