(Psychedelic, Folk) The Holy Mackerel - The Holy Mackerel - 1968, MP3, 192 kbps

The Holy Mackerel consisted of George Milton Hiller Jr. (vocals, guitar, dobro, banjo, harmonica, organ); Ralph Williams (vocals, guitar); Cynthia Ann Fitzpatrick (vocals, flute); Jeremiah Obern Scheff (vocals, bass guitar); Michael Ray Cannon (vocals, drums, percussion); Paul Williams (vocals).
The Holy Mackerel was led by singer-songwriter Paul Williams, who later went on to have a very successful career as a commercially oriented songwriter for pop music and film, and also gained recognition as an actor. The band had a one-year life span, during which they released their sole album, 1968′s THE HOLY MACKEREL.
Though the album bears some of the pop smarts that would characterize Williams’s ’70s work, it is a product of its time: a psychedelic pop-rock outing with swirling melodies, Eastern-influenced modalities, reverb and phaser effects, and high-flown harmonies. It’s a fun, pleasurable listen, and will be of more than passing interest to fans and collectors of obscure ’60s nuggets.