Incredible! Kaleidoscope

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Incredible! Kaleidoscope
IncredibleKaleidoscope.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1969
Recorded1968, 1969
Genre Folk, psychedelic rock, country, Arabic
Length30:39
Label Epic
Producer Jackie Mills
The Kaleidoscope chronology
A Beacon from Mars
(1968)
Incredible! Kaleidoscope
(1969)
Bernice
(1970)
Professional ratings
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Rolling Stone (favorable) [2]

Incredible! Kaleidoscope is Kaleidoscope's third album. The line-up had changed, with original bassist Chris Darrow and drummer John Vidican replaced by Stuart Brotman and Paul Lagos. It was the only Kaleidoscope album to chart, reaching number 139 on Billboard, and it's still remembered fondly by members of the band, especially David Lindley. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lie to Me"Lindley, Feldthouse, Brotman, Lagos, Parcely2:47
2."Let the Good Love Flow"Smith, Lindley2:11
3."Killing Floor (aka Tempe Arizona)" Chester Burnett 2:44
4."Petite Fleur"Lindley, Feldthouse, Brotman, Lagos, Parcely3:31
5."Banjo"Lindley3:34
6."Cuckoo" Traditional; arranged by Kaleidoscope4:16
7."Seven-Ate Sweet"Lindley, Feldthouse, Brotman, Lagos, Parcely11:31

Personnel

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References

  1. Incredible! Kaleidoscope at AllMusic
  2. Winner, Langdon (26 July 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone . San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (38): 36.
  3. David Biasotti, liner notes for the Pulsating Dreams compilation