PsychepediA

From: Boston, MA, USA

This obscure Boston based trio was originally called Children Of Paradise and recorded the theme music for the early Brian De Palma film Greetings, which stars a young Robert De Niro. Members included Steve Sols (lead vocals), Artie Traum (guitar, vocals) and Eric Kaz (keyboards, vocals).

The group released one single in late 1968 and a sole LP titled Greetings, Children Of Paradise in early 1969, with both featuring the rhythm section of Skip Boone (bass) and Darius Davenport (drums) who were also members of the New York City band Autosalvage. This outstanding album was produced by Appletree Theatre alumnus John Boylan and contains a perfectly balanced blend of jazzy folk-psych. It amazingly has yet to be officially reissued on any form of digital medium for some unknown reason.

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