- pop, psychedelic rock
- 39 min
- 12 tracks
- Columbia Masterworks
The American Metaphysical Circus is a 1969 album by Joseph "Joe" Byrd. It was recorded after his departure from the band The United States of America, and featured some of the earliest recorded work in rock music extensively utilizing synthesizers and vocoder, along with an extended group of West Coast studio musicians Byrd named "The Field Hippies".
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Character-led, open-ended, cool and spare.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1The Sub‐Sylvian Litanies: Kalyani3:50
- A2The Sub‐Sylvian Litanies: You Can’t Ever Come Down2:58
- A3The Sub‐Sylvian Litanies: Moonsong: Pelog3:47
- A4American Bedmusic I: Four Dreams for a Departing President: Patriot’s Lullabye2:44
- A5American Bedmusic I: Four Dreams for a Departing President: Nightmare Train3:23
- A6American Bedmusic I: Four Dreams for a Departing President: Invisible Man3:31
- A7American Bedmusic I: Four Dreams for a Departing President: Mister 4th of July1:46
- B1Gospel Music for Abraham Ruddell Byrd III: Gospel Music4:28
- B2The Southwestern Geriatrics Arts and Crafts Festival: The Sing‐Along Song4:00
- B3The Southwestern Geriatrics Arts and Crafts Festival: The Elephant at the Door5:10
- B4The Southwestern Geriatrics Arts and Crafts Festival: Leisure World2:34
- B5The Southwestern Geriatrics Arts and Crafts Festival: The Sing‐Along Song (reprise)0:44
12 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Columbia Masterworks
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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