The Amazing Charlatans (1996)

About this title: After almost 30 years, there's finally a definitive document of one of the first San Francisco psychedelic groups -- or, at least, as definitive a document as surviving tapes allow. This compilation assembles 23 tracks from their demos for the Kama Sutra and Autumn labels, as well as a couple of later sessions recorded at San Francisco area studios. Much of this material has been bootlegged previously, on both vinyl and tape, but here it appears in its best fidelity to date by far. Those expecting psychedelic fireworks will be surprised. There's some acid-soaked folk-rock here (most notably ... read more

Tracks:

1. Codine Blues [Sainte-Marie]
2. Alabama Bound [Golden State Recorders Version] [Traditional]
3. I Always Wanted a Girl Like You [Hunter/Olsen]
4. I Saw Her [Traditional]
5. How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? [Hicks]
6. 32-20 Blues [Johnson]
7. We're Not on the Same Trip [Hicks]
8. Walkin' [Hunter/Olsen]
9. Sweet Sue, Just You [Harris/Young]
10. East Virginia [Traditional]
11. The Shadow Knows [Leiber/Stoller]
12. I Got Mine [Hicks]
13. Steppin' in Society [Gerber/Akst]
14. Devil Got My Man [James]
15. By Hook or by Crook [Hicks]
16. 'long Come a Viper [Hicks]
17. Sidetrack [Traditional]
18. Alabama Bound [Kama Sutra Version] [Traditional]
19. Number One [Wilhelm]
20. Baby Won't You Tell Me [Hammond]
21. Jack of Diamonds [Traditional]
22. Blues Ain't Nothin' [Wilhelm]
23. Groom N' Clean Ad

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.