Cauldron (Fifty Foot Hose album)

Cauldron
Studio album by
Fifty Foot Hose
Released1968[1]
Recorded1967
StudioColumbia Recording, San Francisco
Genre
LabelLimelight (original US release)
Mercury (original UK release)
Big Beat (1996 UK CD reissue)
ProducerDan Healy
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes [5]
Trouser Press(favourable) [6]

Cauldron is the first album from San Francisco-based psychedelic rock band Fifty Foot Hose. The album features a variety of homemade synths formed by the hands of bassist Louis "Cork" Marcheschi.

Track listing

  1. "And After" (Cork Marcheschi) 2:05
  2. "If Not This Time" (David Blossom) 3:40
  3. "Opus 777" (Marcheshi) 0:22
  4. "The Things That Concern You" (Larry Evans) 3:25
  5. "Opus 11" (Marcheschi) 0:22
  6. "Red the Sign Post" (Blossom, Ted Roswicky) 2:55
  7. "For Paula" (Marcheschi) 0:24
  8. "Rose" (Blossom) 5:03
  9. "Fantasy" (Blossom) 10:08
  10. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) 2:42
  11. "Cauldron" (Marcheschi, Blossom, Kim Kimsey) 4:55

Personnel

  • Nancy Blossom: vocals
  • David Blossom: guitars, piano, Kalimba
  • Larry Evans: guitars, vocals
  • Cork Marcheschi: audio generators, theremin, electronics, siren
  • Terry Hansley: electric bass
  • Kim Kimsey: drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/cauldron-mw0000122109
  2. ^ "The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love". BrooklynVegan. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ Minneapolis College of Art and Design. 1971. p. 29.
  4. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Cauldron at AllMusic
  5. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  6. ^ Trouser Press review