The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band make an interesting case for
being one of the era’s more unclassifiable bands. Vol 3. A Child’s Guide
To Good And Evil was a great example of this. This album is considered
to be the band’s most accomplished work and a masterpiece of the
psychedelic genre. Released just nine months after volume 2, the band
explores their incredibly creative psychedelic pop song writing with an
accomplished mastery of studio technique.
The album cover features iconic original artwork by Jon Van Hamersveld,
who also created covers for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
During their short existence The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
became known for their strange compositions, sometimes referring to
the sound of the Byrds, while at other times exposing the weirdness of
Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa.
SIDE A
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 Of People Have Money To Spend
SIDE B
1. Watch Yourself
2. A Child’s Guide To Good And Evil
3. Ritual #2
4. A Child Of Few Hours Is Burning To Death
5. As Kind As Summer
6. Anniversary Of World War III |
