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Alice Coltrane - WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 1972

Always read the footnotes, people! You never know what sweet tidbits are lurking in the back of the book. Case in point, Andy Beta's recent/recommended Alice Coltrane bio Cosmic Music features this enticing info about an unheard Boston radio broadcast from 1972:

“Alice’s group that night features Frank Lowe on saxophone, John Blair on violin and leading a string section from the New England Conservatory, and a tabla player/percussionist. No bassist or drummer. Without a true rhythm section, the set has a curious floating, unmoored pacing, led by Alice’s otherworldly bass tones on the Wurlitzer. The set draws from World Galaxy and features rare performances of ‘Galaxy in Turiya’ and an expansive read of 'Galaxy in Satchidananda.’”

Holy Lord of Lords, Batman! This whole recording has yet to surface, but Andy was kind enough to play that "Galaxy in Satchinananda" — all 25 minutes of it — on a recent appearance on WFMU's Observations of Deviance program. And it's amazing! Astonishing! Hopefully, more of it gets out there at some point. In the meantime, you can enjoy the rest of the Observations, which features an interview with Andy, plus his selection of rare / cool Alice music.

Revenge of the Living Dead Media, page 1 and 2, published in a shorter version in LCD#28 last year

4/3/26.

Bullseye's S/T debut LP on ever/never has been popping up on my follower's purchase feed a lot lately and for good reason. This is rock n' roll that asks us to, according to the Bandcamp notes, "imagine if Gene Clark never made it to L.A.  Instead, he held it together in the Midwest and made beer-sipping music for a bunch of ham-and-eggers who don’t know they’re about to hit the skids as the belt begins to rust. Bullseye conjures such a reality."

Bullseye is a New York band whose two prior Bandcamp offerings trend closer to Guided By Voices than Gene Clark/The Byrds. In fact, we get a clear idea of the band's evolution through listening to an early, under-a-minute version of "Dangers Of The Heart".