Hey, anyone here into CA Quintet? There are one of those bands
that I just love, yet I never run into anyone who has heard of
them. Brief bio:
"Virtually no one outside Minneapolis heard of the C.A. Quintet during
their late-'60s heyday. It was their fortune (or curse) to actually
reach a considerably bigger international audience when their album was
reissued in the '80s. Starting as a rather conventional pop-soul/garage
band, their one and only album, Trip Thru Hell (1968), was a worthy
slice of dark psychedelia. With spooky organ and the occasional trumpet
of singer/songwriter Ken Erwin, the group's murky and macabre vision --
dotted with trips through hell, cold spiders, Colorado mornings, and
the like -- was genuinely original and chilling. Trip Thru Hell only
sold 700-800 copies when it was first issued, but after gaining status
among hardcore '60s psychedelic collectors, it was reissued in 1983."
(allmusic.com)
A quite lengthy review of their album is at http://www.lysergia.com/LamaReviews/reviews3.htm#C%20A%20QUINTET
Initially I got hooked by the 60s pop sound of the singles that are the
additional tracks on the 1983 re-issue. But eventually the
psychedelic stuff got to me (not normally my thing, either). Good
stuff. The title track freaks the hell out of me.
Incredible bass.
Well, if anyone here is into them, this was recently posted by Ken Erwin:
"Greetings. After giving it a lot of thought and talking it over
with friends and other band members, I have decided to let go of some
C.A. Quintet records and some of other C.A. Quintet items that I have
held onto for many years
On June 21st of this year, the 39th anniversary of our first
recording contract and in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the
year we became the C.A. Quintet, I will offer a sealed copy of the
original Trip Thru Hell album on EBay.
My plan is to offer a C.A. Quintet record and/or some other C.A.
Quintet memorabilia every 10 days on EBAY until June 21st when I will
offer one of the few remaining original sealed copies of the TRIP THRU
HELL album.
My plan is to donate most if not all the proceeds to a non-profit
organization. I have come to the conclusion that I am not going to be
on this "trip" forever and these things are not much use to anyone
tucked away in storage.
If you are the winning bidder and wish for me to personalize your
item, I will. If you would like more information you can also go to our
web-site caquintet.com
I want to thank all of you that have kept the music alive all these years! Ken"
Current eBay auction:
Three C.A. Quintet 1971 Live Albums New and Signed:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4863344283&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1