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December 21st 2001  cards of the albums Early Sky Saxon and Golden Vaults Volume 1 - Timeless added to the discography

December 10th 2000  card of the album Breakin' Through The Doors added to the discography

August 6th 2000  cards of the singles Try To Understand/The Other Place, Satisfy You/900 Million People Daily (All Making Love), Love In A Summer Basket/Did He Die and Diamonds In The Rough/Universal Stars added to the discography; many covers added to the other people's releases too (thanks Mass!)

December 5th 1999  cards of the single A Thousand Shadows/March Of The Flower Children and of the albums Golden Sunrise, New Fruit From Old Seeds, …A Groovy Thing, Down The Nile added to the discography

October 30th 1999  cover of the single Can't Seem To Make You Mine/I Tell Myself added to its card; cards of the singles Mr. Farmer/Up In Her Room, Fallin' Off The Edge Of My Mind/Wild Blood and of the 7inch EP Paradise/Born To Be Wild added to the discography; cards of the albums Bad Part Of Town, Private Party (Live At The Cavern Club) and Flashback added too; three pictures added to the galleries

June 20th 1999  cards of the singles Can't Seem To Make You Mine/Daisy Mae, Mr. Farmer/No Escape, Shuckin' And Jiving/You Took Me By Surprise and of the 7inch EP In Love With Life added to the discography

May 27th 1999  card of the single Beautiful Stars/Universal Stars added to the discography

May 12th 1999  cards of the singles Pushin' Too Hard/Try To Understand and Can't Seem To Make You Mine/I Tell Myself added to the discography

March 18th 1999  Ya Ho Wa 13 discography revised and rectified

January 20th 1999  opened the Seedy guestbook

November 30th 1998  more comps with further details added to the discography

November 6th 1998  peak chart positions of The Seeds hits uploaded; many cat. nos. and the track listings of the following albums added to the discography: Starry Ride, …In Search Of Brighter Colors/World Fantastic, Takes & Glories, Dragonslayers

August 31st 1998  track listing of Evil Hoodoo added to the discography

July 18th 1998  The Seeds' singles revised and rectified; notes added to the first five albums by The Seeds and cover of Fallin' Off The Edge added too; labels and cat. numbers added to almost all of Sky's early singles: thanks to all those who helped me

July 10th 1998  the early singles added to Sky Saxon discography: thanks of course to Sky!

July 1st 1998  look changed; movie credits that Marianna sent me, several compilations which included Pushin' Too Hard and a new subsection with other people's releases (covers & curiosities) added to the discography

June 19th 1998  several covers & info kindly provided by Jim Parrett and precious info that Sky Saxon forwarded me through Marianna, his dear wife added to the discography; notes added to Ya Ho Wa 13 discography; gallery subdivided into two sections: Seedy gallery & Sunlight gallery with a new Sky picture that Marianna sent me

June 7th 1998  opened The Seeds & Sky Saxon Unofficial Web Site

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Chronology

Sky Saxon was born Richard Marsh in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He moved to Los Angeles, where between 1963 and 1964 he released six soft R&B singles using various assumed names (Sky Saxon & The Electra Fires, Richie Marsh & The Hood, Sky Saxon & The Soul Rockers and so on…), to whose drafting Gary Paxton and Pat Vegas contributed among others.
His affection to the music was documented in Larry Peerce's movie The Big TNT Show shot in 1965 at Moulin Rouge, LA (Sky was able to touch Petula Clark's hands) and in a Stones' film concert at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica (he was under the stage near Mick Jagger).
Always in 1965 thanks to an advertisement he found Daryl Hooper, Jan Savage and Rick Andridge, the guys whom he started with The Seeds signing then for Gene Norman Presents.
The first two singles didn't get the expected results but also by means of KRKD's airplay they were reissued and climbed the charts. In April 1966 the first album saw the light and in October the second came out. At that point the band recorded the underestimated A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues whose release was deferred by the management till after the flower-powered Future for opportunity reasons. Spoon was credited to the Sky Saxon Blues Band and his flop darkened the exciting live recorded at Merlin's Music Box in Orange County that was ignored.
In 1968 they appeared in Richard Rush's Psych-Out then in 1969 after the last single and the last concert at the Civic Auditorium The Seeds disbanded.
Sky released other three singles using the name Seeds (the last privately pressed) then embraced the creed of a religious sect and recorded with other adepts an 8-track tape and, moreover, an album that wasn't officially issued till now: this group called Ya Ho Wa 13 self-pressed their works on Higher Key label. At guru's death Sky with several faithful moved to Hawaii where as Sky Sunlight formed with Michael Rainbow Neal the World Peace Band.
In 1977 they created together the Stars New Seeds recording two singles and a live album; in the same year came out The Seeds' first posthumous anthology that featured rare and unreleased tracks, then Sky vanished.
In 1983 the pre- and post-Seeds' singles were reissued on two anthologies and the following year Sky reappeared releasing a mini-LP with Mars Bonfire (Steppenwolf), Elliott Ingber (Fraternity Of Man), Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly) and the loyal Rainbow Neal.
In March 1985 with McDonald Bros. (Redd Kross) and Brian Corrigan (Primates) he recorded a live album at Greg Shaw's Cavern that was released a year later. In 1986 with Shelley Ganz, Lee Joseph (Unclaimed), Peter Case, Eddie Munoz (Plimsouls), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) contributions he released …A Groovy Thing and backed by Madeleine Ridgey's SS20 he sang two songs on an EP (one of them Born To Be Wild played of course with Bonfire), and, furthermore accompanied by Roger Clay and Dave Provost (Droogs) covered a song by Roky Erickson on a French compilation.
In 1987 with the old mate Daryl Hooper, the omnipresent Bonfire, Frank Beeson and the singer Cleopatra, Sky revisited Pushin' Too Hard on a new album. The year after with Rudi Protrudi, Mike Czekaj (Fuzztones), Steven Roback (Rain Parade), Mike Quercio (Three O'Clock) and Dave Provost collaborations he realized …In Search Of Brighter Colors. In Jan. 27th 1989 the original Seeds plus Bonfire were the bigshots at the Psychedelic Summer Of Love in LA with The Music Machine, Big Brother & The Holding Co. and Love; in the same year Sky, Bonfire and Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix Experience) formed The Dragonslayers. During the nineties he started Fast Planet with Sam Andrew (Big Brother) and George Michalski (Blue Cheer).
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Discography

