The Superfine Dandelion 60's Psychedelia

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The Superfine Dandelion on Mainstream Records is a classic of the 60's psychedelic era in Rock. The record is good+ with some scratches that are visible but play through. Besides those the vinyl is shiny and the labels are perfect. The cove is mint- with super sharp colors and photography. T is a little vial marked opium on the table. This is the stereo version and the catalog number is S/6102. T are no seam splits and the spine is very clean and readable. One of several second-to-third-division West Coast (or nearly West Coast) ’60s bands on the Mainstream label, the Superfine Dandelion made one album in 1967 that mixed San Francisco psychedelic, folk-rock, pop, and jug band influences. They were formed in Phoenix in early 1967 by singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter Mike McFadden. McFadden had been in local garage band the Mile Ends, who had released a good punky Rolling Stones-y single, “Bottle Up and Go,” in 1966; bassist Ed Black, who had been in the Mile Ends in their final days, was also in the Superfine Dandelion. Their self-titled LP had a good deal of sub-Jefferson Airplane folk-psych-rock, with plenty of minor chords, harmonies, and wistful lyrics. T was also an occasional countryish influence in the spirit of the Lovin’ Spoonful and Buffalo Springfield, and some good-timey jug band flavor. The album made little read more