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A Letter Home – Child In Question [USA ; Psychedelic Rock] (1975)
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**edit: Turns out my brain was turned off when I posted that originally and didn’t realize that Andy Summers was the guitarist of The Police and not the drummer. Sorry about the mistake!**
˝What do you get when you mix about a dozen musicians (including members of The Animals & The Police) with a lot of drugs? An acid psych opus! What do you get when you package it in a prefab jacket with stock christmas art and a festive title? Total confusion! We hypothesize that if you take enough drugs you may think this private press treasure is a holiday album…but we’re not so sure.˝
˝Little is known about the group A Letter Home and their home-studio recorded, private press release. The title, as well as the cover and its stock vintage holiday card design, indicate that this album is some sort of ode to Christmas past, but upon listening there is no sign of Yuletide joy, nary a jingle or jangle nor mention of sugar plums, reindeer sleighs, or figgy pudding.˝
˝With an ever shifting lineup of musicians and singers that differ from song to song, it’s likely that these recording sessions were more about sharing in an experience and communal bonding than they were about releasing an actual album. No reason for press photos or an advertising campaign. Just music for the sake of – and the love of – creating music.˝
˝It’s hard to think of many other albums where there’s such a disconnect between the title and packaging on the one hand, and the musical content on the other.˝
˝Originally released in 1975 as a private press on the tiny LA label ¡Blap! Records, this album came with a cover depicting a vintage holiday card and the folksy title that gave little away and certainly didn’t reveal the fact that it features everyone from former Animals Hilton Valentine and Barry Jenkins to Tim Rose and future Police star Andy Summers. Seemingly, A Letter Home was a loose gathering of friends brought together by main songwriter and singer Buddy Walters, best known for his light shows for with the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and studio work with Kim Fowley. Musically, there’s little sign of Yuletide; instead, you get deep-fried jams pitched somewhere near Neil Young at his warmest and most mellow.˝
Source/buy the album here: https://sundazed.com/a-letter-home.aspx