VARIOUS ARTISTS – Brown Acid: The Fourteenth Trip – LP – Black Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl. Only 200 copies pressed in this edition.

The latest edition of the popular compilation series featuring long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles. Standouts include San Franciso Trolley Co.s whose name may be misleading, but their ripping rager Signs has all the answers you seek. Their extremely rare 1970 A-side, backed with Rainbow Heaven is a blitzkrieg workout of frantic drums and a wailing guitar lead that spits fire and brimstone. Not exactly the Flower Power love-in one might expect given the name, but thankfully these youngsters sound like a hard rocking 13th Floor Elevators meets the MC5.

The cowbell lead-in announces that youre in for a good time before Appletrees Youre Not The Only Girl (Im Out To Get) even begins. And when it all kicks in, this Grand Funk adjacent headbanger features silky guitar leads, sweet high vocal harmonies and stomping drums to drive the point home. Appletree was led by songwriter Gary Apple, who also penned the singles curiously titled A-side The Ballad of Pencil. The date of the bands sole release is believed to be 1971, but where Appletree took root remains unknown.

Tracklist:

1. The Legends – “Fever Games” 04:05
2. Mijal & White – “I’ve Been You” 03:49
3. Liquid Blue – “Henry Can’t Drive” 02:39
4. San Francisco Trolley Co. – “Signs” 02:38
5. Blue Creed – “Need A Friend” 02:39
6. Transfer – “Play It Cool” 02:21
7. Appletree – “You’re Not The Only Girl (I’m Out To Get)” 02:46
8. Cox’s Army – “I’m Tired” 04:19
9. Raven – “Raven Mad Jam” 08:16