In the same year he released his only solo album.
Alexander skip spence oar vinyl.
The canadian born alexander skip spence was the co founder of moby grape and played guitar with them until 1969.
Skip had a more than illustrious past that included work with moby grape quicksilver messenger service the jefferson airplane and touched another dozen groups in one manner or another.
Spence s lone solo disc oar is a quickly recorded document of songs he penned during a 6 month stay at bellevue hospital.
Alexander skip spence oar.
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With a story like that it s hard not to get interested in what promises to be a weird inspired outing.
Alexander skip spence according to the liner notes in oar recorded the entire album himself in short sessions after checking out of a sanitarium.
When former moby grape guitarist singer alexander skip spence died in april it was another sad footnote in the unfruitful saga of one of rock s most multi talented but terminally inauspicious bands.
From his only solo album oar wikipedia.
Alexander lee skip spence april 18 1946 april 16 1999 was a canadian born american singer songwriter and musician.
Alexander lee skip spence april 18 1946 april 16 1999 was a musician and singer songwriter.
The album was recorded after spence had spent six months in a mental institution following a delusion driven attempt to attack his moby grape band mates with a fire axe after having ingested lsd.
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Oar remains as fresh as the moment when it was recorded.
The perfect distillation of psychedelic heaven and hell it can now take its place as one of the all time great rock albums mojo the visionary solo work recorded during alexander skip spence s last days as part of the seminal san francisco band moby grape.
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