Linn County - Proud Flesh Soothsayer 1968 (USA, Psychedelic / Blues Rock)

Proud Flesh Soothseer is a 1968 album by Linn County. The album predominantly features lengthy blues rock and psychedelic rock jams typical of its era. It barely sold and didn't chart. Cave Song was co-written by the band's previous bassist Bob Miskimen, despite him not being featured on the album.

History

Linn County formed around 1966 in Linn County, Iowa, USA as the Prophets. In 1968, the band signed with Mercury Records, moved to San Francisco, California, and changed its name to Linn County. They released their first album Proud Flesh Soothseer in 1968 and toured, performing with bands and people such as: Albert King, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Eric Burdon & the Animals and Ten Years After. They were becoming more well known when the group broke up shortly after Clark Pierson left to join Janis Joplin and Steve Miller left to join Elvin Bishop. Fred Walk kept the band together with different personnel for a time then disbanded the group in 1973. Linn County also headlined or played with Ike & Tina Turner, Earl Hooker, John Lee Hooker,Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Steve Miller, Albert Collins and a host of others during rock festivals. When Linn County signed with Mercury, they were given the (then) unheard of sum of $50,000.00 as a signing bonus plus funds to move the group from Chicago to San Francisco.

Linn County released three albums from 1968 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, they had seven band members.

Tracks:

01. Think - 0:00
02. Lower Lemons - 3:34
03. Moon Food - 7:40
04. Cave Song - 14:10
05. Protect & Serve / Bad Things - 18:39
06. Fast Days - 32:52

Personnel:

Stephen Miller - organ, vocals
Fred Walk - guitar, electric sitar
Dino Long - bass
Larry Easter - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Jerome «Snake» McAndrew - drums, percussion
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Shorty Rogers - horns arrangements
John Cabalka, Abe Kesh - producers