Clear Light Clear Light – 1967- Psychedelic Rock ( Very Rare Vinyl Release) A Near Mint Copy !

This one is rare and extremely hard to find. Especially in this condition

tiny marks on top of the cover ( almost unnoticeable )

#253

Tracklist

Show Credits

Companies, etc.

• Copyright Nina Music
• Published ByLittle Giant (2)
• Published ByDeep Fork
• Engineered AtSunset Sound Recorders
• Mastered AtCustomatrix

Credits

• EngineerBruce Botnick
• Performer [Clear Light], Bass GuitarDouglas Lubahn*
• Performer [Clear Light], DrumsDallas Taylor
• Performer [Clear Light], Drums, PercussionMichael Ney
• Performer [Clear Light], GuitarBob Seal
• Performer [Clear Light], Lead VocalsCliff De Young
• Performer [Clear Light], Organ, Piano, CelestaRalph Schuckett
• Photography By, Art DirectionWilliam S. Harvey
• ProducerPaul A. Rothchild
• Supervised By [Production]Jac Holzman

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society:BMI
• Rights Society:ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout(Side A runout etched):o EK S-74011 A-1B T X
• Matrix / Runout(Side B runout):o EK S-74011 B -2A T X

History[edit]

In 1966, The Brain Train formed and was managed bySunset Striphipster Bud Mathis. They recorded one single “Black Roses”,[1]written by Wolfe Dios, (aka: Wolfgang Dios, now residing and recording in Toronto, Canada) before changing their name to Clear Light and signing toElektra Records. Guitarist Bob Seal felt the name should be changed to coincide with the single. Clear Light shared its name with a potent form ofLSD, although Seal states the name came from his studies of Eastern philosophy.The Doors’ producerPaul A. Rothchildtook over management of the band.[2]

The core members of Clear Light were:

• Bob Seal, lead guitarist and vocals,
• Robbie “The Werewolf” Robison, rhythm guitar and vocals,
• Doug Lubahnbass and vocals,
• Dallas Taylordrums, and
• Michael Ney on an atypical second set of drums.[3][4]

The original line-up was featured in the 1967 motion pictureThe President’s Analyst,[4]withBarry McGuirecast as their leader and vocalist.[5]

They soon addedCliff De Youngon lead vocals[4]and this is the version of the band seen on their only album cover.[citation needed]

However, sometime during the recording process, often described as “brutal”,Paul Rothchildwas not happy with Robison’s guitar playing skills and pressured the group to remove him[citation needed]- he was replaced by keyboard playerRalph Schuckett.

In what has been called the band’s finest hour, drunken customers in aPark Avenueclub heckled them so brutally thatRalph Schuckett, the usually gentle organist, hurled a few choice words back at them. The band walked off the stage, retired to the Albert Hotel, and woke up in the morning to find that they had become underground heroes.[6]

A notable track from theClear Lightalbum, was “Mr. Blue,” a psychedelic version of a folk song written byTom Paxtonand a popular request on underground radio at the time. Lasting over six minutes, the rather sinister, psychedelic song is considered a classic of the genre.[3]Its lyrics, which alternate between spoken word and song, include verses opening with such lines as, “Good morning, Mister Blue, we’ve got our eye on you,” “Step softly, Mister Blue, we know what’s best for you,” and “Be careful, Mister Blue, this phase you’re going through ….“[7]

The album also included a reworked version of “Black Roses”, released as a single, and some of guitarist Bob Seal’s psychedelic folk-rock songs, namely “With All in Mind” and “They Who Have Nothing.”[3]It had some success in England, but was largely ignored in the U.S, reaching number 126 on theBillboardalbum chart.Paul Rothchildthen pressured the other members of the band to fire Bob Seal”[8]Seal was replaced by ex-FugDanny “Kootch” Kortchmar;Cliff De Youngwas soon to follow, and after having started work on a second album the group disbanded in 1968. Two tracks from the sessions for the second album surfaced in 2006, “Darkness of Day” and “What a Difference Love Makes”; the latter showed the group moving into more commercial territory due to Kortchmar’s influence