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Tripsichord
12+ albums
Psychedelic Rockpsychedelic70srockterrascopic
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Cherished by fanatic collectors, today Tripsichord Music Box (aka Tripsichord) is one of those all but forgotten exponents of West Coast psychedelia. What makes them interesting to us is the fact they were contemporaries of outfits such as The Dead, Jefferson Airplane, It's a Beautiful Day and Moby Grape (sharing the same management as the latter two). Not only did they play in the same San Francisco ballrooms as their better known competitors, but judging by their slender recording catalog, they were as talented, if not better than many of those better known groups. All hyperbole aside, these guys were good and their sole album is a must own !!! Singer/drummer Randy Guzman and keyboardist Oliver McKinney started their musical collaboration in 1965 as members of The Ban. Together with guitarist Tony McGuire and bassist Frank Straight the band generated considerable buzz playing local parties and talent contests. With Guzman's parents serving as their managers, the quartet eventually attracted the attention of the small Brent label which signed them to a one-shot contract, releasing the instantly obscure single "Bye-Bye" b/w "Now That I'm Hoping" (Brent catalog number 7049). Replacing the recently drafted McGuire with guitarist David Zandonatti, the group changed their name to 'The Now' and relocated to Los Angeles. Some success on the Hollywood club circuit captured the attention of Milton Berle's Embassy Records, leading to another 45 - 1967's "I Want" b/w "Like a Fl
