Jokers Wild - Step Outside Your Mind [CD]

SUNDAZED RECORDS

£12.94

Cat. no: CDSUND5643
Format: CD
Barcode: 090771635327
Release Date: 05 Apr 2024
Genre: Rock

Psychedelic rock from Minneapolis psych madmen Jokers Wild! Includes all of their rare singles, plus 15 more originally unreleased mind-melting cuts - complete with slide whistle!

When looking through the amount of outta-this-world acid-tinged, garage and psychedelic rock that came out of Minneapolis during the 1960s, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to assume that there was something in the water

Their sound was unlike any other Minneapolis '60s band - a true feat during that time.

Though the band began playing more local gigs during the early part of 1967, it wasn't until May that they recorded their slide-fute-farfsa-organ infused psych wonderment, "All I See Is You / I Just Can't Explain It." The single was recorded at the famed Kay Bank Studios (where groups like The Trashmen, Vaqueros, Readymen, Castaways and many, many more laid down tracks) but received very little airplay. Their second single featured "Echo" as the A-side, and it's equally as fun, bringing a ? and The Mysterians- esque farfsa beat behind a driving, delightfully fuzzy bass and guitar. Like their frst single, it didn't go anywhere. The lack of budget really hurt the band, and with too many bills to pay, they weren't able to recoup on recording costs. Poof... it ended up sitting on the shelf.

The remnants of their unfnished album can be heard here, along with unreleased material, a cover of the Hollies' "Have You Ever Loved Somebody," and three of their limited release singles, "All I See Is You/I Just Can't Explain It," "Peace Man/ Tomorrow," and "Because I'm Free/Sunshine." Catchy yet complex, tune out and turn on to this unsung Twin Cities garage- psych treasure and prepare to Step Outside Your Mind.

CD Tracks: All I See Is You / Tomorrow / Echo / Stranger / Witch / The Grass Is Greener / That Man's Not You (Step Outside Your Mind) / Because I'm Free / Good Time / Hard Road / I See You / Peace Man / Sunshine / American Dream / Dissatisfed / River / I'm On My Way / Have You Ever Loved Somebody / I Just Can't Explain It / Copper Penny / Park Music