(all the items U.S. unless indicated otherwise)

The Seeds

Sky Saxon

other people's releases

Constantly growing… Extended track listings, cat. #s etc. are welcome!

Many thanks to Jim Parrett for providing several covers & additional info.
Special thanks to Max & Luigi for lending me a hand with the singles.
Thanks to Massimo Baseotto too for helping me with the o.p.'s r.
A thousand thanks to Sky Saxon for his precious help.

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The Seeds albums

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The Seeds singles

*4inch flexi in Philco Hip-Pocket Record series
** 7inch limited juke box edition

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Contributions & compilations

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Sky Saxon albums

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Sky Saxon singles

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Collaborations & compilations

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Ya Ho Wa 13 discography

as Father Yod & The Spirit Of '76

as Ya Ho Wa 13

as Yodship

as Fire, Water, Air

as Ya Ho Wa 13

*     reissue: limited edition of 450
**   reissued on LP as Psycho 2 (UK) (limited coloured edition of 300) credited to Ya Ho Wa in 1982 & on CD later
*** 13CD box set (limited numbered edition of 3000) which compiles all the albums above plus six 7inch tracks, related singles & unreleased materials

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other people's releases

Artists who covered The Seeds

Curiosities

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Extended notes to The Seeds discography

The Seeds
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNP-2023 (mono) & GNPS-2023 (stereo) (LP) in April 1966; on stereo record Pushin' Too Hard is rechanneled
Reissued as Legendary Masters Sonet SNTF 746 (LP) (UK) in 1977
Reissued as Music Box SMB 131 (LP) (Gre) in 1982
Reissued as Line LLP 5021 (LP) (Ger) in February 1984
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Reissued on CD as Impact IMCD-9.00167 (Ger) in September 1989
Reissued on CD as GNP KICP-2164 (Jap)
Reissued on CD as GNP GNPD-2023 without the track Lose Your Mind added to A Web Of Sound
Produced by Marcus Tybalt & Sky Saxon
Recorded at Western, United & Universal Associated
Engineers: Chuck Britz, Lanky Linstrot & Mike Durrough
Arranged by The Seeds
Try To Understand arranged by Vinnie Fanelli & The Seeds
Personnel
Sky Saxon: lead vocal, bass & harmonica
Daryl Hooper: piano & organ melodica
Jan Savage: guitars, lead rhythm & twelve string
Rick Andridge: drums
Tracks
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon) 2:56
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:08
Lose Your Mind (Saxon) 2:11
Evil Hoodoo (Saxon, Hooper) 5:00
Girl I Want You (Saxon) 2:15
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 3:03
Try To Understand (Saxon) 2:45
Nobody Spoil My Fun (Saxon) 3:50
It's A Hard Life (Saxon) 2:38
You Can't Be Trusted (Saxon) 2:05
Excuse, Excuse (Saxon) 2:20
Fallin' In Love (Saxon) 2:47

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A Web Of Sound
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNP-2033 (mono)/GNPS-2033 (stereo) (LP) & Vocalion VAN 8062 (mono) (LP) (UK) in October 1966
Reissued as GNP Crescendo ST-91224 (LP) for Capitol Record Club in 1969
Reissued on vinyl by GNP in October 1975
Reissued as Music Box SMB136 (LP) (Gre) in 1982
Reissued as Line LLP 5024 (LP) (Ger) in February 1984
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Reissued on CD as Impact IMCD-9.00170 (Ger) & GNP KICP-2165 (Jap)
Reissued on CD as GNP GNPD-2023 added to The Seeds
Produced by Marcus Tybalt
Recorded at RCA Victor & Columbia Studios, Hollywood
Engineers: Dave Hassinger & Rafael Valentin
Re-mixing: Doc Siegel, Stan Ross & Mike Durrough
Photography: Ray Leong
Cover conceived & created by Sky Saxon
Mr. Farmer produced by Marcus Tybalt for Brompton Productions
Arranged by The Seeds
Personnel
Sky Saxon: lead vocal & bass
Daryl Hooper: organ & piano
Jan Savage: guitar
Rick Andridge: drums
Cooker: bottleneck guitar
Tracks
Mr. Farmer (Saxon) 2:58
Pictures And Designs (Saxon, Hooper) 2:40
Tripmaker (Tybalt, Hooper) 2:40
I Tell Myself (Tybalt) 2:25
A Faded Picture (Saxon, Hooper) 5:14
Rollin' Machine (Saxon) 2:28
Just Let Go (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 4:04
Up In Her Room (Saxon) 14:27

