Bosom Blues Band
The Overgone Sounds Of...
Few copies available agaib of this high quality, long lost, unreleased heavy blues psych LP, with tracks recorded November 23rd, 1968 in Baltimore. Last copies of a very limited edition reissue, so don't miss it! These demos were laid down in one night, at a pace that would have drained the blood from most any white boy blues band. Some of this material is live, with no overdubs. 'Leavin Trunk,' for example, is a raw, barely harnessed opener. Producer Martin Gary brought the guys up from Richmond, where he'd found their live performances to be more exciting than any rock band in town during the Sixties. The session was engineered by George Massenburg. "In 1968 the Bosom Blues Band entered a local studio and recorded several demos and finally an album's worth of material, including the outstanding blues rocker 'Hippie Queen.' The song was inspired by the true story about a girl named Joan from Richmond, VA who traveled to England in an attempt to meet The Beatles. She ended up sneaking onto the grounds of John Lennon's estate and knocked on the door of his house, which was answered by Lennon himself who invited her in. She ended up getting pictures taken of herself with the Fab Four, including one of George Harrison kissing her on the cheek. This made her a local legend and "hippie queen" throughout the Richmond area. The following year the band auditioned for Vanguard Records, but the deal came to naught. And by 1969 the Bosom Blues band were no more, with their sole LP unheard until Arcania International included their song 'Hippie Queen' on 'Aliens, Psychos And Wild Things, Vol. 3.' Now the entire ouvre of this remarkable group is available once again - in the format it was meant to be heard in, glorious vinyl." ~Rockasteria.com