Electric Music for the Mind and Body

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Electric Music for the Mind and Body
Studio album by Country Joe and the Fish
Released	April 1967
Recorded	Sierra Sound Laboratories Berkley, California by Robert DeSouza
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length	43:30
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Samuel Charters
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Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967) I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die (1967)

Electric Music For The Mind And Body, Country Joe and the Fish's debut album, was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco in 1967. Many timed their acid trips to peak during Country Joe and The Fish performances at The Avalon or The Fillmore, where they were frequent performers.

Tracks from the LP, especially "Section 43", "Grace", and "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" were played on progressive FM rock stations like KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco, often back-to-back. A famous version of the song "Love" was performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

1. "Flying High" (Joe McDonald) – 2:38
2. "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (McDonald) – 4:21
3. "Death Sound Blues" (McDonald) – 4:23
4. "Happiness Is a Porpoise Mouth" (McDonald) – 2:48
5. "Section 43" (McDonald) – 7:23
6. "Superbird" (McDonald) – 2:04
7. "Sad and Lonely Times" (McDonald) – 2:23
8. "Love" (McDonald, Melton, Cohen, Barthol, Gunning, Hirsh) – 2:19
9. "Bass Strings" (McDonald) – 4:58
10. "The Masked Marauder" (McDonald) – 3:10
11. "Grace" (McDonald) – 7:03

[edit] Musicians

• Country Joe McDonald -- vocals, guitar, bells, tambourine
• Barry Melton -- vocals, guitar
• David Cohen—guitar, organ
• Bruce Barthol -- bass, harmonica
• Gary "Chicken" Hirsh—drums

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