Odyssey-Setting Forth (1969)

Hailing from New York, this band has the honor of having recorded one of the most interesting psychedelic albums ever made. This little-known band, formed in the late 1960s on Long Island, consisted of Fred Callan (guitar), Vincent E. Kusy (organ and keyboards), Jay Sharkey (drums), and Louis Yovino (vocals). Their discography is limited to this sensational album, "Setting Forth", which is brimming with energetic heavy rock guitar sounds, screeching organs, piercing vocals, and electrifying drums. Their repertoire is simply devastating, starting with the pulsating, fuzz-infused "Angel Dust", the jazzy "Church Yard", the hard rock "Got To Feet It", the psychedelic "Tied By A Rope", "St. Emo's Fire", and "Come Back," and the bluesy boogie "Denky's Boogie". The limited promotion of the few copies that were put on sale and the apathy on the part of the record company, more interested in other more media-savvy bands, would cause this superb album to sadly disappear into oblivion, until it would be reissued years later, becoming another of those records coveted by collectors of psychedelic rarities from the 60s.