Haymarket Square

about

Haymarket Square was a Chicago-based psychedelic rock band in the late sixities. The band's name is a reference to the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot, in which eight policemen were killed and seven workers sentenced to death. Drummer John Kowalski and bass player Bob Homa formed Haymarket Square in Chicago in the late 60s. Both had previously toiled in Chicago high school garage band the Real Things the name a derivation and tribute to English beat band the Pretty Things. Not your typical amateurs the Real Things actually played professional instruments and earned professional gigs until they disintegrated in 1967 due to the usual reasons of the season, leaving the two original members to assemble a new unit. Homa decided to place ads in the campus newspaper of the University of Illinois Chicago -- where both he and Kowalski had enrolled by this time -- as well as in two local Chicago dailies. Guitarist Marc Swenson a 17-year-old lead player who idolized and emulated Dave Davies was the first to answer and was quickly hired after a short impressive audition. The three then set about searching for a singer but were unsuccessful until receiving a call from Gloria Lambert who had also seen their advertisement At the time she was biding her time in the folk band Jordan Damian and Samantha until something more exciting ie electric came along for which she could utilize her classically trained skills An audition was set and when the 20-year-old blonde with the powerful Grace Slick

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albums

Magic Lantern

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Boil The Kettle Mother - Psychedelic Patchwork Volume 1 - Remastered

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Magic Lantern (1968)

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Boil The Kettle Mother (Psychedelic Patchwork Volume 1)

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Punkgrass For The People

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Magic Lanterns

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"Boil The Kettle Mother" Psychedelic Patchwork Volume 1

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Magic Lantren

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Krautrock-World

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The Magic Lantern

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Magic Lantern [Chaparral CRM-201 (Counterfeit) - 1968]

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Dancing In The Streets

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