Touch- "Down At Circe's Place" (1968)

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Touch was one of the earliest progressive rock bands, from the era when psychedelia was mutating into prog. Here's a standout from their only album, made in 1968. Keyboardist Don Gallucci later went on to produce "Funhouse" by The Stooges.

Copies of the original LP can sometimes be found on ebay. The currently out of print CD reissue (including 4 "bonus tracks") shows up on amazon from time to time.

The photos seen here were taken from the TOUCH page on MySpace, which also features many other never before seen pics as well as 5 streaming songs in their entirety. Go to www.myspace.com/seventyfivemusic

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[alebarjr]

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!

[kingfeeb]

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.

[fidomusic]

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.

[Alun53]

@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]

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.

[jonsilence]

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.

[Thetaloops]

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?

[salamisalamibaloney]

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!

[hamsterstavros]

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 ?

[MarksMrScott]

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.

[audiotrax2000]

This is going to sound VERY weird.......but I just realized their logo looks like several penises touching together.