Alexander Skip Spence Oar Vinyl

Alexander skip spence according to the liner notes in oar recorded the entire album himself in short sessions after checking out of a sanitarium.

Alexander skip spence oar vinyl.

Spence s lone solo disc oar is a quickly recorded document of songs he penned during a 6 month stay at bellevue hospital. Alexander skip spence was another musician besieged by drug use during the psychedelic 60 s but again i m getting ahead of myself. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2000 180 gram vinyl release of oar on discogs. In the same year he released his only solo album.

With a story like that it s hard not to get interested in what promises to be a weird inspired outing. Alexander lee skip spence april 18 1946 april 16 1999 was a musician and singer songwriter. Skip had a more than illustrious past that included work with moby grape quicksilver messenger service the jefferson airplane and touched another dozen groups in one manner or another. When former moby grape guitarist singer alexander skip spence died in april it was another sad footnote in the unfruitful saga of one of rock s most multi talented but terminally inauspicious bands.

The perfect distillation of psychedelic heaven and hell it can now take its place as one of the all time great rock albums mojo the visionary solo work recorded during alexander skip spence s last days as part of the seminal san francisco band moby grape. From his only solo album oar wikipedia. The canadian born alexander skip spence was the co founder of moby grape and played guitar with them until 1969. Sundazed music lp 5030 columbia lp 5030 format.

Vinyl lp album reissue stereo 180 gram country. Alexander lee skip spence april 18 1946 april 16 1999 was a canadian born american singer songwriter and musician. Oar remains as fresh as the moment when it was recorded. He was co founder of moby grape and played guitar with them until 1969 he released one solo album 1969 s oar and then largely withdrew from the music industry he had started his career as a guitarist in an early line up of quicksilver messenger service and was the.