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Future
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNP-2038 (mono)/GNPS-2038 (stereo) (LP) with three inserts & Vocalion VAN 8070 (mono)/SVAN 8070 (stereo) (LP) (UK) in August 1967
Also released as Som Maior SM-1550 (LP) (Bra) in 1968
Reissued as Music Box SMB140 (LP) (Gre) in 1983
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Reissued on CD as Impact IMCD-9.00173 (Ger) in September 1991
Reissued on CD as GNP KICP-2166 (Jap)
Produced by Marcus Tybalt for Brompton Productions
Engineer: Doc Siegel at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood
Album picture idea & cover design: Sky Saxon
Arranged & conducted by Saxon & Hooper
Personnel
Sky Saxon: lead vocal & bass
Daryl Hooper: piano, organ, sitar & vocals
Jan Savage: guitar, gong & vocals
Rick Andridge: drums
Harvey Sharpe: bass
Tjay Cantrelli: woodwinds
Catharine Gotthoffer: harp
Tracks
Introduction (Saxon) 1:03
March Of The Flower Children (Saxon, Hooper) 1:45
Travel With Your Mind (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:00
Out Of The Question (Saxon, Serpent) 3:02
Painted Doll (Saxon) 3:20
Flower Lady And Her Assistant (Saxon) 3:15
Now A Man (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:20
A Thousand Shadows (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 2:25
Two Fingers Pointing On You (Saxon) 3:10
Where Is The Entrance Way To Play (Saxon) 2:55
Six Dreams (Saxon) 3:05
Fallin' (Saxon, Hooper) 7:40

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A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNP-2040 (mono) & GNPS-2040 (stereo) (LP) in 1967
Reissued on vinyl by GNP in September 1976
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Produced by Marcus Tybalt for Brompton Productions
Engineer: Dave Hassinger
Re-mixing: Doc Siegel
Cover design: Sky Saxon
Photography: Ray Leong
Personnel
Sky Saxon: lead vocal & bass
Daryl Hooper: keyboards & vocals
Jan Savage: guitar & vocals
Rick Andridge: drums
Tracks
Pretty Girl (Luther Johnson) 1:58
Moth And The Flame (Saxon) 3:47
I'll Help You (Carry Your Money To The Bank) (Saxon) 3:27
Cry Wolf (Saxon) 6:04
Plain Spoken (Muddy Waters) 2:52
The Gardener (Saxon) 4:57
One More Time Blues (Luther Johnson) 2:25
Creepin' About (Saxon) 2:43
Buzzin' Around (Saxon) 3:43

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Raw & Alive In Concert At Merlin's Music Box
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNP-2043 (mono) & GNPS-2043 (stereo) (LP) in 1968
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Reissued on CD as Drop Out DOCD 1990 (UK) added to The Fire Escape's Psychotic Reaction
Recorded live at Merlin's Music Box in Orange County (US)
Engineered by Chuck Britz & Joe Sidore
Produced for Future Productions
Arranged by Saxon & Hooper
Personnel
Sky Saxon: lead vocal & bass
Daryl Hooper: keyboards & vocals
Jan Savage: guitar & vocals
Rick Andridge: drums
Tracks
Introduction by 'Humble' Harv/Mr. Farmer (Saxon) 4:07
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:30
Satisfy You (Saxon, Savage) 2:07
Night Time Girl (The Seeds) 2:32
Up In Her Room (Saxon) 9:56
Gypsy Plays His Drums (Saxon, Hooper) 4:42
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon) 2:35
Mumble And Bumble (Saxon) 2:30
Forest Outside Your Door (Saxon, Hooper) 2:43
900 Million People Daily All Making Love (The Seeds) 4:57
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 2:59

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Fallin' Off The Edge
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNPS-2107 (LP) in 1977
Reissued on vinyl & tape by GNP in 1988
Compiled by Neil Norman
Tracks
The Wind Blows Your Hair (Saxon, Bigelow) 2:30
The Other Place (Saxon) 2:24
She's Wrong (previously unreleased) (Saxon) 2:13
Nobody Spoil My Fun (Saxon) 3:50
Fallin' Off The Edge (Of My Mind) (Cerf, Fowley) 2:54
Pretty Girl (re-mix) (Luther Johnson) 2:03
Tripmaker (Tybalt, Hooper) 2:40
Chocolate River (previously unreleased) (Saxon, Hooper) 3:11
Daisy Mae (Saxon) 1:57
The Wind Blows Your Hair (reprise) (Saxon, Bigelow) 3:09
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 2:35

