Stoned Circus (psych rock / USA)

Stoned Circus were a fine hippie quintet with male-female vocals in the Jefferson Airplane mould. They recorded their only album, on 4th September 1970 at Cavern Sound Studios, Missouri and were originally from Independence (Harry Truman's birthplace). This is the same studio where The Wizards From Kansas and Burlington Express laid down their first tracks. The album, which remained unissued until 1994, contains an excellent cover version of the traditional "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Led Zeppelin).

 ' Revisited' simply sounds just so extremely 1970-ish. According to the full color 8-page CD booklet in 1971, Stoned Circus got to open for some big names like the Guess Who, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Chicago, Steve Miller Band and Ritchie Havens.  

They've recently (35 years later) reunited with all six original members. 

Fans of Jefferson Airplane, Touch, Neighborhood Children, Big Brother And The Holding Company and Carrie Nations (that fictitious band in the movie 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls' ) should undoubtedly get a lot from this CD reissue.




Line-up: 

Johnny Isom - guitar & vocal, 
Harold Haney - bass & vocals 
Joe York - keyboard & vocals
Richard Van Sant - keyboard & vocals 
Nancy Lake Whedon - percussion & vocals  
Donna Kurtz Nugent -drums.



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