Mad River - Windchimes (Early Ohio Session)

Mad River originated from Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio in the mid-60s. They started out playing blues and folk-based music but quickly embraced psychedelic rock, and later moved to a country-rock flavour. In 1967 they relocated to Berkely CA where they were they found themselves in the company of other notable groups like Country Joe and the Fish who were writing and performing songs protesting the war in Vietnam. They developed a friendship with writer and poet Richard Brautigan, whose poem Love's Not the Way to Treat a Friend is featured in song on their second album. The band dissolved in 1969 when Rick Bockner moved to Canada to avoid the draft.
Here's the embryonic version of Windchimes from the group's first recording session in Dayton Ohio in early 1967, and also from the 12" Jersey Sloo vinyl, released on the Shagrat label in 2011.

[@russmilenbach3502]

Was lucky to see them at Provo Park in Berkeley.

[@clearview4076]

wow!

[@Psychedepoche]

Hi, thank you Eileen for these rare sweeties ! Could you post the other tracks from the EP , please ?

[@martyfeldman2101]

Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed to your cool page.I would love to hear Crazy Jane off the Shadrags release if you have it and see fit to share it. Thanks.