KALEIDOSCOPE A Beacon From Mars LP MINT ORIGINAL STEREO

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KALEIDOSCOPE
A Beacon From Mars LP
ORIGINAL EPIC RECORDS NM/VG++ (Promo Stamp) 1968
1. I Found Out (Shackleford) - 2:15
2. Greenwood Sidee (Traditional) - 4:12
3. Life Will Pass You By (Darrow) - 3:17
4. Taxim [live] (Kaleidoscope [US]) - 11:20
5. Baldheaded End of a Broom (Traditional) - 3:12
6. Louisiana Man (Kershaw) - 2:42
7. You Don't Love Me (Cobbs) - 3:57
8. Beacon from Mars [live] (Kaleidoscope [US]) - 12:35

ESSENTIAL 60s GARAGE ROCK PSYCH
Kaleidoscope's second album is the best non-compilation showcase of their legendary eclecticism and versatility. It takes in a blues-rocking cover of Willie Cobbs' "You Don't Love Me"; Doug Kershaw's Cajun "Louisiana Man"; a scary old folk song ("Greenwood Sidee," about a woman who kills her two babies); a hilarious countryish indictment of marriage ("Baldheaded End of a Broom"); two good acid-folk originals ("Life Will Pass You By" and "I Found Out"); and two completely dissimilar 10-minute-plus originals: the Middle Eastern "Taxim" and the psychedelic workout "Beacon from Mars." Every one of these disparate styles is performed with authority and commitment, and the result still has the power to amaze.
Kaleidoscope were arguably the most eclectic band of the psychedelic era, weaving together folk, blues, Middle Eastern, and acid more often and seamlessly than any other musicians. The California group were formed under the nucleus of multi-instrumentalists David Lindley and Chris Darrow in the mid-'60s. Adding fiddle, banjo, and various exotic string instruments such as the oud and saz to the traditional rock lineup, Kaleidoscope complemented their experimental sounds with taut and witty (if lyrically eccentric) songwriting. Other important members were Solomon Feldthouse, who specialized in the Turkish-style instruments, and Chester Crill, who, to make documentation just that much more difficult, sometimes used odd pseudonyms like Fenrus Epp. With the exception of their mawkish forays into old-timey music, Kaleidoscope's work holds up well. Their first three albums were their best, highlighted by the lengthy tracks "Taxim" and "Seven-Ate Sweet," which are groundbreaking fusions of Middle Eastern music and rock. Kaleidoscope were a popular live act, even incorporating some flamenco and belly dancers into their performances. But in commercial terms their very eclecticism probably worked against them. Hit singles, too, were a difficult proposition for such a versatile group to get to grips with, although several of their 45s were pretty good. One of the best, "Nobody," was a most unusual fusion of R&B and psychedelia that found the group backing veteran rock and blues greats Larry Williams and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

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