Beacon From Mars & Other Psychedelic Side Trips

beacon from mars & other psychedelic side trips

Track Listings
1. Egyptian Gardens
2. If the Night
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Please
5. Keep Your Mind Open
6. Pulsating Dream
7. Oh Death
8. Come On In
9. Why Try
10. Minnie the Moocher
11. Elevator Man
12. Love Games
13. I Found Out
14. Bald-Headed End of a Broom
15. Life Will Pass You By
16. Egyptian Candy
17. You Don't Love Me
18. Beacon from Mars
19. Lie to Me
20. Cuckoo
See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
"Kaleidoscope were arguably the most eclectic band of the psychedelic era." (Allmusic.com) Formed by multi-instrumentalists David Lindley and Chris Darrow, Kaleidoscope added fiddle, banjo and other "exotic" instruments to the traditional rock line-up. This reissue contains their complete (and long out-of-print) debut LP on Epic, and selections from their "Beacon From Mars," "Kaleidoscope" and "Bernice" LPs.

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Beacon From Mars & Other Psychedelic Side Trips
Beacon From Mars & Other Psychedelic Side Trips
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Kaleidoscope of music
 Beacon From Mars & Other Psychedelic Side Trips
Kaleidoscope
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001BKB5M
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Egyptian Gardens
  2. If the Night
  3. Hesitation Blues
  4. Please
  5. Keep Your Mind Open
  6. Pulsating Dream
  7. Oh Death
  8. Come On In
  9. Why Try
  10. Minnie the Moocher
  11. Elevator Man
  12. Love Games
  13. I Found Out
  14. Bald-Headed End of a Broom
  15. Life Will Pass You By
  16. Egyptian Candy
  17. You Don't Love Me
  18. Beacon from Mars
  19. Lie to Me
  20. Cuckoo
  21. Banjo
  22. To Know Is Not to Be
  23. Sefan

Album Description

"Kaleidoscope were arguably the most eclectic band of the psychedelic era." (Allmusic.com) Formed by multi-instrumentalists David Lindley and Chris Darrow, Kaleidoscope added fiddle, banjo and other "exotic" instruments to the traditional rock line-up. This reissue contains their complete (and long out-of-print) debut LP on Epic, and selections from their "Beacon From Mars," "Kaleidoscope" and "Bernice" LPs.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Kaleidoscope of music.......2006-05-12

I agree with allmusic.com that Kaleidoscope is an eclectic group. The group members play a myriad of instruments including such exotic instruments as saz bouzoukee, dobro, vina,and dulcimer. The result is a combination of folk rock, psychedelia, and Middle Eastern music that gels together very nicely. This is a sorely overlooked band whose music deserves more recognition and study.
A Beacon from Mars
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Worth searching for.
 A Beacon from Mars
Kaleidoscope
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000011XG
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

  1. I Found Out
  2. Greenwood Sidee
  3. Life Will Pass You By
  4. Taxim
  5. Baldheaded End Of A Broom
  6. Louisiana Man
  7. You Don't Love Me
  8. Beacon From Mars

Album Description

1997 reissue on Edsel of their 1968 & second album featuringthe 12 minute live version of the title track & an 11 minuteversion of the Eastern jam 'Taxi'. Eight tracks total. Also includes the original cover art.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Worth searching for........1999-12-05

Kaleidoscope was a Los Angeles-based band in the Sixties which, despite talent to burn and an eclectic mix of styles which should've clicked naturally in the Summer Of Love, never broke out of cult status. A BEACON FROM MARS is worth picking up as it shows the band's diversity off in so many ways. There's mid-eastern-inspired jamming ("Taxim"), a nod to the blues ("You Don't Love Me"), a great counterculture anthem ("Life Will Pass You By") and inspired playing on bouzuki, oud and mandolin in addition to the traditional guitar, bass and drums set-up. Future Jackson Browne-sideman David Lindley was a band member and brings his skills to the mix. While this is a terrific album, some may be put off by the two long jams here; the best place to start for the Kaleidoscope neophyte is to search out for their first album, SIDE TRIPS, which has a tighter structure, or their compilation disc, EGYPTIAN GARDENS. Both are sadly out-of-print but worth looking for, and A BEACON FROM MARS is also worth the search if you're looking for a bit of the diverse.

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