AMIGO Stepping Stones LP WestCoast Rural/Psych AcidArch

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A true shame that so few people are hip to Stepping Stones, a one-off psych obscurity by Amigo.  Aaron Milenski said it best, writing for Acid Archives: “Here’s a sleeper of an album, a late 70s release on a lost old label by a band that once backed up El Chicano and wrote for Malo and Santana. Between the odd, nondescript album cover and the band’s Latin rock past (as detailed in the liner notes), you’d never guess that this is actually a mix of San Francisco-styled guitar rock and Los Angeles-styled folk-rock/rural rock with excellent harmonies and sharp instrumentation. At times it slightly resembles Tripsichord. As the notes point out, these guys could really play, and there’s plenty of hot lead guitar here. The closing “The Clown” is the key song, a dreamy ballad with harpsichord and evocative vocals that builds to a stunning closing battle of fuzz guitars. The songwriting here isn’t always up to the level of performance, but there’s plenty to like on this cool record.”  Released in the U.S. on Vee Jay (VJ) International, of all labels, in 1977.  The cover is in F+++ and the record is in Ex--- condition.  (For more info on my grading system, click on the “me” icon above.) 

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