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Kaleidoscope (originally the Kaleidoscope) was an American psychedelic folk group who recorded four albums and several singles for Epic Records between 1966 and 1970. The band membership included David Lindley, who later released numerous solo albums and won additional renown as a multi-instrumentalist session musician, and Chris Darrow who later performed and recorded with a number of groups ...
The band's fourth album, White Faced Lady, which they financed independently, was recorded in Morgan Studios in London. [ 13 ] [ 15 ] Attempts at finding a record company failed and the album was shelved until 1991 when it was released under the name Kaleidoscope on an independent label.
After forming in 1966, the group known then as The Kaleidoscope won a recording contract with Epic Records. Their first single "Please", backed by the non-album track "Elevator Man", was released in December 1966. The album Side Trips was released in May, followed in August by the album cut "Why Try" backed by non-album track "Little Orphan ...
The album was released again in 2017 on 180-gram "tangerine" orange vinyl to commemorate the album's 50th Anniversary. This pressing was a limited run of 1,000 copies hand-marked by the band and included a digital download code, along with a bonus 45rpm single featuring the earliest recordings of "Kaleidoscope" and "A Dream for Julie"
A Beacon from Mars is Kaleidoscope's second album. It was published in November 1967 by Epic Records along with the single "I Found Out" b/w "Rampè Rampè". At the time it was released it received good reviews, [1] but like Kaleidoscope's other albums, it was commercially unsuccessful.
The band worked on the album privately from 1970 to 1971. They had a deal in place to deliver the finished album to a record label for distribution, but the deal suddenly dissolved. The album went unreleased until 1991, when it was released by the band's own The Kaleidoscope Record Company (KRC 001 CD [2]). [3]
Incredible! Kaleidoscope is Kaleidoscope's third album. The line-up had changed, with original bassist Chris Darrow and drummer John Vidican replaced by Stuart Brotman and Paul Lagos. It was the only Kaleidoscope album to chart, reaching number 139 on Billboard, and it's still remembered fondly by members of the band, especially David Lindley. [3]
In 1997, Daltrey worked with Universal Records on the compilation album Dive into Yesterday (Fontana 534003-02), a collection of tracks from Kaleidoscope's two 1960s albums. The band re-emerged from obscurity with reissues of their albums, beginning in 1987; their "lost" double concept album, White Faced Lady (UFO BFTP 001), was released in 1991.