- Format: CD
- Label: Radioactive
- Genre: Psychedelic
Orphan Egg's only release, this self-titled album which appeared on the Carole
Record label (Carole 8004) in 1968, seems to have suddenly attracted the
interest of serious psych fans and collectors as the price of an original has
recently increased considerably, probably in recognition of both its scarcity
value and musical appeal.
The band, formed in 1967 in San Jose, was one of the lengthy list of Bay area
groups inspired by the psych movement spreading its tentacles from the sound's
spiritual home in San Francisco. The album, which also boasts some strong UK
beat/psych influences a la early Status Quo, features lashings of incredible
heavy fuzz guitar psych on a number of tracks, several of which were deemed
worthy enough to feature in director Maury Dexter's exploitation flick, Born
Wild, and which also included a memorable scene of the band strutting their
musical stuff at a pool party.
The album consists of several covers including a killer version of the old Everly
B r o t h e r s ' hit, Bird Dog. Apart from this, the self-penned tunes really are the
stand-outs here, with the feisty fuzz guitar, bass, drums, a little recorder and a
smattering of harpsichord, combining, along the beautiful trippy vocals, to
produce an ethereal, floating psych sound that makes for a hugely enjoyable
listen. Another overlooked but desirable psych album making its long-awaited
CD release on Radioactive
Track listing:1. Falling
2. That's The Way Love Is
3. Mourning Electra
4. Bird Dog
5. It's Wrong
6. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
7. Look At Me
8. Deep In The Heart Of Nebraska
9. Don't Go To Him
10. Circumstance
11. Unusual State Of Mind
12. Rock Me Baby
