I love the beginning of this track. I heard it in 1968 and since then have spent years looking for it without knowing the title. I finally tracked it down through Youtube! Never thought I'd hear it again. Thanks for posting.
I first heard this on the this on the progressive rock sampler 'Wowie Zowie" when I was a kid. It remains an utterly amazing piece of music. I finally got hold on the album on cd a few years ago. Really innovative as a piece of music and as a recording.
Touch, sans Gallucci, morphed a few years later into a distinctly unprogressive band called STEPSON, who recorded one album for ABC. They were a basic rock n roll band with a kind of punk attitude. When Uriah Heep played one of their first gigs in L.A. they jammed with Stepson and were really excited about it because Touch were heroes of theirs and a big influence.
Robert Fripp looks like he was influenced by these guys. All these great American groups like Fireballet, Happy The Man, and Touch. Ignored by American music business. You have to wonder if they would have done better being in England?
@Thetaloops I believe you are right. I seem to recall that this album was doing the rounds in London in the late '60's. Jon anderson of Yes has certainly referred to it as an early influence. Its such a shame they did not persue the promise of their first album.
Hey there, as one writer mentioned Touch was formed out of a Northwest Band called Don and the Goodtimes. The leader Don Galucci from Portland, Oregon, was the keyboard player in the Kingsmen that recorded the popular version of "Louie Louie". He was 14 at the time. Don and the Goodtimes replaced Paul Revere and the Raiders on Dick Clark's afternoon TV show "Where The Action Is" . As Touch was getting together and writing for an album, they had to work under the old name to support themselves.
I bought the original LP when it came out. I was a junior in high school. I played it for everyone for years up until Katrina took my house and music collection away. Now, I have it on CD again. I am again playing it for everyone. As I recall, Jimi Hendrix sat in on the recording sessions not as a player but just to listen. This stuff is awesome.
So far ahead of it's time that it still sounds current (and great!) today. That entire side (Down at Circe's Place; Alisha and Others; Seventy-Five) is mind-boggling, which is really profound, since artists such as Yes; ELP; Pink Floyd; D. Bowie; and a ton of others were offering fantastic excursions.
Hey King, thanks for the reply. I ordered my own copy of the CD from Amazon, and am eagerly awaiting its arrival. They were a great band! Oh, I also ordered a CD you might like, called "Without Introduction", by a band named Polyphony, another early US prog band that reminds me a lot of KC.
Awesome that you got this song on here! I have 2 copies of their LP on vinyl, and have loved it since first listening back in 1970 or so. I see now there's a CD version available. Is that where the photos and whatnot came from? Thanks for the posting!
I love the beginning of this track. I heard it in 1968 and since then have spent years looking for it without knowing the title. I finally tracked it down through Youtube! Never thought I'd hear it again. Thanks for posting.
fidomusic 6 months ago
I first heard this on the this on the progressive rock sampler 'Wowie Zowie" when I was a kid. It remains an utterly amazing piece of music. I finally got hold on the album on cd a few years ago. Really innovative as a piece of music and as a recording.
Alun53 10 months ago
Touch, sans Gallucci, morphed a few years later into a distinctly unprogressive band called STEPSON, who recorded one album for ABC. They were a basic rock n roll band with a kind of punk attitude. When Uriah Heep played one of their first gigs in L.A. they jammed with Stepson and were really excited about it because Touch were heroes of theirs and a big influence.
jonsilence 11 months ago
Robert Fripp looks like he was influenced by these guys. All these great American groups like Fireballet, Happy The Man, and Touch. Ignored by American music business. You have to wonder if they would have done better being in England?
Thetaloops 1 year ago
@Thetaloops I believe you are right. I seem to recall that this album was doing the rounds in London in the late '60's. Jon anderson of Yes has certainly referred to it as an early influence. Its such a shame they did not persue the promise of their first album.
Alun53 10 months ago
You've lost your form, bridged the norm and come to the land where the sirens play.
Faces of red, yellow, blue, red-white sound . . . . they will sensify you.
Gently peel back your mind petals and listen, listen, listen!
salamisalamibaloney 1 year ago
a very well made vid ! extremely cool song. you should try a new very similar group : Tame Impala ! especially the song : Expectation . am i wrong ?
hamsterstavros 1 year ago
Hey there, as one writer mentioned Touch was formed out of a Northwest Band called Don and the Goodtimes. The leader Don Galucci from Portland, Oregon, was the keyboard player in the Kingsmen that recorded the popular version of "Louie Louie". He was 14 at the time. Don and the Goodtimes replaced Paul Revere and the Raiders on Dick Clark's afternoon TV show "Where The Action Is" . As Touch was getting together and writing for an album, they had to work under the old name to support themselves.
MarksMrScott 1 year ago
This is going to sound VERY weird.......but I just realized their logo looks like several penises touching together.
audiotrax2000 1 year ago
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ectowle 1 year ago
I've had this LP since the 60s. My favorite line on this tune: "Gently peel back the petals of your mind and listen, listen listen."
cheezencrackers 1 year ago
I had the 'Wowie Zowie' compilation and this was the standout track.
NeilThompson30 2 years ago
I bought the original LP when it came out. I was a junior in high school. I played it for everyone for years up until Katrina took my house and music collection away. Now, I have it on CD again. I am again playing it for everyone. As I recall, Jimi Hendrix sat in on the recording sessions not as a player but just to listen. This stuff is awesome.
devonsusername 2 years ago
Love it! The psychadelia of the 60's had a very acidy feel in most of it's music but these guys were as trippy as they came.
Good job in compiling this one!!
timsterIII 2 years ago
Very well done - considering the fact that there's hardly any archive footage available.
Noiseferatu 2 years ago
Great band. Don and The Goodtimes became Touch with a few new members coming aboard.
karmices 2 years ago 2
So far ahead of it's time that it still sounds current (and great!) today. That entire side (Down at Circe's Place; Alisha and Others; Seventy-Five) is mind-boggling, which is really profound, since artists such as Yes; ELP; Pink Floyd; D. Bowie; and a ton of others were offering fantastic excursions.
ottowes 3 years ago
I've been looking for this for ages. I love it, especially the beginning. Thanks for posting.
fidomusic 3 years ago
Hey King, thanks for the reply. I ordered my own copy of the CD from Amazon, and am eagerly awaiting its arrival. They were a great band! Oh, I also ordered a CD you might like, called "Without Introduction", by a band named Polyphony, another early US prog band that reminds me a lot of KC.
alebarjr 3 years ago
Awesome that you got this song on here! I have 2 copies of their LP on vinyl, and have loved it since first listening back in 1970 or so. I see now there's a CD version available. Is that where the photos and whatnot came from? Thanks for the posting!
alebarjr 3 years ago
I think the photos are from the CD, but I downloaded them from Touch's MySpace site.
If you don't have the CD yet, you should grab one. It has good bonus cuts in addition to the original album.
kingfeeb 3 years ago