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This is a true forgotten classic. Out of the great San Francisco acid wave, bassist Louis “Cork” Marcheschi
- along with husband and wife, guitarist and Slick vocalist David and Nancy Blossom, bonus guitarist 
Larry Evans, and Kim Kimsey on drums - produced but one album in 1968, then basically faded away 
into normalcy. At the time, critic Ralph J. Gleason said, “I don’t know if they’re immature or premature.
” I believe history has proven them to be the latter. While the razor-bladed blues rock fuzz and love laden
“I’m just trying to free my mind” lyricism may have been par for the course for that era, the Blossom’s 
jazz influences met with Marcheschi’s homemade Radiophonic synths and Theremins to create a sound 
tragically ahead of its time. Acid Mothers Temple makes a decent living these days doing basically the 
same thing, touring with a Roland synth, but, since Cork made his own, the aural electricity smothering 
Cauldron in space sounds is just too fantastically dirty and totally original.

Each Doctor Who warp and UFO multidimensional warble is a Technicolor snowflake caught in a notion 
where time is no longer relevant, totally unable to be absorbed by a mind without blowing it. These 
remarkable noises augment a solid base of haphazard prog-blues and Nancy’s dispassionate vocals to 
make an undeniably classic and deservedly legendary LP, easily on par with the greatest works from the 
Elephant 6 catalogue or anyone who played at the only good Woodstock. I can see why the ’60s 
generation may not have dug it, though. The synthetic opening “And After” sounds like a broken stylus 
making a feeble impression of a healthy needle as it digs deeper and deeper into the virgin vinyl. Many 
copies were probably returned on this notion, let alone the fact this is the next level shit today. When 
this album came out, it was like showing a Shatner-era Star Trek fan The Matrix. They couldn’t really form
a full idea as to what they really had in front of them.

Tracks
01. And After  (Marcheschi) 2:06
02. If Not This Time (Blossom) 3:39
03. Opus 777 (Marcheschi) 0:22
04. The Things That Concern You (Evans, Evans) 3:30
05. Opus 11 (Marcheschi) 0:26
06. Red The Sign Post (Blossom, Roswicky) 2:58
07. For Paula (Marcheschi) 0:30
08. Rose (Blossom) 5:07
09. Fantasy (Blossom) 10:14
10. God Bless The Child (Herzog, Holiday) 2:36
11. Cauldron (Blossom, Kimsey, Marcheschi) 4:55
12. If Not This Time (Demo) (Blossom) 3:39
13. Red The Sign Post (Demo) (Blossom, Roswicky) 2:17
14. Fly Free (Demo) (Blossom) 2:41
15. Desire (Demo) (Evans) 11:39
16. (The Ethix) Bad Trip (33 RPM) (Marcheschi) 3:21
17. (The Ethix) Skins (Marcheschi) 2:24
18. (The Ethix) Bad Trip (45 RPM) (Marcheschi) 2:03

Fifty Foot Hose: David Blossom - Guitar, Piano, Nancy Blossom - Vocals, Larry Evans - Guitar, Vocals,
Terry Hansley - Bass, Kim Kimsey - Drums, Cork Marcheschi - Electronics, Sound Effects.

The Ethix. (Tracks 16 to 18 ) The line-up was possible:
Cork Marcheschi - Bass, Bob Noto - Guitar, Bob Gibson - Vocals, Gary Doos - Drums.