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Evil Hoodoo
Album notes
Released as Bam Caruso KIRI 082 (LP) (UK) in April 1988
Reissued on picture disc as STRANGEP 1 (UK) through Strange Things in January 1989
Reissued as Drop Out DOCD 1998 (CD) (UK) in July 1991
Tracks
March Of The Flower Children (Saxon, Hooper)
The Wind Blows Your Hair (Saxon, Bigelow)
Tripmaker (Tybalt, Hooper)
Try To Understand (Saxon)
Evil Hoodoo (Saxon, Hooper)
Chocolate River (Saxon, Hooper)
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon)
Fallin' Off The Edge (Of My Mind) (Cerf, Fowley)
Mr. Farmer (Saxon)
Up In Her Room (Saxon)
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon)
Pictures And Designs (Saxon, Hooper)
Flower Lady And Her Assistant (Saxon)
Rollin' Machine (Saxon)
Out Of The Question (Saxon, Serpent)
Satisfy You (Saxon, Savage)

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A Faded Picture
Album notes
Released as Diablo DIAB 834 (CD) (UK) in 1991
Reissued as Drop Out DOCD 1992 (CD) (UK) in November 1991
Compiled by Pete Macklin
Tracks
A Thousand Shadows (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 2:33
Where Is The Entrance Way To Play (Saxon) 2:54
Fallin' (Saxon, Hooper) 7:49
Nobody Spoil My Fun (Saxon) 3:52
Daisy Mae (Saxon) 1:58
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:15
Lose Your Mind (Saxon) 2:18
Now A Man (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:23
Just Let Go (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 4:19
I Tell Myself (Tybalt) 2:30
A Faded Picture (Saxon, Hooper) 5:20
Up In Her Room (Saxon) 14:45

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Travel With Your Mind
Album notes
Released as GNP Crescendo GNPD-2218 (CD) in 1993
Reissued as Drop Out DOCD 1984 (CD) (UK) in March 1994
Compiled & Executive Produced by Neil Norman in association with Daryl Hooper
CD Mastering: Bob Fisher at Digital Domain
Cover Concept: Gary Milton
Modern Re-Mixing at Penguin Recorders by Neil Norman & John Strother
Tracks
Satisfy You (Saxon, Savage) 2:04
The Wind Blows Your Hair (Saxon, Bigelow) 2:30
Pretty Girl (1977 re-mix) (Luther Johnson) 2:03
Chocolate River (Saxon, Hooper) 3:10
Out Of The Question (Saxon, Serpent) 2:16
March Of The Flower Children (Saxon, Hooper) 1:48
The Other Place (Saxon) 2:22
Fallin' Off The Edge (Of My Mind) (Cerf, Fowley) 2:53
Travel With Your Mind (re-mix) (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:10
Flower Lady And Her Assistant (Saxon) 3:29
Daisy Mae (Saxon) 1:55
Pushin' Too Hard (rehearsal) (Saxon) 2:37
900 Million People Daily All Making Love (the complete studio version previously unreleased) (The Seeds) 10:20
A Thousand Shadows (re-mix) (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 2:30
Nobody Spoil My Fun (alternate take) (Saxon) 3:50
Wild Blood (Fowley, Cerf) 2:24
Now A Man (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:20
Sad And Alone (previously unreleased) (Saxon, Hooper) 2:50
Fallin' (Saxon, Hooper) 7:45
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 2:34

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Flower Punk
Album notes
Released as Demon FBOOK 16 (3 CD set) (UK) in 1996
Compiled by Pete Macklin
Tracks
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon) 3:01
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:14
Evil Hoodoo (Saxon, Hooper) 5:12
Girl I Want You (Saxon) 2:22
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 2:35
Try To Understand (Saxon) 2:50
Nobody Spoil My Fun (Saxon) 3:52
It's A Hard Life (Saxon) 2:37
You Can't Be Trusted (Saxon) 2:09
Excuse, Excuse (Saxon) 2:18
Fallin' In Love (Saxon) 2:46
Mr. Farmer (Saxon) 2:49
Pictures And Designs (Saxon, Hooper) 2:42
Tripmaker (Tybalt, Hooper) 2:46
I Tell Myself (Tybalt) 2:28
A Faded Picture (Saxon, Hooper) 5:18
Rollin' Machine (Saxon) 2:30
Just Let Go (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 4:19
Up In Her Room (Saxon) 14:44
Introduction (Saxon)/March Of The Flower Children (Saxon, Hooper) 2:53
Travel With Your Mind (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:11
Out Of The Question (Saxon, Serpent) 2:16
Painted Doll (Saxon) 3:24
Flower Lady And Her Assistant (Saxon) 3:30
Now A Man (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 3:21
A Thousand Shadows (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 2:31
Two Fingers Pointing On You (Saxon) 3:14
Where Is The Entrance Way To Play (Saxon) 2:53
Six Dreams (Saxon) 3:13
Fallin' (Saxon, Hooper) 7:46
Pretty Girl (Luther Johnson) 2:03
Moth And The Flame (Saxon) 3:49
I'll Help You (Carry Your Money To The Bank) (Saxon) 3:30
Cry Wolf (Saxon) 6:05
Plain Spoken (Muddy Waters) 2:53
The Gardener (Saxon) 4:58
One More Time Blues (Luther Johnson) 2:26
Creepin' About (Saxon) 2:45
Buzzin' Around (Saxon) 3:44
Introduction by 'Humble' Harv/Mr. Farmer (Saxon) 4:08
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:29
Satisfy You (Saxon, Savage) 2:07
Night Time Girl (The Seeds) 2:32
Up In Her Room (Saxon) 9:53
Gypsy Plays His Drums (Saxon, Hooper) 4:34
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon) 2:35
Mumble And Bumble (Saxon) 2:30
Forest Outside Your Door (Saxon, Hooper) 2:43
900 Million People Daily All Making Love (The Seeds) 4:57
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon) 3:00
The Wind Blows Your Hair (Saxon, Bigelow) 2:30
The Other Place (Saxon) 2:24
She's Wrong (Saxon) 2:13
Fallin' Off The Edge (Of My Mind) (Cerf, Fowley) 2:54
Chocolate River (Saxon, Hooper) 3:11
Daisy Mae (Saxon) 1:57
The Wind Blows Your Hair (reprise) (Saxon, Bigelow) 3:09
Satisfy You (Saxon, Savage) 2:04
Wild Blood (Fowley, Cerf) 2:23
Sad And Alone (Saxon, Hooper) 2:49
Lose Your Mind (Saxon) 2:18
A Thousand Shadows (re-mix) (Saxon, Hooper, Savage) 2:30

