Easy Listening Acid Trip
compiled by George Petros

Over the course of 15 years I collected the tracks comprising this compilation. Most came from LPs and 8-Tracks found in thrift stores and at garage sales all across America. Some came from the LP collections of Joseph Lanza, author of Elevator Music, Steven Blush, author of American Hardcore, Athan Maroulis, proprietor of Stardust Records, and the illustrator Jim Blanchard. Some came from various Lounge-style CDs issued in the mid-90s. A few were downloaded from the websites myjazzworld.blogspot.com and funky16corners.wordpress.com.

I edited many tracks in Peak on a G4. I eliminated only the most blatant scratches and pops. Although many tracks came from beat-up vinyl, or from fragile 8-Tracks, or from umpteenth-generation cassettes, or from out-of-print budget CDs, the sound quality is generally good. Unfortunately, many songs didn’t make it in due to their damaged fidelity.

I was searching for druggy and/or exotic Pop songs reinterpreted by contemporaneous Easy Listening and Jazz artists, from 1966 through 1971. A few compositions herein pre-date that era, but the performers presented them in the pseudo-psychedelic style of the day.

I tried to get this comp released commercially but the licensing issues are insurmountable given the vast number of labels, many now defunct.

I didn't want to break up the set. So, I decided to pass the stuff along to appreciative individuals who might spread it around and keep it alive.

A few of these songs are in print at the time of this writing, but were not in print when I digitized them. For a consistent sound, my files – rather than the official releases – remain herein.

COPYRIGHT HOLDERS: I will delete your tracks at your request.