The Surprise Package - Free Up (1968 Seattle, US) | Psychedelic Rock / Prog Rock | Full Vinyl Rip

Here’s my copy of Free Up by The Surprise Package, released in 1968 on LHI Records. These guys started as The Viceroys up in Seattle, so you still get that Northwest garage punch, but now it’s filtered through heavier psych and early prog ideas. It sits somewhere between The Daily Flash and Clear Light with a little of that Touch ambition and some of the moody vocal blend you hear on H. P. Lovecraft records. It is a really cool mix of styles that somehow still feels like Seattle at its core. A few tracks jump out right away. Free Up is the big opener with that organ and groove. Rain Everywhere feels like it could have been a regional hit if the timing had lined up. Purple is the heavy one with the fuzz that pushes closest to real acid rock. Even 100 Percent Vision has a confidence to it that hints at where late 60s rock was heading. This is one of those albums where the deeper cuts end up being your favorites. Lee Hazlewood produced it and you can hear him trying to polish the sound a bit, but the band still keeps that raw Northwest feel underneath. Clean copies are tough, especially with the original Unipak still holding together. Ripped from my stereo copy. 📷 More vinyl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn Timestamps 00:00 New Way Home 03:48 100 Percent Vision 10:58 Breakaway 14:23 Supporting Cast 17:18 Social Disease 19:51 Free Up #TheSurprisePackage #FreeUp #SeattlePsych #1968Vinyl #LHIRecords #LeeHazlewood #GaragePsych #PsychedelicRock #ProgRock #RareVinyl #VinylCollector #VinylCommunity #VinylPiper #ObscurePsych