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Psych-Out
Movie notes
Directed by Richard Rush
Psychedelic Photography by Laszlo Kovacs
Cast
Susan Strasberg
Jack Nicholson
Adam Roarke
Dean Stockwell
Henry Jaglom
Bruce Dern
with
The Seeds
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Album notes
O.S.T. released on Sidewalk Records ST-5913 in 1968
Music by
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Seeds
Boenzee Cryque
Storybook
Tracks
Pretty Song From Psych-Out (3:16)
Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow (3:05)
Two Fingers Pointing On You (3:12)
Ashbury Wednesday (2:54)
World's On Fire (3:31)
Psych-Out Sanctorum (3:26)
Beads Of Innocence (3:10)
Love Children (2:24)
Psych-Out (2:17)
World's On Fire (reprise) (8:22)

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Lover's Cosmic Voyage
Album notes
Private pressing released through Golden Flash (LP) on coloured vinyl in 1977

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Golden Sunrise
Album notes
Private pressing released as Emerald Light ELR-84510 (8-track tape) in 1977
Reissued on LP as Psycho 2 (UK) (limited coloured edition of 300) credited to Ya Ho Wa in 1982 & later on CD
Reissued as part of God And Hair: Yahowa Collection (Captain Trip CT130/142) (Jap) 13CD box set (limited numbered edition of 3000) in 1998
Personnel
Djinn
Arelich
Pythias
Octavius
Sunflower
Tracks
Time Travel
Food For The Hungry
Voyage
Atlantians
Go With The Flow
New Revolution
Wolf Pack
Come To The Ocean
Across The Prairie
Just Moving On
Celebration (Courtesy Of Yhvh)

cover & info courtesy of Warren L. Oponda

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Heavenly Earth (Live At The Orpheum Theatre)
Album notes
Released as Sunbow SR-001 (LP) in 1977
Issued on blue vinyl
Recorded at the Orpheum Theatre in Hollywood, Sept. 9th 1977
Personnel
Sky (Sunlight) Saxon: lead vocals & tambourine
Rainbow Neal: rhythm & lead guitar
Brian Eye-Zen: electric piano
Ed Cassidy: drums
Tracks
Sunlight's Introduction (Sunlight, Rainbow) 1:05
Spirit Of America (Sunlight, Rainbow) 7:15
God Rap (Sunlight, Rainbow) 1:20
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon) 3:05
Paradise Power (Sunlight, Rainbow) 2:30
Pushin' Too Fast (Sunlight, Rainbow) 3:05
Nobody Spoil My Fun (Sunlight, Rainbow) 3:25
Wake Up (Sunlight, Rainbow) 5:10
Star Jewels (Sunlight, Rainbow) 7:30

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Sunlight & The New Seeds
Album notes
Released through Expression (LP) in 1978

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Bad Part Of Town
Album notes
Released as Eva 12019 (LP) (Fr) in 1983
Reissued on CD as Semaphore 24750 (Ger) & Eva B18 (Fr)
Tracks
Bad Part Of Town
Baby Baby Baby
Half Angel
Go Ahead And Cry
They Say
Do The Swim
Trouble With My Baby
Did He Die
Love In A Summer Basket
Wish Me Up
Shuckin' And Jiving
You Took Me By Surprise
CD bonus tracks
Darling, I swear that it's true
Mr. Farmer
No Escape
Can't Seem To Make You Mine
Red Shoes High Sky Dancer
Pushin' Too Hard Too Far

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New Fruit From Old Seeds - The Rare Sky Saxon Volume One
Album notes
Released as AIP 10009 (LP) in 1983
Tracks
Go Ahead And Cry (Marsh, Wayne, Nuckles)
They Say (Marsh, Vegas)
They Say (Early version) (Marsh, Vegas)
Darling, I Swear That It's True (Marsh, Paxton)
Do The Swim (Marsh, Johnson)
Trouble With My Baby (Marsh, Gray, Van Winkle)
A Thousand Shadows (Live, Joey Bishop Show) (Saxon, Hooper, Savage)
Bad Part Of Town (Saxon, Starr)
Love In A Summer Basket (Seeds)
Did He Die (Saxon)
Wish Me Up (Saxon)
Shuckin' And Jivin' (Seeds)
You Took Me By Surprise (Seeds)

