Animated Egg, The

• deluxe 2-lp colored set

The late L.A. session guitar genius Jerry Cole has long been worshipped for his work with everyone from the Beach Boys and the Byrds to Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley and by surf fans as the leader of the Spacemen. But unbeknownst to many, Cole was also the driving force behind the Animated Egg, a fictitious band whose lone, self-titled 1967 LP is one of the greatest psychedelic exploitation records ever to hit the budget bins of U.S. chain stores--and eventually the want lists of big-spending DJs and collectors.

Comprised of splashy, fuzz-drenched "Now Sound" instrumental groovers, The Animated Egg easily lives up to both the eBay hype and the promise of its evocative track titles: "Sure Listic," "Sock It My Way," "Sippin' and Trippin'," and--yes indeed--"I Said, She Said, Ah Cid." In addition to the rare self-titled LP by the Animated Egg, this collection also includes cuts by other related Cole projects: the Projection Company, the Generation Gap, T. Swift & the Electric Bag, and the Stone Canyon Rock Group.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. A Love Built On Sand (The Animated Egg)
• A2. Inside Looking Out (The Animated Egg)
• A3. I Said, She Said, Ah Cid (The Animated Egg)
• A4. "T"omorrow (The Animated Egg)
• A5. Sure Listic (The Animated Egg)

• SIDE B
• B1. Sippin' And Tippin' (The Animated Egg)
• B2. Dark (The Animated Egg)
• B3. Animated Egg (The Animated Egg)
• B4. Sock It My Way (The Animated Egg)
• B5. That's How It Is (The Animated Egg)

• SIDE C
• C1. Fool's Luck (The Generation Gap)
• C2. What's Your Bag? (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)
• C3. Boil The Kettle (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)
• C4. Light Show (The Stone Canyon Rock Group)
• C5. Expo In Sound (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)

• SIDE D
• D1. Free Form In 6 (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)
• D2. Our Man Hendrix (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)
• D3. Red Eyes (T.Swift & The Electric Bag)
• D4. Hard Times (The Generation Gap)
• D5. Tune Out Of Place (The Projection Company)
• D6. Kimeaa (The Projection Company)