Psychedelic Psoul

Psychedelic Psoul is an album by the American psychedelic rock band The Freak Scene (better known as The Deep), and released on Columbia Records in 1967 (see 1967 in music). After the release of the pioneering album, Psychedelic Moods, a year prior, lead member Rusty Baker reassembled the studio-only group to expand on the aspects of the previous effort. Among the material, the band included abnormal sound effects, fuzz guitar motifs, and utilization of tape manipulation, which was most relevant on the instrumental piece, "Grok!". In addition, Psychedelic Psoul incorporated Middle eastern influences, most notably in the tracks "A Million Grains of Sand,” “Rose of Smiling Faces” and “My Rainbow Life", all of which Baker first experimented with while recording the New York rock outfit, The Third Bardo.

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• Track listing
• Personnel
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Psychedelic Psoul was released in 1967 on Columbia Records. Since The Freak Scene was one of the few psychedelic musical acts on the label, the release received much more exposure than its predecessor, but, as a consequence of the band not touring to promote it, the album failed to chart. After the album, the group disbanded and Baker went on to produce a psychedelic folk piece in 1969, under the alias, Marcus. In 2008, Psychedelic Psoul was released on compact disc by P-Vine Records.