THE OTHER HALF The Other Half LP ATCA 1968 US orig RANDY HOLDEN-BLUE CHEER
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THE OTHER HALF
LARRY BROWN, RANDY HOLDEN, JEFF KNOWLEN, GEOFF WESTERN, DANNY WOODS
This obscure San Francisco (by way of L.A.) '60s band gained a degree of notoriety in the '80s when
their punk-garage single "Mr. Pharmacist" was included on one of Rhino's Nuggets compilations
and covered by the Fall. Actually, most of the Other Half's material was far less garage than psychedelic,
featuring the sustain-laden guitar of Randy Holden, one of the best Jeff Beck-inspired axemen of the '60s.
Boasting a just-out-of-the-garage approach to Haight-Ashbury psychedelia, the group cut a little-heard,
fairly strong album, as well as a few rare singles, in 1967 and 1968.
Holden, who had previously played in the L.A. psychedelic garage band Sons of Adam,
went on to join Blue Cheer and record on his own
"THE OTHER HALF"
1968 LP ATCA RECORDS A 38004 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: ATCA - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front & spine) A-38004 (rear) A 38004
Catalog on labels: A-38004 (LPS 76,639 / LPS 76,640)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): LPS-76639 RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): LPS-76640 RE1
On labels: Produced by Larry Goldberg, Leo Kulka, Hank Levine and The Other Half
rim text reads "Acta Records, Hollywood, Calif. - A Division of Dot Records, Inc."
On back cover: Recorded at: Golden State Recorders, San Francisco
Liner Photography: Tom Hall
Atca Records, a division of Dot Records, Inc., 1507 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028
Printed in U.S.A.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: INTRODUCTION - FEATHERED FISH
FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON LADY - WONDERFUL DAY
I NEED YOU - OZ LEE EAVES DROPS
Side B: BAD DAY - MORNING FIRE
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, FIRST HALF
WHAT CAN I DO FOT YOU, THE OTHER HALF
grading
RECORD from EX to NEAR MINT (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The above album was a competent effort, composed of original numbers aside from an interesting
version of Arthur Lee's Feathered Fish. Holden's fine psychedelic guitar work stands out
throughout and is at its best on Morning Fire plus the finale What Can I Do For You?.
Another number, Oz Lee Eaves Drops had an interesting beat, whilst the band's best known track,
Mr. Pharmacist, is a classic psych-punker and well worth checking out.
This group contained Randy Holden who, on The Other Half's demise, replaced Leigh Stephens
in the better known Blue Cheer. Craig Tarwater (gtr) and Mike Pon (bs), both ex-Sons Of Adam,
were also members of the band, but did not feature on the album...(Fuzz Acid & Flowers)
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