Have a listen to this rare 1969 original.
HEAVY BALLOON 1969
32,000 Pound Original recording remastered, Import
http://www.amazon.com/32-000-Pound-Heav ... B000LE1EH8
Private Pressing in 1969, 1000 pressed
Note the back cover below for a list of the talent amassed for this one off.
Barnyard Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEmljfVwWA
]Heavy Balloon - 32.000 Pound 1969
SolidBoy Music Blog
Weird psychedelic rock from late 60's. Freaked and crazy, performed with electric / acoustic guitars, violin, percussion etc. A little bit in the vein of Zappa and Captain Beefheart. Heavy Balloon was not really a band in itself, but a gathering of musicians. They recorded a sole album in a New York studio.
A mixture of psychedelia, hard rock, folk and heavy blues. Despite its regional status (many were based on the West Coast and thereby won the hearts of fans). The gathering consisted of some pretty famous artists. Among them Notkoff Bobby, who played in The Rockets, Electric Flag, and also recorded with Neil Young and Crazy Horse. And Chris Osborne, who performed with Yoko Ono, as well as with the likes of David Peel.
But the record is so rare that it's not even mentioned in their official biographies. However, the creativity of this band is difficult to refute. Very rich & varied music, solid guitar, interesting experiments with sound and often playing on a very peculiar sense of humor, which is fully manifested in the composition "Owed To Sgt. Pepper". Noteworthy also is another track named "Lead Zeppalin", one of the strongest things on the disk.
By the way, here there is a good cover written in 1966, "I Don't Need No Doctor", Ray Charles. Rare music. I recommend it for your collection! Many thanks to adamus67 for the information.
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Amazon Review
Seriously damaged psychedelic blues rock
By G. Putman on December 21, 2011
Format: Audio CD
Really twisted psychedelic blues album by this band whose members were, almost certainlly, in different stages of chemically-induced brain damage! What you have here are wild, sloppy originals and covers, with really tripped-out editing, sound effects, tapes, and whacky tidbits thrown in. This kind of has the same twisted vibe that the early Mothers of Invention albums had, but maybe a little darker. Okay, maybe add a dash of early Captian Beefheart in there too (and someone else here mentioned Lothar and the Hand People). So, you get the picture. The other reviewer mentioned owing a lot to Led Zeppelin, but I really don't hear that at all, as this is just to messed-up. Also, these guys weren't just freaks, they could actually play too. Not the best of the era, but I still recommend this one to the adventurous listener, and advise fans of polished commericial 60's pop to stay away.
Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9I5hY3T9Uw
Owed To Sgt. Peppers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocTTBV7kNGc
I Don't Need No Doctor...with some great female blues vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYqjsSi_iN0