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Starry Ride
Album notes
Released as Psycho 29 (Mini-LP) (UK) in 1984
Plate in clear vinyl
Recorded in Hollywood, CA.
Produced by Sky Sunlight Saxon
Co-produced by Rainbow Starburst
Assisted by Kid Flash
All songs written by Sky Sunlight Saxon & Rainbow Starburst
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: vocals
Mars Bonfire: bass
Elliot Englebar: lead guitar
Rainbow Starburst: rhythm guitar
Ron Bushy: drums
Tracks
Starry Ride
I'm In Love With Life
Drums, Stars & Guitars
24 Hour Rocker

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Masters Of Psychedelia
Album notes
Released as New Rose ROSE 36 (LP) (Fr) in 1984
Produced by Sky Sunlight Saxon
A Water Records Production
All tracks by Sunlight
Sleeve design: P. Huart & P. Cholley
Tracks
Volcano (3:12)
Quaset (2:59)
Music Is A Vanishing World (5:03)
Silver Leaves (4:14)
Star Spangled Girl (2:50)
Firebreak (2:55)
Magic Woman (3:42)
On A Sailboat Ride (5:05)
White Magician (5:50)
Paradise (5:42)
Sons Of The Light (1:53)

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…A Groovy Thing
Album notes
Released as New Rose ROSE 93 (LP) (Fr) in August 1986
Also released as Destiny's Children (PVC 6912) LP/Tape with the same tracks in a different order
Reissued on CD as New Rose 422314 (Fr) & SPV 4388-2 (Ger) with …In Search Of Brighter Colors
Produced by Frank Beeson & Marcus Tybalt
Associate producer: Ethan James
Mixed by Frank Beeson and Ethan James
Recorded at Radio Tokyo Studios, Venice, CA.
Engineered by Ethan James
All songs written by Sky Saxon, Frank Beeson & Mars Bonfire except Hollywood Blvd. by Saxon, Bonfire, Beeson, Coffee, Joseph, Ganz, McDonald
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: lead vocals
Rich Coffee: guitar
Mars Bonfire: keyboards
Roy McDonald: drums
Lee Joseph, Greg Stewart, Toby Keil: bass
Eddie Munoz, Dan West, Shelley Ganz: guitars
Peter Case: background vocals on Starving For Your Love and Love Dog
Steve Wynn, Johnette, Marc Platt: background vocals on Starving For Your Love, Love Dog, House Of Mine, Sha La La La It's A Groovy Thing and Over-Reaction
David Provost, Ric Albin, Alan Berman, Frank Beeson, Julie M., Tracy Ziegler, Julie Walker: background vocals
Tracks of Destiny's Children
Starving For Your Love (3:43)
Burning Down The Walls Of The City (3:23)
Spirit Of The Sixties (Return To The Sixties) (4:40)
Love Dog (3:32)
House Of Mine (3:31)
Sha La La La It's A Groovy Thing (3:07)
Medley: Over-Reaction/Hollywood Blvd. (7:35)

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Private Party (Live At The Cavern Club)
Album notes
Released as Water/Voxx VXS 200.041 (LP) in 1986
Recorded live at the Cavern Club by Richie's Recording Service
All songs written by Sky Saxon
Arranged by Sky Saxon & Purple Electricity
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: vocals
Steve McDonald: guitar
Jeff McDonald: bass
Brian Corrigan: drums
Tracks
Sky's Theme
You Blow My Mind
The Flower Lady And Her Attendant
No Escape
Out Of The Darkness Into Peace, Love And Understanding
Girl I Want You
Up In Your Bed
Like A Backwards Frog

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Takes & Glories
Album notes
Released as Line LILP 4.00291 J (LP) (Ger) in June 1987
Issued on white wax
Produced by Sky Sunlight Saxon at Diamond Castle Recording Studios
Mastered at Capitol, rebalancing at Sounds of Hawaii, remastered at Ham Studios, Hamburg, Germany
All tracks by Saxon, Hooper, Bonfire, Beeson & Cleopatra except Born To Be Wild by Mars Bonfire
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon
Daryl Hooper
Mars Bonfire
Frank Beeson
Cleopatra
Tracks
As Much As I Love You
Born To Be Wild
In Paradise
Swim
Aphrodite
Sodom & Gomorrah
30 Seconds Over Hollywood
Love Dog
Wish Me Up
Statue Of Stone
Picnic In The Grass
Pushin' Too Far Too Hard
Skid Row Children

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…In Search Of Brighter Colors
Album notes
Released as New Rose ROSE 155 (LP) (Fr) in December 1988
Also released as World Fantastic (Skyclad 17) LP/Tape with different track listing
Reissued on CD as New Rose 422314 (Fr) & SPV 4388-2 (Ger) with …A Groovy Thing
All selections composed by Sky Saxon, Frank Beeson & Mars Bonfire except Don't Slander Me by Roky Erickson
Tracks of …In Search Of Brighter Colors
I Hear The Mountains Crash
Lightning Lightning
Put Something Sweet Between Your Lips
Barbie Doll Look
The Big Screen
Baby Baby (Be Patient)
Come On, Pretty Girl
Kick Kick
Paisley Rocker
Come A Here Right Now
Tracks of World Fantastic
Driver Fantastic
Blueberry Frosting
Baby Baby (Be Patient)
Lightning Lightning
Come On, Pretty Girl
Put Something Sweet Between Your Lips
Kick Kick
Barbie Doll Look
Paisley Rocker
The Big Screen
Come A Here Right Now
Don't Slander Me

