Sold Date: May 17, 2017
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OCTOBER COUNTRY - s/t 12" LP
Original 1968 first pressing of the highly sought after West Coast soft psych band October Country.
Produced by the genius Michael Lloyd, also of Smoke and West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
Original US pressing on (yellow) EPIC RECORDS (BN 26381).

Condition:
The gatefold sleeve is in NM condition apart from a punch hole and the record is in NM condition.



October Country was a short lived “band” fronted by West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band leader/virtuoso Michael Lloyd (For another great Lloyd album, see The Smoke on the Sidewalk label). Lloyd wrote, produced, sang lead and background vocals and played all kinds of instruments on the record. The record itself was engineered by Roy Halee, a legendary west coast engineer who worked on the Millennium’s “Begin” album October Country's self-titled album is today revered and highly prized by collectors who have managed to find a copy. Other soft rock and sunshine pop/soft rock obscurities -- including those by the Millennium, Sagittarius, and Eternity's Children, to name just a few -- are just as sought after as October Country... This 1968 album is one of the better examples of songwriter/producer/musician Michael Lloyd's overall influence and impact on the West Coast-based genre. Lloyd -- who was certainly influenced by important albums like the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, and various psych-pop sounds of the Brit-pop invasion, even harmony vocal groups like the Bee Gees -- always seemed to find interesting ways to incorporate various sophisticated instrumentation (organ, horns, harpsichord, and string arrangements) into his productions. During this particular group's first recording sessions, Lloyd began transforming this We Five-ish folk-rock group into a formidable group (he also played the various instruments himself -- because the group wasn't that proficient on their own). There are numerous highlights here, including the title track (later recorded by the Smoke, the U.S. band who was another Lloyd "Sidewalk" production), "Cowboys and Indians," and "My Girlfriend Is a Witch."

Musicians:
* Caryle (Carol) De Franca (female vocals),
* Joe De Franca (vocals),
* Marty Earle (guitar),
* Bruce Wayne (bass guitar),
* Bob Wian (keyboards),
* Eddie Beram (drums)

Tracks:
October Country
Painted Sky
Little Boy Smiling
She's Been Away
Good To Be Around
I Was A Fire
Cowboys And Indians
I Just Don't Know
End Of The Line
My Girlfriend Is A Witch
Caryle's Theme

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