PEABODY CO. – Peabody Co.

Beschreibung

Famous for their freaked out ride down „Tobbaco Road“ (included on the now legendary „A Fistful Of Fuzz“ comp), Peabody Co. were a mysterious US band who left behind a set of 10″ acetates, collected here for the first time. Late 60s acid–punk / garage–psych, featuring seven self–penned songs plus three terrific cover versions of „I Can’t Explain“ (The Who), „Let’s Live For Today“ (Rokes / Grass Roots) and the aforementioned „Tobbaco Road“ (based on the Blues Magoos cover but including an extended crazed theremin/drum freak out!).
NYC psych collector Mike Ascherman recalls how he came to acquire the acetates: