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The Parable of Arable Land | ||||
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Studio album by Red Krayola (with the Familiar Ugly) | ||||
Released | June 1967 | |||
Recorded | April 1 – May 11, 1967 | |||
Studio | Andrus Studio, Houston | |||
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Length | 41:17 | |||
Label | International Artists | |||
Producer | Lelan Rogers | |||
The Red Krayola chronology | ||||
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The Parable of Arable Land is the first studio album by the Red Crayola (later known as Red Krayola). The album was considered psychedelic music when it was introduced, but later assessments describe it as a forerunner to avant/noise rock.[1] With this album as introduction, Ritchie Unterberger assessed the band as a precursor to industrial rock.[2] The album features free improvised pieces involving industrial power tools and a revving motorcycle dubbed "Free Form Freak-Out" played by a group of over 50 people known as "the Familiar Ugly" as well as notable instrumental cameos by label mate and 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson.