Description
Re: 15-05-2026 (C 1968)
Pioneering compilation / concept album from 1968 featuring key psychedelic bands from San Francisco. A real fest of fuzzed-out psychedelia , garage and folk-rock. Conceived by legendary (and controversial) producer Matthew Katz, Fifth Pipe Dream – Volume I is a groundbreaking psychedelic album from 1968 that blurs the line between compilation and concept record. Featuring a rotating cast of Katz’s San Francisco Sound artists, it encapsulates the creativity and experimental spirit of the Bay Area at its lysergic peak. Rather than a traditional various-artists compilation, Fifth Pipe Dream was designed as a unified listening experience—multiple bands contributing to a single, flowing psychedelic journey. At a time when this format was virtually unheard of, Katz assembled a genre-defying release that still feels ahead of its time. The album brings together key underground acts from the late ’60s psychedelic scene from San Francisco, including Tripsichord Music Box (with some extended, mind-expanding psychedelic jams); West Coast Natural Gas – miscredited as Indian Puddin’ & Pipe – with some killer psychedelic garage & folk-rock; It’s A Beautiful Day (with essential early material) and the obscure psych band Black Swan. The album moves seamlessly across styles while maintaining a cohesive, trippy atmosphere. Released in November 1968 under Katz’s San Francisco Sound imprint, the album reflects both the creative explosion—and the business controversies—of the era. Katz famously controlled band names and recordings, leading to miscredited tracks and ongoing legal disputes with artists like Moby Grape and Jefferson Airplane.
Tracklist:
- 01. BulgariaIt’s A Beautiful Day
- 02. Aquarian DreamSan Francisco Sound House Band
- 03. You’re The WomanTripsichord Music Box
- 04. It’s Not GoodTripsichord Music Box
- 05. Two’s a PairWest Coast Natural Gas
- 06 .Beyond This PlaceWest Coast Natural Gas
- 07. HashishWest Coast Natural Gas
- 08. Water or WineWest Coast Natural Gas
- 09. Family SongTripsichord Music Box
- 10. Lady BlondeBlack Swan
- 11. She Encircles
