Merry-Go-round Rec.
The Search Party : Montgomery Chapel (US,1968)***°°
This is a first official CD issue, now published on a Korean label, of rare religious psych album with some Jefferson Airplane and various religious acid folk associations (like on "When He Calls"), with on the 9 minute track "So Many Things Have Got Me Down", beautiful Music Emporium like psych organ, nice drumming and bass, and great psych evolution. The album features sweet female and male vocals.
From them, "All but this" reminds me very much of one of my favourite Jefferson Airplay tracks sung by male vocals, "Coming back to me". Also "All but this" has a similar, almost melancholic feel. Last track has elements of raw fuzz psych rock with hysterically high pitched female vocals. Only 1000 copies were pressed of this nice mini-LP digipack reissue with booklet. Highly recommended !
Border Line entry (PS : I don't agree with the remark " ..side two is more acoustic and folky with male vocals. Unless you're into singer/songwriting acoustic folk these are not as good." In general the writers of the Border Line book don't seem to like acid folk related music much, sometimes don't even list important albums in this field): http://www.soybomb.com/BorderlineBooks/us6070s/s2z.html#Search Party
Other similar "spiritual" psychfolk items : The Trees (US), Yellow Autumn (UK), Book of AM (F?),..
