Tripsichord music box
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The Tripsichord Music Box was an American
rock
and psychedelic rock
group of the 1960s. They were managed by Matthew Katz
, who also worked with Jefferson Airplane
, Moby Grape
and It's a Beautiful Day
. Their loyalty to Katz, at a time when many San Francisco bands were signing recording deals with LA-based labels, may have contributed to their relatively unknown status today. Led by guitarist and singer/songwriter David Zandonatti, Tripsichord recorded a full length LP and several singles for Katz's San Francisco Sound label. In addition to putting out authentic psych music in the late sixties and early seventies, the band is also responsible for some of the most overtly Mormon
lyrics ever recorded outside of Utah.
United States
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rock
Rock music
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and psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
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group of the 1960s. They were managed by Matthew Katz
Matthew Katz
Matthew Katz is a music manager and producer, most notable as the former manager of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It's A Beautiful Day. Katz was also one of the vanguard litigants in the famous Napster litigation, where he fought to protect property rights of music publishers.-History:Matthew...
, who also worked with Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
, Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...
and It's a Beautiful Day
It's a Beautiful Day
It's a Beautiful Day is a band formed in San Francisco, California in 1967, the brainchild of violinist David LaFlamme.LaFlamme, a former soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, had previously been in the band Orkustra, and unusually, played a five-string violin...
. Their loyalty to Katz, at a time when many San Francisco bands were signing recording deals with LA-based labels, may have contributed to their relatively unknown status today. Led by guitarist and singer/songwriter David Zandonatti, Tripsichord recorded a full length LP and several singles for Katz's San Francisco Sound label. In addition to putting out authentic psych music in the late sixties and early seventies, the band is also responsible for some of the most overtly Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
lyrics ever recorded outside of Utah.
Members
- Randy Gordon—drums
- Frank Straight—guitar
- Dave Zandonatti—bass
- Oliver Mckinney—keyboards and organ
- Bill Carr—vocals
- Ron McNeely-vocals
Albums
- Tripsichord Music Box LP (San Francisco Sound/Janus Records (Janus J.L.S. 3016)) 1971
Singles/EPs
- "Times and Seasons" / "Sunday the Third" (San Francisco Sound 115) 1969
- "We Have Died" / "Fly Baby" (San Francisco Sound 127) 1971
Compilation tracks
- "You’re the Woman" / "It’s Not Good" / "Family Song" - San Francisco Sound compilation (Fifth Pipe Dream (F.P.D. 11680)) 1969
- "You're the Woman" / "Fly Baby" - Then And Now, Vol. 1, (San Francisco Sound (SFS-03931))
- "Family Song" / "On the Last Ride" - Then And Now, Vol. 2, (San Francisco Sound (SFS-09932))