PERTH COUNTY CONSPIRACY Rumour RARE 1973 Private Press ACID PSYCH FOLK LP ISB £100

Here is a real gem for collectors of `Acid Folk` a privately pressed LP by Canadian Folk band `The Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist` released after they left Columbia and decided to go it alone pressing up their own records (not sure how many were pressed but they came with a hand printed picture taped on the front and various hand made inserts so logic would say not many). The music is very reminiscent of the Incredible String Band and is interspersed with little sketches (very 1960`s hippie) sounds great to my ears. Hard to value as copies have sold for all sorts of strange prices recently (£40 - £140) Why not subscribe as I post new additions regularly! Side 1 1 Tune Up 2 Sad Stories 3 The System 4 Education Rag 5 Election Results 6 Wiser Heads And Wild Mushrooms 7 A Field Trip 8 Hooray For The Farmer 9 Kingdoms Side 2 1 Comin Around The Bend 2a Pastures Of Plenty 2b I Shout Love 2c Martyrs 3 Live To Die 4 Earthbound Perth County Conspiracy, also known as Perth County Conspiracy (does not exist) was a Canadian folk music group based in Stratford, Ontario, active during the 1970s. Their music is characterised by its message-oriented lyrics and unconventional arrangements. Formed in 1969 the founding members were guitarist-singers Richard Keelan (formerly of the American band The Spike Drivers) and Cedric Smith, who were joined by Terry Jones (guitar, vocals), Michael Butler (bass) and George Taros (piano, vocals) and other friends and family members. In the mid-1960s through to the late 1970s, the Perth County Conspiracy would play nightly at Harry Finlay's Black Swan Coffee House in Stratford, Ontario, usually following the evening performances at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre. Oftentimes they would play until almost 4 a.m. The band organized an annual picnic on the opening night of the festival. The group also toured across Canada playing at universities and also at Massey Hall. The band signed with the Columbia label in 1970, recorded two albums. The 1970 self-titled album features Shakespearian dialogue and audio collage elements mixed with folk and folk rock music that might place it in the genre of psychedelic folk. Alive, recorded in 1971, was a live concert album. The band then went independent and released records on their own.