2 LP-Set Country Weather - US Psych. Monster

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2 LP-Set  - Country Weather - same - US Psych.Folk - New / Neuware CH RD 15 Klasse Psych.Scheiben und kommen im extrastarken foldout Cover . Long awaited release of the best unsigned San Francisco band of the 60s! Side 1 is the now legendary 1969 1-sided demo-only LP from the remastered mastertape. Side 2 are studio recordings from the Church in San Anselmo, CA in 1971. Side 3 and 4 are live recordings from the Walnut Creek Civic Center, CA in 1970. The front cover was done by the legendary 60s poster artist Randy Tuten. The booklet includes hitherto unseen photos and the story of the band told by the different musicians. Pressed on heavy audiophile vinyl; comes with a heavy old style cardboard foldout cover and a multi page insert.

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Danke Hans, for this really Very Great Record ! ,well packaged . TOP EBAYER A++ Käufer: Mitgliedsname 0553southernman47 ( Bewertungspunktestand von 28) 06.04.11 19:26   2 LP-Set Country Weather - US Psych. Monster ! (Nr.230598472997) EUR 49,90

There are many groups in contention for the "Greatest Forgotten 1960s-era San Francisco Bay-Area Band" title, but, in my estimation, the clear-cut champion has to be Country Weather. I found about these guys back in the heady summer of 1995 when, as a newly-minted graduate from the University of Illinois, I was applying my degree in political science by...working at the now-defunct Village Green Records in downtown Champaign. In addition to my employee discount, one of the perks of the job was my boss letting me borrow albums from his collection so I could record them onto cassette tapes. Among the most treasured items from his stash was the California Acid Folk two-LP bootleg set. Although it contained a lot of interesting material, the tracks that intrigued me the most were the four cuts recorded by the then-mysterious Country Weather. Despite the fact that the term is difficult to define, their songs had that "San Francisco Sound" that most psychedelic rock connoisseurs know and love when they hear it.

Man, was I stoked when Swiss reissue specialists RD Records released this beautiful two-LP set a few years ago. It was a bit of an ordeal getting this release from some Italian mail-order music store (I don't recall the name), and I had to wait for what seemed like an eternity to have it shipped to me. When it finally arrived, I placed the first record down on my turntable, cued up the stylus, and quickly found out that it was everything I had hoped it would be.

Hailing from the San Francisco suburb of Walnut Creek, the band started out as the Virtues in 1966, but after establishing a permanent lineup - with Gregg Doulgass on lead guitar, Steve Derr on rhythm guitar, Dave Carter on bass, and Craig Nelson on drums - they came up with a more imaginative name at the behest of concert promoter Chet Helms, and became Country Weather in 1967. Although they had the right connections, played at all the major venues like the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore Auditorium, and shared bills with all of the better known Bay-area bands, they were not signed by a record label and never achieved the success they deserved, ultimately causing them to call it a day in 1973.

COUNTRY WEATHER (L TO R): STEVE DERR, BILL BARON,
DAVE CARTER, & GREGG DOUGLASS

Which makes it all the more amazing that they left behind such a relatively extensive recorded legacy. As their name might suggest, these guys do have a discernible country influence on their sound, more so on certain numbers than on others, although you wouldn't necessarily mistake them for, say, the Flying Burrito Brothers. Some tracks recall Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, or the Grateful Dead, although Country Weather's overall sound was distinct enough to give them their own unique musical identity. The first four songs are from their last recording session in 1971 and are representative of the late-period Haight-Ashbury scene. "Over and Over" has some excellent yearning vocals, and "Boy without a Home" choogles along nicely. "Out on the Trail" is a decent rocker enhanced by Douglass's tasty fretwork, while the country-ish "Yes That's Right" features fine slide guitar.

The next five selections were recorded in 1969 and originally appeared on the band's only demo record, which received some exposure on certain San Francisco radio stations. Most of this material also appeared on the aforementioned California Acid Folk bootleg. "Why Time is Leaving Me Behind" finds Douglass employing some interesting guitar tunings. There is also a strange section in the performance where it sounds like the record player's needle is stuck in a groove only to have the song resume when the listener least expects it. "New York City Blues" is a decent cover of the Yardbirds' white-boy blues number. The tough, blazing guitar solos are among the highlights of "Carry a Spare," a euphemism, apparently, for having more than one girlfriend. And here we come to Country Weather's masterpiece, "Fly to New York" (what was with this West Coast band's fixation on songs that reference the Big Apple?). Deservedly included on Rhino's Love is the Song We Sing - San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970, this one ranks up there with any other Haight-Ashbury band's epics like "Dark Magic" or "Who Do You Love." Featuring spacey guitar and dreamy vocals, "Fly to New York" delivers the psychedelic goods and - call me crazy - almost sounds like early Pink Floyd at certain moments. "Black Mountain Rag" is a brief minute-and-a-half version of an instrumental piece on which the band jammed when playing live, as you'll read about in a moment.

LEE CONKLIN POSTER FOR JUNE 20-21, 1969 COUNTRY WEATHER SHOWS AT
AN OBSCURE VENUE CALLED THE BARN LOCATED IN RIO NIDO, CA

The remaining material consists of excellent live performances recorded during two concert appearances at the Walnut Creek Civic Center on July 31 and August 1, 1970, and leads off with "I Don't Know," an infectiously catchy rocker. The full-length version of "Black Mountain Rag" featured here follows through on the potential indicated by its shorter studio counterpart. Technically, I think this is more of a breakdown than a rag, but no matter. Douglass' lightning-fast leads mesh perfectly with Derr's sympathetic rhythm guitar, and this downhome-flavored jam justifies the "Country" in the band's name. Despite its title, "Pakistan" is not an Eastern-inspired improvisation but rather another capable rural music-influenced piece. The absence of studio-imposed constraints allows the band to stretch out on "New York City Blues" and "Yes That's Right," and in the case of "Fly to New York," to stretch out even further. Finally, the closer, "Wake Me Shake Me," is a blazing 14-minute-plus epic that was probably inspired by the Blues Project's version of the same song.

You can ignore the comments of critic William Ruhlmann at All Music Guide who states, "The appearance of Country Weather after all these years does not constitute the discovery of a great lost album by a great lost San Francisco band of the '60s," because he's flat-out wrong. This set is a great lost album by a great lost San Francisco band of the '60s. It's that simple.

1. Over and Over
2. Boy without a Home
3. Out on the Trail
4. Yes That's Right
5. Why Time is Leaving Me Behind
6. New York City Blues
7. Carry a Spare
8. Fly to New York
9. Black Mountain Rag
10. I Don't Know (live)
11. Black Mountain Rag (live)
12. Pakistan (Ring Around the Moon) (live)
13. Fly to New York (live)
14. New York City Blues (live)
15. Yes That's Right (live)
16. Wake Me Shake Me (live)

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