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From: dmm@browngr.UUCP (David Margolis)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Ultimate Spinach ??
Message-ID: <10108@browngr.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 18:34:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 21 18:34:32 1985
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Reply-To: dmm@sluggo.UUCP (David Margolis)
Organization: Brown University Computer Science
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Summary: 

Not only do I remember Ultimate Spinach, I have their first album.
US was one of a number of bands under the heading of the "Boston Sound"
which really was an attempt (shortlived) to make people believe that
an honest to goodness new music happening was going on in Boston, that
it was the begining of something that would last for awhile and establish
Boston as , say, the San Francisco of the East.  This was around 1964-5.
Other bands were Circus Maximus (Jerry Jeff Walker), Beacon Street Union,
and some I can't remember.  Very weird album, definitely under the psychedelic
classification, but personally I would class it under the PCP category, except
there wasn't one back then.  Songs like "Beware the Hip Death Goddess",
(that might not be the exact title, but it's close - I haven't looked at
the album in quite a while) were typical.  Same feeling as Joe Byrd and the
Field Hippies, and their immortal song "Waiting to Die". (Phil Spector are
you out there?)
	I liked the album for a little while, but then I discovered the
the real bands of the time, like Country Joe and the Fish, original
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, etc., along with the
real drugs of the time, and I forgot about them for the most part. Rumour
had it that members of the band later were part of the early Steely Dan,
but I have never been able to substantiate that.  If anyone is interested
I'll look at the album the next time I go home and post more specifics.