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1999's More Oar pays tribute to one of psychedelia's brightest lights, Skip Spence. His 1969 album Oar is a psych-folk classic, as well as a collector's item, ranking as one of Columbia's lowest-selling albums when it was originally released. This tribute marks the 30th anniversary of Oar's release and features performances from Spence fans as prominent as Robert Plant, Beck, and Tom Waits, and as underground as the Minus Five, Flying Saucer Attack, and Outrageous Cherry.
More Oar explores the folk, country, and rock elements of the original, ranging from Robert Plant's hushed, acoustic "Little Hands" to the smorgasbord of samples on Beck's "Halo Of Gold." Mudhoney's "War in Peace" and Outrageous Cherry's "Keep It All Under Your Hat" deliver straight-up garage-psych, while the Durocs "Margaret Tiger-Rug" and the Ophelias' "Lawrence of Euphoria" explore the vaudevillian side of psychedelia. Flying Saucer Attack and Alistair Galbraith deliver two of the most darkly acid-tinged tracks on the album, "Grey-Afro" and "This Time He Has Come;" the Minus 5's "Doodle" and Diesel Park West's "All Come yo Meet Her" the sunnier side of psychedelia. Though More Oar was intended as a tribute to the landmark album, Spence's death earlier in the year adds even more significance to this heartfelt, eclectic homage. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
More Oar: A Tribute to Alexander "Skip" Spence
07/06/1999 | Birdman
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Track Listing
Credits
- Barrett Martin
- Bass, Marimba, Vibraphone
- Scott Mathews
- Banjo, Bass, Trombone, Accordion, Sound Effects, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Toy Drums, Durophone, Music Box, Producer, Guitar (Electric), Drums, Percussion
- Dan Peters
- Drums
- Matthew Smith
- Guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Steve Turner
- Guitar
- Outrageous Cherry
- Performer
- Bill Bentley
- Producer, Liner Notes
- Jason Brown
- Percussion
- Hector Muñoz
- Drums
- David Perales
- Violin
- Larry Ray
- Guitar
- The Minus 5
- Performer
- Innes Sibun
- Guitar
- Alan Haig
- Drums
- Brian Henneman
- Guitar (Electric)
- Joe Eddy Hines
- Guitar
- Rocker
- Synthesizer
- Engine 54
- Producer, Performer
- Mark Hoyt
- Guitar
- Tom Luekens
- Violin, Viola
- Chad Gilchrist
- Bass, Sound Effects
- David Katznelson
- Executive
- Mickey P.
- Programming
- Kevin Suggs
- Producer
- Stanley Mouse
- Artwork
- Tom Parr
- Organ
- Roger Manning
- Keyboards
- Deb Agnolli
- Drums, Vocals (Background)
- Rick Barton
- Guitar
- Dave Pearce
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Phil Andrews
- Producer
- Jimmy Hole
- Artwork, Art Direction
- Scott Freeman
- Guitar
- André Knecht
- Mastering
- Dade Farrar
- Standup Bass
- Charlie Jones
- Bass, Producer
- Rick Wilson
- Guitar
- Dave Anderson
- Drums
- Leslie Medford
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Harmonica
- Chris Sutton
- Bass
- Huck Wilken
- Trumpet
- Brian Standefer
- Cello
- Emilie Peine
- Trombone
- Ted Benham
- Vocals (Background)
- Scott McCaughey
- Organ, ?, Producer, Vocals, Percussion, Pedal Steel, Harmonica, Guitar
- Ophelias
- Producer, Performer
- Diesel Park West
- Producer, Performer
- Durocs
- Performer
- Ron Nagle
- Keyboards, Sitar, Vocals, Music Box, Producer
- Beck
- Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Performer, Vocals
- Flying Saucer Attack
- Performer
- Mark Arm
- Guitar, Vocals
- Peter Buck
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- John Butler
- Vocals
- Jim Diamond
- Producer
- Jim Dickinson
- Producer
- Greg Dulli
- Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Performer, Producer, Drums
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Bass, Performer, Producer, Vocals, Programming
- Jay Farrar
- Guitar, Performer, Producer, Vocals
- David Immerglück
- Guitar (Electric)
- Matt Lukin
- Bass
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Mark Lanegan
- Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Mudhoney
- Performer
- Robert Plant
- Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Tom Waits
- Guitar, Drums, Performer, Producer, Vocals, Maracas
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