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Christopher
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Christopher (1970)
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1970 |
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40:39 |
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Psychedelic; Psychadelic |
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Dark Road
2:55 |
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Magic Cycles
5:05 |
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Wilbur Lite
3:57 |
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In Your Time
5:29 |
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Beautiful Lady
2:32 |
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Lies
3:09 |
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Disaster
3:46 |
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The Wind
5:03 |
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Queen Mary
3:26 |
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Burns Decision
5:17 |
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This Texas outfit's psychedelic/progressive album has been increasingly attracting attention from collectors in recent years and has also had a limited repressing on vinyl and CD, including an official reissue by Gear Fab. It combines some fine fuzzy psychedelic guitar work on tracks like Dark Road, In Your Time, Disaster and The Wind, whilst Magic Cycles leans towards the progressive genre. Well worth tracking down.
Formed in 1968 in Houston, Texas and known as United Gas. When they landed a contract with Metromedia, a name change was suggested to avoid confusion with Pacific Gas and Electric, although the band continued to perform as United Gas. The new name was inspired by St. Christopher and Avitts and Walden's material took on a spiritual flavour.
During the recording of the album, Doug Tull was having severe problems with drugs. He attempted suicide, was fired, and the LP was completed using session musicians (line-up 'C'). Tull then formed Josefus; he would eventually commit suicide.
Doug Walden was the brother of Snuffy Walden (of Stray Dog).
Compilation appearances have included: Queen Mary on Gear Fab's Psychedelic Sampler (CD).
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