Volume One (The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band album)

Volume One
Studio album by
Released6 June 1966
Recorded1965–1966
GenrePsychedelic rock, folk rock, blues rock
Length51:35
LabelFiFo (original)
Sundazed (rerelease)
ProducerBob Irwin
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band chronology
Volume One
(1966)
Part One
(1967)
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Uncut[1]

Volume One is the first album recorded by the psychedelic rock band the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. It was first released in 1966 on the small FiFo Records label. It was reissued in both compact disc and vinyl in 1997 by Sundazed.[2] The album features covers of pop classics such as Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie" and the Kinks' "You Really Got Me". The songs mellow out into a blues/folk style with covers of Bob Dylan songs.[3]

Most of the material was completed before Bob Markley was included in band activities. Still, Markley's presence was evident on tracks like "Don't Break My Balloon" and "If You Want This Love", in which he contributed vocals to the songs.[4]

  1. ^ Reed, John (November 1997). "West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: Volume One". Uncut. No. 6. p. 97.
  2. ^ "West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band". Discogs.com. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  3. ^ "West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band". Allmusic.com. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. ^ Tim Forster. "The Legend of: THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND". members.chello.nl. Retrieved February 22, 2015.