PLASTIC
CLOUD “S/T"
Cassette
"What remains so
remarkable about the band's
album is that... the
performances retain an energy,
but also a naivety, that somehow
evokes both the Jefferson
Airplane and the Velvet
Underground — often within the
same song." —Shindig! Magazine
Plastic Cloud
recorded, quite simply, one
of the greatest underground
psychedelic albums
ever made: a swirl
of gossamer vocals and
Tolkien references, swathed in
the some of the most relentless
fuzz guitar you will ever
hear. There is no point
singling out a specific track,
they
are all excellent—one
is equally as good as the next.
Take for example the album
centerpiece, the
ten-and-a-half-minute ‘You
Don't Care,’ an insane piece of
social commentary that
features terrific
back-of-the-mix fuzz guitar as
an elusive focal point to
its extended pounding-drum laden
instrumental breaks; a
ten-minute swath of lysergic
fuzz guitar that closes out the
first side, it doesn't overstay
its welcome, winding its way
to a final freak
out. A record with few
equals, full of foreboding
melodies and lovely hippie
harmonies, as well as some of
the trippiest fuzz guitar ever
recorded. Essential
psychedelia!
•One of the top
underground psychedelic albums
ever released
•Allied Records first pressings
(1968) sell for nearly $1,000
•Hand-numbered limited edition
of 300 copies
•Insert comes with lyrics and
additional information
Track List:
Side A:
01. Epistle To
Paradise (3:25)
02. Shadows Of Your Mind (4:10)
03. Art's A Happy
Man (3:05)
04. You Don't Care (10:25)
Side B:
01. Bridge Under The Sky (4:25)
02. Face Behind The Sun (4:43)
03. Dainty General Rides (4:05)
04. Civilization Machine (8:55)
Catalogue number: LION
CS-101