The Animated Egg - Guitar Freakout 2008 (recorded in 1967-1968)

The Animated Egg were a studio-only group that issued a self-titled album of psychedelic instrumentals in the late '60s. It's now known that the chief instigator behind the Animated Egg was renowned Los Angeles session guitarist Jerry Cole, whose fuzzy leads (with some electric 12-string, surf, and Latin lines as well) dominate the arrangements. Cole also wrote the material, and though he was unsure of the other personnel when asked about the LP many years later, possible accompanists include Edgar Lamar and Don Dexter on drums; Tommy Lee and Glenn Cass on bass; Billy Joe Hastings and Norm Cass on guitar; and Billy Preston on organ. The Animated Egg, despite the high instrumental talent involved, sounds rather like it was thrown together in the studio to capitalize on the fad for psychedelic sounds, Cole playing on several other similar "psychsploitation" LPs in the same era credited to different groups. Everything from The Animated Egg, plus numerous bonus tracks from some of those other LPs with a similar approach, can be heard on the Animated Egg CD compilation Guitar Freakout. 

By Richie Unterberger, Rovi

All songs composed by Jerry Cole
01. A Love Built On Sand - 3:04
02. Inside Looking Out - 3:01
03. I Said, She Said, Ah Cid - 2:14
04. "T"omorrow - 2:33
05. Sure Listic - 1:49
06. Sippin' And Trippin' - 2:10
07. Dark - 1:54
08. Down, Down And Gone - 2:22
09. Sock It My Way - 3:26
10. That's How It Is - 3:28
11. Fool's Luck  (with The Generation Gap) - 3:17
12. What's Your Bag? (with T. Swift & The Electric Bag) - 2:09
13. Boil The Kettle  (with The Projection Company) - 3:07
14. Light Show (with The Stone Canyon Rock Group) - 2:52
15. Expo In Sound  (with T. Swift & The Electric Bag) - 4:35
16. Free Form In 6  (with T. Swift & The Electric Bag) - 2:08
17. Our Man Hendrix (with The Projection Company) - 3:09
18. Red Eyes  (with T. Swift & The Electric Bag) - 2:58
19. Hard Times (with The Generation Gap) - 2:44
20. Tune Out Of Place  (with The Projection Company) - 2:25
21. Kimeaa  (with The Projection Company) - 2:48



Jerry Cole - guitars, 12-string guitar
Edgar Lamar – drums
Don Dexter – drums
Tommy Lee – bass
Glenn Cass – bass
Billy Joe Hastings - guitar
Norm Cass - guitar
Billy Preston – organ

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