The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: A Door Inside Your Mind (The Complete Reprise Recordings 1966-1968), 4CD

• 4CD featuring mono and stereo mixes of the three albums The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band recorded for Reprise Records, marking the first time the mono mixes have been available on CD.

• Also includes a brace of previously unissued out-takes from ‘Volume 2’, and a complete alternate version of ‘Volume 3, A Child’s Guide To Good And Evil’, all lovingly remastered by Alec Palao.

• Complete with a 40-page booklet, featuring a detailed history of the WCPAEB by Gray Newell profusely illustrated with rare photos and ephemera.

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, an unlikely musical collaboration between a trio of well-heeled teenage musicians from the Hollywood Hills and a wealthy wannabe- hipster playboy in his mid-30s, are regarded by those in the know as one of the most idiosyncratic groups to emerge during the psychedelic era, attracting a devoted cult following thanks to their unique sound.

The WCPAEB recorded three albums for Reprise between 1966 and 1968, and this collection captures the group at their creative peak. In addition to the mono and stereo mixes of the albums and some edited 45 releases, this set also features an abundance of previously unissued recordings, including out-takes from ‘Volume 2’ and an entire alternate version of ‘A Child’s Guide To Good And Evil’ that offers a fascinating insight into the production of that album, as well as a rare radio promo spot.

The set has been lovingly remastered by Alec Palao and also includes a 40-page booklet featuring an extensive history of the WCPAEB by Gray Newell packed with rare photos and other memorabilia.

 

Track Listing

DISC ONE

Part One - Stereo Mix
1 Shifting Sands
2 I Won't Hurt You
3 1906
4 Help, I'm A Rock
5 Will You Walk With Me
6 Transparent Day
7 Leiyla
8 Here's Where You Belong
9 If You Want This Love
10 'Scuse Me, Miss Rose
11 High Coin
Mono Mix
12 Shifting Sands
13 I Won't Hurt You
14 1906
15 Help, I'm A Rock
16 Will You Walk With Me
17 Transparent Day
18 Leiyla
19 Here's Where You Belong
20 If You Want This Love
21 'Scuse Me, Miss Rose
22 High Coin

DISC TWO

Vol. 2 - Stereo Mix
1 In The Arena
2 Suppose They Give A War And No One Comes
3 Buddha
4 Smell Of Incense
5 Overture - WCPAEB Part II
6 Queen Nymphet
7 Unfree Child
8 Carte Blanche
9 Delicate Fawn
10 Tracy Had A Hard Day Sunday
Mono Mix
11 In The Arena
12 Suppose They Give A War And No One Comes
13 Buddha
14 Smell Of Incense
15 Overture - WCPAEB Part II
16 Queen Nymphet
17 Unfree Child
18 Carte Blanche
19 Delicate Fawn
20 Tracy Had A Hard Day Sunday

DISC THREE

Vol. 3 A Child’s Guide To Good & Evil Stereo Mix
1 Eighteen Is Over The Hill
2 In The Country
3 Ritual #1
4 Our Drummer Always Plays In The Nude
5 As The World Rises And Falls
6 Until The Poorest People Have Money To Spend
7 Watch Yourself
8 A Child's Guide To Good And Evil
9 Ritual #2
10 A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning To Death
11 As Kind As Summer
12 Anniversary Of World War III
Mono Promo Mix
13 Eighteen Is Over The Hill
14 In The Country
15 Ritual #1
16 Our Drummer Always Plays In The Nude
17 As The World Rises And Falls
18 Until The Poorest People Have Money To Spend
19 Watch Yourself
20 A Child's Guide To Good And Evil
21 Ritual #2
22 A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning To Death
23 As Kind As Summer
24 Anniversary Of World War III

DISC FOUR

Underneath Butterfly Skies - Outtakes, Alternate Versions & Singles
1 I Feel Sorry For You (take 4)
2 I Feel Sorry For You (take 6 – master)
3 A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning To Death *
4 A Child's Guide To Good And Evil *
5 Ritual #1 *
6 Ritual #2 *
7 Watch Yourself (acoustic version)
8 Watch Yourself *
9 Eighteen Is Over The Hill *
10 Until The Poorest People Have Money To Spend *
11 In The Country *
12 As Kind As Summer *
13 As The World Rises And Falls *
14 Our Drummer Always Plays In The Nude *
15 Help, I'm A Rock (single edit)
16 Smell Of Incense (single edit)
17 Unfree Child (single edit)
18 A Child's Guide To Good & Evil radio spot
* alternative mix