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Just Imagine
Album notes
Released as Pinpoint 572 91 172 (LP/CD) (Ger) in 1989
Recorded at Silvery Moon Studio, Beverly Hills, CA
Produced by Gary Stern, Marcus Tybalt, Arelich Moses
Sleeve design by CH
Photos by Moni Kellermann, Arno Declair
Type by C.V. Liquidsky
All selections composed by Saxon, Bonfire, Azevedo, Stern & Schofield except Mr. Farmer by Sky Saxon
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: lead vocals
Mars Bonfire: keyboards
Tom Atomic Azevedo: guitar
Gary Stern: bass, guitar on Wild Roses
Paul Schofield: drums
Tony Mikesell: orchestral arrangements on Wild Roses
Tracks
Black & Red
Focus Point
Wild Roses
Just Imagine
Black Beans
Some People
Million Miles
World Tribute
Thriller Riff
Mr. Farmer

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Breakin' Through The Doors
Album notes
Released as Elephant SKY 01 (CD) (Fr) in 1990
Front cover photo: Martina Kudlaceck
Label design: Cliff Mott
Sleeve design: Sunlight Sky Saxon, Quélou, PB., Sonyone Grafik Group
All selections composed by Sunlight Sky Saxon except Born To Be Wild by Mars Bonfire & Don't Slander Me by Roky Erickson
Personnel
Sunlight Sky Saxon: lead vocal
Mars Bonfire: organ, piano
Magician Atomic: lead guitar
Gary: bass
Paul: drums
Tracks
Stay Away Trip Maker/Orange, Green & White Powders (3:23)
Born To Be Wild/I Want To Love You (3:52)
Don't Push Your Wars On Me (4:23)
Mr. Farmer 1990 (3:42)
Up In Her Room (3:57)
Pictures & Designs/I Need Your Love Tonite/Ignite Your Fire (2:54)
Don't Slander Me/Right Down The Nile (4:00)
Love Dog Always (2:54)
No Escape/In The Burning Cities (3:01)
To Make You Mine/King Charming Life With You (2:58)

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Flashback
Album notes
Released as Ocean ORCD-1-2 (CD) in 1992
Produced, arranged, performed, sweated etc. by Sky Sunlight Saxon & Dana Smith
Recorded at Sol Y Mar
Engineered by Roderick Smith
Mixed by Sunlight, Dana & Lancelot
Conceptual design & layout by Big D
Photography by Kirk Phillips
All tracks by Saxon & Smith except Love Me Tender by Presley & Matson
Guest personnel
Jennifer Tiangco: background vocals on East Meet West, Ring Of Lords & Extra Extra
John Egizi: background vocals on Flashback '66
Mars Bonfire: organ on Flashback '66
Kenny Flood: sax solo on Extra Extra
Bill Abercrombie: bass on Lonesome Praire
Mrs. Chen: dialogue on East Meet West
Greg Chamberlain: Ugh! on Extra Extra
Tracks
20th Century Wolf (4:15)
East Meet West (4:30)
Lilacs And Roses (2:54)
Tonight, Tonight (3:31)
Hey There Monkey (4:06)
Flashback '66 (3:24)
Ring Of Lords (4:53)
Extra Extra (6:45)
Lonesome Praire (4:29)
Love Me Tender (3:16)

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Down The Nile
Album notes
Released as Fast Planet 134579 (CD) in 1994
Recorded & mastered at Polk Street Recording, SF, CA.
Produced by Fast Planet & Marcus Tybalt
Mixed by Mark Houghton & Roy Loney
Recorded at Lumberjack Studios, Hayward, CA.
Produced by Sunlight & Serene
Mixed by Roy Loney, Sunlight & Serene
Cover art by Jimmy Phillips, Phillips Studios, Santa Cruz, CA.
Photography by Terry Lee Lewis for Harlow Productions
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: lead vocals
Chris DeMorsella: guitar, backing vocals
Mark Love: guitar, organ, backing vocals
Mike Oak: bass, backing vocals
Patrick McCarthy: drums
Tommy Goodwin: drums, sitar, steel guitar, sax, wood block, backing vocals
Gordon Frasier: guitar
Greg Psomas: drums
Greg Rom: drums
Roy Loney, Serene & Manuela: backing vocals
Tracks
Hijack (Plumber, Saxon) 4:56
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence) 2:31
Down The Nile (DeMorsella, Saxon, Oak) 7:06
Women Lost In Love (DeMorsella, Saxon, Oak) 2:55
World Of Dreams (Houghton) 5:30
Mr. Farmer (Saxon, Hooper) 4:15
Crying Heartbreak (Goodwin, Saxon) 3:32
Sometimes I Get The Feeling (Last Sunset) (DeMorsella, Pandolfi, Saxon) 4:32
Crashing Thunder (DeMorsella, Saxon) 4:44
Peace, Love & Flowers (Chaz, DeMorsella, Oak, Saxon) 4:52

