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The American Metaphysical Circus

Joe Byrd And The Field Hippies

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The American Metaphysical Circus is a landmark psychedelic recording of the late 1960's.

It was recorded by Joseph "Joe" Byrd after his departure from the band The United States Of America, and featured some of the earliest recorded work in rock music utilizing extensive use of synthesizers, along with an extended group of West Coast studio musicians he named as Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies.

The American Metaphysical Circus on Wikipedia

This site will also provide new historical information currently being assembled from interviews with Joseph Byrd, who is aware of and has approved this site.

Joseph Byrd on Wikipedia

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/20/2006
Band Members: Pot - Piano, Conductor, Harpsichord
Ed Sheftel - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Christie Thompson - Vocals, Singer
Ernest "Ernie" Anderson - Voices
Fred Selden - Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute
Ted Greene - Guitar
Joseph Hunter Byrd - Organ, Singer, Producer, Vocals, Keyboards, Conductor, Synthesizer
Larry Kass - Tabla
Michael Whitney - Guitar (Classical)
Chuck Bennett - Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
Victoria Bond - Vocals, Voices, Singer
Bob Breault - Engineer
Ray Cappocchi - Tuba, Trombone (Tenor), Horn
Dana Chalberg - Flute, Wind, Piccolo
John Clauder - Percussion, Drums
Susan de Lange - Vocals, Singer
Meyer Hirsch - Flute, Saxophone, Wind
Don Kerian - Trumpet, Cornet
Gregg Kovner - Drums
Tom Scott - Clarinet, Saxophone, Woodwinds, Flute
Harvey Newmark - Bass (uncredited on album)
Harihar Rao - Tabla (uncredited on album)
Paul Welborne - audio reproduction consultant

Influences: John Cage, Charles Ives, Don Ellis, Indian Classical Music
Sounds Like: The United States Of America...and not much else...
Record Label: Columbia & One Way
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

History Of The American Metaphysical Circus

The American Metaphysical Circus is a landmark psychedelic recording of the late 1960's. It was recorded by Joseph "Joe" Byrd after his departure from the band The United States Of America, and featur...
Posted by The American Metaphysical Circus on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:42:00 PST

Lyrics Available With Tracks...

Lyrics for the songs with them are posted...if anyone has a complete lyrics set handy, please drop a line here...a Lyriki is going to be added to the Web in addition to the Wikipedia info. 
Posted by The American Metaphysical Circus on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:30:00 PST