It blew my mind!” Geoffrey Weiss, Now-Again’s nomination for World’s Greatest Record Collector, states “…unlike 95% of the rare psychedelic records that people celebrate it sounds like they were good musicians who were well rehearsed and had worked out this sound very intentionally. Morgen has a kind of power – you really can’t compare it to anything.” The band, and Morgen’s arc were – cribbing Kurt Vonnegut – unstuck in time. It took 50 years for Steve Morgen’s belief, for instance, that an alternate, superior version of his stellar “Purple” was recorded in 1968. It sees release here, alongside other takes of songs from the album, including a version of “Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)” on which Morgen’s fiery guitarist Murray Shiffrin sings lead and songs the band recorded as possibilities for the album, before settling on their dense, hazy vision and etching an indelible entry into the psychedelic canon. The vinyl set is rounded out with the inclusion of extensive liner notes by Jeff “Chairman” Mao as well as never-before seen photos and ephemera in an oversized book. Download card for WAV files for all vinyl tracks and additional bonus tracks
TRACK LISTING
A1. Welcome To The Void
A2. Of Dreams
A3. Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)
A4. Eternity In Between
B1. Purple
B2. She’s The Nitetime
B3. Love.. Unreleased And Alternate Takes:
C1. Purple
C2. She’s The Nitetime
C3. Love (Alternate Take/Mix)
C4. Beggin’ Your Pardon (Ms. Joan)
D1. Purple D2. She’s The Nitetime
D3. Welcome To The Void (Alternate Mix)
D4. All I Know D5. Everything’s Gone
D6. Woke Up This Morning