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Rockin' The Croc/West Coast
Album notes
Released through Fast Planet Records (Tape) in 1995
Recorded live at the Crocodile, Seattle
Personnel
Sky Sunlight Saxon: vocals, percussion
Sam Andrew: guitar, vocals
George Michalski: keyboards
Michael Oak: bass, vocals
Chris DeMorsella: guitar
Patrick McCarthy: drums
Tommy Goodwin: drums, sax, slide guitar
Tracks
Hijack (Plumber, Saxon)
Up In Her Room (Saxon)
Mr. Farmer (Saxon, Hooper)
Don't Slander Me (Erickson)
Pushin' Too Hard (Saxon)
No Escape (Saxon, Savage, Lawrence)
Locust (Fast Planet)
Can't Seem To Make You Mine (Saxon)
Down The Nile (DeMorsella, Saxon, Oak)
Crying Heartbreak (Goodwin, Saxon)

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Early Sky Saxon
Album notes
Released through Radio V Records (CD) in 2001
Cover design: Sky Saxon, Marianna Dapello-Marsh
Music compilation & digital remastering by Mohiini, Angel Studios
Tracks
They Say (Marsh, Vegas) 2:12
Trouble With My Baby (Van Winkle) 2:11
Darling I Swear That It's True (Saxon) 1:58
Go Ahead And Cry (Marsh, Wayne, Knuckles) 2:20
Do The Swim (Saxon, Johnson) 2:00
Baby Baby Baby (Hood, Roberts) 2:24
Half Angel (Hood) 1:50

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Golden Vaults Volume 1 - Timeless
Album notes
Released through Radio V Records (CD) in 2001
Producer: Marcus Tybalt
Cover photo: Holly Flynn
Cover design, music compilation & remastering: Mohiini, Angel Studios
Tracks
Firewall: Red Stone Romance (Saxon, Bonfire, Beeson) 3:59
New Seeds: Tail Spin (Saxon, Starr) 2:30
Seeds-The Hour: The One I Adore (Saxon) 3:08
The Hour: Throw Some Rice (Saxon, Muscleman) 2:09
Fast Planet: Women Lost In Love (Saxon, Oakland) 2:55
The Lemurians: Dinosaurs (Schlofsky) 5:01
Seeds: We The People (Saxon, Oakland) 3:43
The Seeds: Let Her Sting (Saxon, Hooper) 2:21
Sky Saxon & Arthur Lee: Somebody's Watching You (Saxon, Lee) 5:42
SSS & The Chesterfield Kings: Grow The Flowers (Saxon, Dapello Marsh, Chesterfield Kings) 3:14
Fast Planet: Welcome To The World Of Dreams (Love, Saxon) 5:12
Dragonslayers: Wild Roses (Saxon, Stern) 5:02
Seeds: Wishing Well (Saxon, Oakland) 4:25
Ballroom Lady (Dapello Marsh) 1:48
Carry On (Saxon, Dapello Marsh) 3:02
The Seeds: Wish Me Up (Saxon, Hooper) 3:12
The Seeds: Summer Basket (Saxon, Hooper) 3:28
Invisible: Incense Bangles & Beads (Saxon) 5:08
Morning Prayer (Sunlight, Aquarian) 1:10

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Beautiful Stars/Universal Stars
Single notes
Released as Expression E.X.P. 777-1/2 in 1977
Produced by Sunlight for White Sun Sound
Executive producer: Jeff Gruber (Flashlight)
Both tracks by Sunlight, Rainbow

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In Love With Life/Starry Ride/The Queen/Tired Of Bein' Poor
Notes
Released as Expression EXP 777-3/4 (7inch EP) in 1978
Also issued on purple vinyl
Produced by Sunlight for White Sun Sound and by Jeff Gruber for E.X.P. Productions
All tracks by Sunlight, Rainbow

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Paradise/Born To Be Wild
Notes
Released as Voxx EP-3304 (7inch EP) in 1986
Recorded at Silvery Moon
Produced by Gary Stern
b/w SS-20's Trouble & No Matter What (previously unreleased demos produced by David Winogrand, recorded in 1984)
Paradise written by Mars Bonfire & Sky Saxon
Born To Be Wild written by Mars Bonfire

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Charts

Singles

Pushin' Too Hard/Try To Understand (GNP 372)
Released in October 1966
Hit No. 36 (US National Chart)
Hit No. 1 (Chicago Local Chart)
Hit No. 2 (Los Angeles Local Chart)

Can't Seem To Make You Mine/I Tell Myself (GNP 354)
Released in February 1967
Hit No. 41 (US National Chart)

Mr. Farmer/Up In Her Room (GNP 383)
Released in February 1967
Hit No. 86 (US National Chart)

A Thousand Shadows/March Of The Flower Children (GNP 394)
Released in June 1967
Hit No. 72 (US National Chart)

Albums

The Seeds (GNP 2023)
Released in April 1966
Entered chart on January 14, 1967
Hit No. 132 (US National Chart)
Charted for 7 weeks

Future (GNP 2038)
Released in August 1967
Entered chart on August 12, 1967
Hit No. 87 (US National Chart)
Charted for 8 weeks

albums' info courtesy of David Gordon

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