Children Of The Mushroom

Origin: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

This group evolved out of the Captives in early 1967 and hailed from Thousand Oaks, CA, a town just west of L.A. Members included Jerry McMillen (guitar, vocals, flute), Paul Gabrinetti (guitar, vocals), Al Pisciotta (bass), Dennis Christensen (drums) and Bob Holland (keyboards). They were first influenced by the Doors but gradually took on more of an Iron Butterfly sound, with their songs emphasized by the exceptional organ playing of Holland. They released one outstanding 45 ('August Mademoiselle' b/w 'You Can't Erase A Mirror') in early 1968 on the Hollywood label, Soho. The A-side was writ…

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