Gordon Alexander

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Gordon Alexander put out an obscure singer/songwriter album mixing slightly trippy lyrical sensibilities with more pop-friendly arrangements in 1968. Gordon Alexander was a singer from California who released an album called Gordon's Buster which features the song "A Bunch of Us Were Sitting Around a Candle in San Francisco Getting Stoned and I Hope You're There Next Time." Gordon Alexander offering songs that reflected the beatific side of the hippie experience on Gordon's Buster, yet in a mild, faintly sunshine-pop-influenced style that steered it well clear of the weirdest things coming out of California at the time. There's a sense of the playful psych-pop of, say, Sagittarius or Chris Lucey/Bobby Jameson, yet Alexander seems earthier and a little more connected to some genuinely stoned whimsy. Gratuitous washes of echo and distorted guitar come into the mix at times, yet sometimes it sounds like he's trying to do a psychedelic take on Glen Campbell. In all it's an eclectic period curiosity with some interesting baroque touches. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Gordon's Buster

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Soft Sounds for Gentle People Presents: Mystic Males

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West Coast Psych Pop

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L.A. Gemstones: The Pop Box (DISC 5)

Looking For The Sun

Soft Sounds For Gentle People: Mystic Males

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Soft Sounds For Gentle People [Mystic Males]

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Mystic Males

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Gordon's Buster - Remastered

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Mystic Males: Tripped-Out Troubadours From 1965-1970

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Gordons Buster

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Soft Sounds for Gentle People Vol 4 Mystic Males

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