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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

I think that I love you even more for posting his music on this thread. Another one to file under the seriously underrated and a personal favourite.

he's fantastic isn't he?

ok, another in my opinion quite underrated record
probably has been posted before, though
anyways

this version has 20 songs, i only had the one with 12 songs on it.

 

1. "The American Metaphysical Circus" (Joseph Byrd) – 4:56
2. "Hard Coming Love" (Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz) – 4:41
3. "Cloud Song" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:18
4. "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:39
5. "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:51
6. "Where Is Yesterday" (Gordon Marron, Ed Bogas, Moskowitz) – 3:08
7. "Coming Down" (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:37
8. "Love Song for the Dead Ché" (Byrd) – 3:25
9. "Stranded in Time" (Marron, Bogas) – 1:49
10. "The American Way of Love" (Byrd) – 6:38
1. -Metaphor for an Older Man (Byrd)
2. -California Good time Music (Byrd)
3. -Love Is All (Byrd, Moskowitz, Rand Forbes, Craig Woodson, Marron)
11. "Osamu's Birthday" (Byrd) – 2:59
12. "No Love to Give" (Moskowitz) – 2:36
13. "I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar" (alternate version with Moskowitz singing lead) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 3:45
14. "You Can Never Come Down" (Byrd) – 2:32
15. "Perry Pier" (Moskowitz) – 2:37
16. "Tailor Man" (Moskowitz) – 3:06
17. "Do You Follow Me" (Kenneth Edwards) – 2:34
18. "The American Metaphysical Circus" (demo version) (Byrd) – 4:01
19. "Mouse (The Garden of Earthly Delights)" (demo version) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:39
20. "Heresy (Coming Down)" (demo version) (Byrd, Moskowitz) – 2:32

A wonderful psychedelic experiment, a nice example of an early experimental electronic music. Formed in 1967 by Joseph Byrd, the band membership consisted of the following: Joseph Byrd (electronic music, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, piano, and Durrett Electronic Music Synthesizer), Dorothy Moskowitz (lead vocals), Gordon Marron (electric violin, ring modulator), Rand Forbes (an early adopter of the fretless electric bass) and Craig Woodson (electric drums and percussion). Ed Bogas also performed on the record with occasional organ, piano, and calliope; he became a full member of the band on its first and only tour. Note that there was no guitar!

http://rapidshare.com/United_States_Of_America_-_1968.rar


from same blog, lost in tyme - a goldmine