Odyssey 1452

 

01 ELLIS, ZOOT MONEY & STEVE ELLIS Tune for Brownie

02 DAKOTA Dakota Jim

03 THE COLLECTORS Rainbow Of Fire

04 BAKERY Pete For Jennie

05 CONJERTI, MORREALE & DIBLEY Like A Little Girl

06 PETER KELLEY High Flyin' Mama

07 BRIDGET ST. JOHN The Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity

08 JUBAL Castles In The Sand

09 ELDERBERRY JAK My Lady

10 BARRY DRANSFIELD Be My Friend

11 FLOATING OPERA Midnight

12 THE BEAU BRUMMELS Goldrush

13 THE FERRETS Magic in the Sand

14 WAVES Thoughts From Venus

15 JOHN & BEVERLEY MARTYN Traffic-Light Lady

16 JIMMIE SPHEERIS Monte Luna

17 MEDICINE HEAD Be It As We Are

18 TOM WAITS Closing Time

Odyssey 1433

 

01 THOMAS F. BROWNE Hold On

02 ALVIN LEE & MYLON LeFEVRE Carry My Load

03 AL STEWART Somewhere In England

04 TANGERINE PEEL A Thousand Miles Away

05 ARLO GUTHRIE Gates Of Eden

06 PAUL PARRISH Walking in the Forest (of My Mind)

07 PLANXTY The West Coast Of Claire

08 SEALS & CROFTS Robin

09 JIMMIE SPHEERIS Love's In Vain

10 CHRIS COOMBS & LIGHTYEARS AWAY - THUNDERMOTHER Save The Big Jam Roll

11 BATCH Don't You Turn Away

12 ALAN PRICE SET Just Once In My Life

13 JERRY RAYE Featuring FENWYCK I'm Spinning

14 ALAN HULL Song For A Windmill

15 EMMET SPICELAND The Lover´s Ghost

Satya Sai Maitreya Kali

 

01 Lights of Dawn

02 Ice and Snow

03 Voodoo Spell

04 Old Man

05 Cheryl

06 Country Girl

07 Fearless Men

08 Salesman

09 Black Swan

10 Sam Pan Boat

11 Thesis

12 Color Fantasy

13 Silk and Ivory

14 Music Box

15 Revelation

16 Love Is Our Existence

17 One Last Farewell

18 I'm Walkin' Solo

19 Knot of Freize

20 Swim

Craig Smith, also known as Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, was a Los Angeles–born musician and songwriter.

In the early 1960s, he performed as part of the house band on the popular variety program The Andy Williams Show. He went on to pen songs that were recorded by Glen Campbell and formed the band Penny Arkade, whose music was produced with the help of members of the Monkees in their home studio.

By 1968, Smith had left Hollywood behind, setting off along the famed Hippie Trail with a guitar slung over his shoulder and a head full of psychedelics. During his travels, however, his outlook shifted dramatically. Convinced he was the reincarnation of both Christ and the Buddha, he adopted the name Maitreya Kali, had a black widow tattoo etched onto his forehead, and declared that he was destined to be king of the world.

When he returned to the United States, the transformed Smith unsettled many of his former peers, and both his career and music slipped into obscurity. Struggling with what appeared to be severe mental illness, he spent much of his later life homeless, ultimately passing away in 2012 without family.

Odyssey 1418

01 LINDA PERHACS Morning Colors

02 COMUS Children of the Universe

03 PERRY LEOPOLD When You're Gone (Everything Goes)

04 KAREN DALTON Katie Cruel

05 MARK FRY Down Narrow Streets

06 VASHTI BUNYAN Where I like To Stand

07 CAEDMON Storm

08 THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND A Very Cellular Song

09 C.O.B. Soft Touches of Love

10 DAVE BIXBY Waiting For the Rains

11 PERRY LEOPOLD The Journey

12 CAEDMON Caedmon's Hymn

13 THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND The Mad Hatter's Song

Conjerti, Morreale, & Dibley: Earth Free

 

01 Water To Wine

02 I Needed To Be In Love

03 I Wonder If She Noticed Me

04 Remember Our Love

05 I've Been There For A Long Time

06 Gong Interlude

07 Fugue From Lowertown

08 Race Of The Sun

09 She Won't Be With Me Tomorrow

10 Like A Little Girl

11 I Lost My Love

12 Earth Free

Originally released privately in the U.S. in 1973, this album is an exceptionally rare gem of acid electric folk rock, featuring stunning harmonies and haunting lyrics.