Mystic Siva - Mystic Siva (1971/2014 Detroit, US) | Acid Rock / Heavy Psych | Full Vinyl Rip

Mystic Siva is the debut and only album from Mystic Siva, originally recorded in one day in 1970 at V.O. Studios in Detroit, Michigan, and first released in 1971 on their own private press label, catalog VO 19713. This copy is the 2014 remastered reissue on World In Sound, catalog WIS-016, Germany. Gatefold, black vinyl, includes poster insert, remastered from the original tapes by Winnie Leyh. The band formed in Detroit in 1967 - Dave Mascarin on drums and lead vocals, chief songwriter and creator of the album's cover artwork; Al Tozzi on guitar, who co-wrote five of the eleven tracks with Mascarin; Mark Heckert on Hammond B-3 organ and vocals; and Art Thienel on bass and vocals. Average age at the time of recording was 17. The original pressing is one of the most sought-after private press records in the genre - probably around 100 copies made. The V.O. Studio engineers weren't familiar with recording rock and roll - they went direct line rather than mic'ing the amps, which gave the album a flat, sterile quality and buried Tozzi's guitar solos. The band was never happy with it. Tozzi overdubbed new solos on three tracks, but those ended up overpowering everything else. In 2013 Tozzi went back to the studio and miraculously located the 43-year-old first generation mixdown tape without the overdubs. The 2014 World In Sound reissue, mixed and mastered by Winnie Leyh from those original tapes, is the first time the record sounds the way the band intended - floating beats, Hammond B-3 up front throughout, and Tozzi's guitar finally sitting where it should. The Michigan influence runs through the whole record - SRC is the closest reference point, with Heckert's organ and Tozzi's guitar working in a similar space to the Quackenbush brothers. Keeper of the Keys opens with a gentle wah-guitar intro before Tozzi takes off on the first of many memorable solos. Find Out Why is the most delicate moment on the record. In A Room closes things out with Heckert's Steve Winwood-style organ work and Tozzi's wah-fueled guitar running all the way to the end. 🎧 This is a full vinyl rip from my 2014 World In Sound remastered pressing. 🔥 Standout tracks include: Keeper Of The Keys, Spinning A Spell, and Supernatural Mind. 🎸 Sounds like: The Doors, Dragonwyck, Peacepipe, Day Blindness 🎧 Vinyl Finds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9oSXuMGglp1N8SlbZUEtCJ7 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ I sell my doubles and extras here: https://vinylpipershop.com/ 💿 Tracklist 00:00 Keeper Of The Keys 4:31 And When You Go 9:27 Eyes Have Seen Me 12:57 Come On Closer 16:27 Sunshine Is Too Long 19:49 Spinning A Spell 23:20 Supernatural Mind 27:45 Find Out Why 33:34 Magic Luv 37:05 Touch The Sky 41:04 In A Room #MysticSiva #AcidRock #HeavyPsych #PrivatePress #DetroitRock #VinylRip #VinylCommunity #VinylPiper