Oda
was formed in 1970 around the talents of brothers
Randy
and
Kevin Oda
along with
Art Pantoga
Kyle Schneider
. The self-titled album (now known as "The Black Album") was originally released privately on the
Loud Records
label in 1971 with a limited edition run of 1000 copies. Now a sought after collectors item, the original presses of this album contained nine
hard rock
songs written by the band and featured the impressive lead guitar work by
Randy Oda
. This limited re-issue of 1000 copies by
Hallucination CDs
, compiles the original album along with four bonus tracks that were also recorded in 1971 and not found on the original album. Although the sound quality on this recording appears a bit muddled, the album would be of interest to collectors and any fans of early-'70s
music. Unfortunately the band broke up a couple of years after the release of this album but
would go on in the late '70s with
Tom Fogerty
in the band
Ruby
, then to a reformed
in the '80s. ~ Keith Pettipas