Magic Lanterns in Bloomington, MN

The
psychedelic
reissue label
Gear Fab
peel back another layer of the history of underground
psychedelic rock
with this obscure 1968 album. It has remained a long-forgotten collectors item for more than three decades, and has appeared in various bootleg forms before this official re-release. From the opening cut, it is fairly apparent why the original album is so sought after --
Magic Lantern
is as fine a display of American
psychedelia
as late-'60s albums by
It's a Beautiful Day
and
Jefferson Airplane
. This will appeal to fans of the fuzzed-out guitar antics of
Cream
Blue Cheer
. ~ Skip Jansen