zodiac cosmic sounds

The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds

Year: 1967

Label: Elektra

This is one of the first odd records I ever found. Seems like Elektra

records wasted no time in jumping on the psychedelic band wagon, and

when there were no bands to sign, they made stuff up to fill in the

market. For those who don't know, this is what's known as an

exploitation record. It's got plenty of sitars, acid-rock guitar

drivel, haunting hippie organ, almost-exotic percussion, and the

serious yet friendly narrator who almost sounds like he believes what

he's reading. This is one of those situations where they told some

unknown musicians to write some songs about the zodiac and make it

sound like the music of the times. The words are just too much and

have to be heard to be believed. Here's me - Aquarius - The Lover of

Life. Dreams, indigo dust, love...what? Of course Aries - The Fire

Fighter is the coolest, grooviest, most dramatic, because Aries would