The Baroques - Self-titled (1967 US) | Milwaukee Psychedelic Rock | Full Vinyl Stream

This stream is The Baroques, the 1967 self-titled album from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, released on Chess Records. This was their only LP, and it has become one of the strangest and most unique Midwestern psychedelic records of the era. Within a week of release, the single “Mary Jane” was banned by local radio DJs who assumed it was a pro-drug song. It wasn’t. But the controversy gave the band a reputation, and they leaned into it with wild live shows and a darker, more theatrical presence. Musically, this record lives in that late-60s space between garage rock, baroque pop, and full-on psychedelia. Harpsichord, electric piano, fuzz guitar, strange vocal phrasing, and mood swings from gloomy and ominous to playful and bizarre. It doesn’t really sound like anyone else, which is probably why collectors love it. This is not sunshine psych. It’s moody, theatrical, slightly unhinged Midwest psych with real personality. 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ #TheBaroques #1967 #MilwaukeeRock #GaragePsych #PsychedelicRock #ChessRecords #MidwestPsych #MaryJane #GarageRock #VinylStream #VinylCommunity #VinylPiper