(psychedelic garage) Index - Index - 1967, MP3 (tracks), 192 kbps

INDEX were formed in early 1966 in Grosse Point, Michigan.
One day they had a jam session with one more cool guitarist "John B. Ford".
Their first jam was exciting, the sound was full and powerful with "John B. Ford"'s technical guitar playing. At the time "Gary Francis" didn't have his own bass guitar. "Jim Valice" and "John B. Ford" bought a violin shaped bass for "Gary Francis" as present. One afternoon after a session, they decided to change the name.
"John B. Ford" went over to a book shelf, and said taking a book: "Let's make the name from what ever page falls open!".
He tossed the book to the floor. The band changed their name to the INDEX.

In the summer of 1967 INDEX was attracked to a new record, with unique, innovative sound, it was "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". Hearing it they tried to make their own Psychedelic sound. "John B. Ford" wrote "Fire Eyes", "Shock Wave" and "Feedback".
INDEX was playing around Detroit area; during the Christmas holidays in 1967, INDEX opened for "The Rationals". At the concert they noticed someone tried to record their music.
Next morning the band tried their own recording (the so-called "The Black Label" album).
The basement became recording studio. Throughout December they had gigs in evening and rehearsed for first album during the day. After 3 days recording, they spent a couple of days mixing and adding sound effects to make feedback.
The first few songs are sort of Psychedelic Folk-Rock.
After that things get much better with fuzzed, over-reverbered and Wah-Wah guitars floating in and out of the mix at odd intervals and volume levels.
The album is full of feedback and rather fuzzy guitars while the bass guitar is pretty loud.
While the vocals are much more in the background and the guitars sound a bit different, it is almost of similar quality.
"Index first album (called also "The Black Label" album) has an incredible primitive attitude. With amateur teenage vocals and an unreal soundscape.