Smokin' Willie - Smokin' Willie (1970)

A1 	Hot Blooded Mama
A2 	Whiter Shade Of Pale 	
A3 	Evil Ways 	
B1 	Get Ready 	
B2 	House Of The Risin' Sun 	
B3 	Vehicle

Bass, Harp, Vocals – Jim Sarvis
Drums, Vocals – Ron Frye
Guitar, Organ, Vocals – Smokin' Willie

The songlist on 1972's "Smokin' Willie" (this reissue OR 1995) consists of five covers and opens with one original, "Hot Blooded Mama" a fuzz-riff headknocker. However, even if covers LPs aren't your thing, the versions of "Evil Ways" and "Get Ready" are in a league of their own, featuring both extended reverbed-out fuzz solos, organ breaks, and howling vocals (probably because they were so loud they couldn't hear). The slower ones, "Whiter Shade of Pale" and "House of the Risin' Sun" are off-the-wall as well. The overloaded, in-the-red gymnasium lo-fi sound only adds to it. The 1st edition Acid Archives said it had a booze-n-pills outlaw sound to match Sainte Anthony's Fyre, which is a perfect metaphor. Not for everyone I imagine, but one of my covers/bar-band local press faves. --- jrobertson8919, discogs.com

SMOKIN WILLIE 69 PRIVATE.Indiana legend who put out an album with a 1000 press and only 10 to 20 remain(According to Psychedelia Trivia)..hard thud psych of songs like "Get Ready" and "Evil Ways" with one original..this is a reissue of 375 that was put out on Or records in the early 90's out of Indianapolis Indiana..total copies ever is 1375 and that means 385 remain as an original or the reissue..covers like you never heard.. Originals go for $600 plus..check out Borderlines Psychedelic Webpage if you don't believe me..absolute mint..$80

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