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ARTIST
CRYSTAL SYPHON
TITLE
Elephant Ball
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
ROARATORIO
CATALOG #
ROAR 037LP
ROAR 037LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/2/2015
2015 release. For decades,
Crystal Syphon
were, at most, a footnote in the music history books, a name on posters from the psychedelic ballroom days, and a fond memory to those who'd seen the Merced, California band perform on the west coast circuit in the late 1960s. That changed with the release of
Family Evil
(ROAR 025LP, 2012). That debut album, evidence that the mine of hidden gems from the original psych era had not yet been picked clean, caught the ears of fans worldwide, garnering raves and equal-footing comparisons to
Quicksilver Messenger Service
,
Jefferson Airplane
, and the
Byrds
; the group reunited and began playing out again, with their vintage sound intact. Now, Roaratorio is proud to present
Elephant Ball
, a second helping of unearthed material from the band's archives. Starting with three tracks from their earliest recording sessions under the Crystal Syphon name, in 1967
Elephant Ball
then moves on to a Fillmore West gig from November 1969, featuring the final incarnation of the group during their original run. With the same complex harmonies, nuanced songwriting and top-drawer musicianship that won
Family Evil
its accolades, the half-dozen tunes range from the crunchy riffs of the title track and "It's Winter" to the lightly jazzy "Don't Fall Brother" and the Latin-tinged moves of "There Is Light There".
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