PsychepediA

From: San Diego, CA, USA

Not much is known of this San Diego outfit that formed in the mid 60s and issued one 45 ('Quoth The Raven' b/w 'Midnight Mines') on the Chattahoochee label in the fall of 1966. Members included Jim Sullivan (lead vocals, guitar), Malcolm McCassy (bass), Tony Valencia (drums), Al Veasy (keyboards) and Sullivan's sister-in-law Kathie Steely (vocals). Both tracks were written by Sullivan and produced by Harlan Peacock and Don Ralke. The B-side is what stands way out on this record and is proudly featured here on TWOS.

In 1968, Sullivan relocated to Los Angeles where he ended up releasing a few well-crafted solo LPs. He also hung out with high profile celebrities there including Dennis Hopper and Harry Dean Stanton, and even made an uncredited appearance as a commune guitarist in the 1969 classic hippie film Easy Rider. In 1975, Sullivan began a cross country drive from L.A. to work in Nashville, TN as a session player, but while traveling through New Mexico, he mysteriously disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again. McCassey would later go on to play in the Five Pound Grin, later known as Pale Fire.

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Artist information sources include: The book, 'Fuzz, Acid, and Flowers Revisited' by Vernon Joynson.