Electric Music for the Mind and Body

by Country Joe & The Fish

Type: Album
Released: 11 May 1967
Label: Vanguard
Country: United States
Length: 44:03
Community rating: 3.83/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Barry Melton, David Cohen, Gary Hirsh, John Francis Gunning, Country Joe McDonald, Chicken Hirsh, Bruce Barthol

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rooted heavily in the political friction of Berkeley, this debut channels anti-war sentiments and counterculture satire through winding, organ-drenched acid rock. Barry Melton’s stinging guitar lines cut through the dense mix, anchoring the band's sprawling, drug-fueled improvisations.

Genres

Descriptors: drugs, political, experimental, protest, jamming

Tracklist

Credits

Country Joe And The Fish - primary artist
Bruce Barthol - bass, harmonica, words by, music by, harmonica, bass
Jules Halfant - design
Chicken Hirsh - drums, drums, sounds [background sounds]
David Cohen - guitar, organ, rhythm guitar, lead guitar [alternating], words by, music by, lead guitar [1st & 3rd leads]
Michael K. Wiese - photography by [back cover photo]
John Bagley - photography by [front cover photos]
Samuel B. Charters - producer
Bob DeSousa - recorded by
Barry Melton - vocals, guitar, lead guitar, lead guitar [alternating, barry with the first chorus], lead guitar [lead], lead guitar [2nd lead], rhythm guitar [rhythm], lead vocals [lead voice], bass, vocals, lead guitar, words by, music by, lead guitar [2nd & 4th leads]
Country Joe McDonald - vocals, guitar, bells, tambourine, words by, music by, vocals, rhythm guitar, vocals, tambourine, lead guitar [1st lead], harmonica, vocals [2nd voice], rhythm guitar [rhythm], vocals, bells
Gary Hirsh - words by, music by
John Francis Gunning - words by, music by