The Electric Toilet - In The Hands Of Karma - 2. Within Your State Of Mind (1970)

Stone cold classic US '60s heavy psych rock album that was released on the same label as Felt and Whalefeathers. The band came from Memphis and the album includes the awesome track "Within Your State Of Mind". Buddhist vibes meet Southern hippy rock with cosmic sound effects and trippy acid guitar work. Fantastic. Features a mini gatefold LP styled CD cover and improved sound quality.

Not a mega-blowout album, Just driving bluesy R&R with southern twang, growly lead vocal with black baptist church choir style backing. Vocals aside, it sounds like it was a studio live recording. Highlights include interplay between the lead guitar and Wurlitzer organ puncuated with erie moog effects and propelled by a solid rhythym section. Lyric wise, its largely a reiteration of the "Golden Rule". Some may find the first track corny, but overall the songs hold up better than a lot of stuff from that era by better known groups. A promising effort from a sadly ill-fated group. Two members died in a car crash within months of its completion and the group broke up. Anyone know what became of guitarist/songwriter Dave Hall?

(info by: CGR)

1. In The Hands Of Karma
2. Within Your State Of Mind
3. Revelations
4. Mississippi Hippy
5. Goodbye My Darling
6. Dont Climb Nobody Elses Ladder

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[shelbywoo222]

My Dad was Wayne Reynolds and he played bass on this album. He and the lead singer Grady Pannell both were killed in the same car wreck. Two very talented young men that would still be in music today if not for loosing their lives.

[StringRamblerBale]

cheers m8 ... one of the best solos jamming parts Iv ever heared is in this song ....

[harlekin0263]

there is no way out... und man reicht wahlweise Kekse. Und flaschen muss man doch selber besorgen! Weil "Die" kommen niemals vorbei...die schicken immer...

thanks to StringRamblerBale! What does that mean exactly, Sir?

[StringRamblerBale]

@harlekin0263 sry for delay...I spelled ramber wrong , it sould be rumbler an it would mean that me Bale is the one who plays some string driven instrument ;)

[ReynaAnita1]

excelente

5******

saludos

Anita

[StringRamblerBale]

@ReynaAnita1 thanx honey ... glad u like it ;)

[onefortheshow90]

This is my Dads Band. My Dad Was Wayne Reynolds He was killed in June 1970 three days after he turned 26. Tim Reynolds onefortheshow90@yahoo.com

[freshnotfresh]

Well Tim, your father was in one of the greatest underground bands I've ever heard!!

[whitedwarf13]

The Electric Toilet... badass band name!

[funnyworlds]

nice video!!!! groovy!!!!

[fuckYorch]

@onefortheshow90 hermano, felicidades por tu Papá, fue una estupenda banda de la cual soy FAN! un gran saludo desde México.

[Flieder31]

I got a copy from this LP from 1983.

Dave Hall is still alive and is making music.

[Spiregrain]

Tracked down a copy of the Akarma CD...now I can keep hitting replay on the entire recording instead of one song at a time on YouTube. God, what could have been...I echo others comments "Great Stuff."