Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

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Led Zeppelin's guitarist Jimmy Page once referred to the American psychedelic folk rock group Kaleidoscope as his 'favourite band of all time'. Page's enthusiasm for the group was shared by many leading musicians of the day, possibly because of the extraordinary standard of musicianship within Kaleidoscope which helped elevate the band above their contemporaries.

At the heart of the band was David Lindley, a talented guitarist whose playing dexterity covered such a wide range of stringed instruments he was described by a music magazine as a 'maxi-instrumentalist'. Although Lindley was often the centre of attention, he insisted he wasn't the band's leader and that Kaleidoscope was founded on democratic principles.

The group's musical influences were clearly folk and rock but there were also elements of blues, jazz and Middle Eastern ethnic music to be heard on their albums. They left an indelible mark on the psychedelia genre particularly with their albums recorded in the late 1960s such as 'Side Trips' (1967) and 'A Beacon from Mars' (1968).

Top tracks

09
Soft and Easy
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:55
Composers: S. Feldthouse
03
Sneakin' Thru the Ghetto
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
03:20
Composers: C. Crill - P. Lagos
04
Please
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:18
Writer: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman / Composers: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman
06
Lie and Hide
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:52
Composers: Brotman - Lindley - P. Lagos - C. Crill
05
Lulu Arfin Nanny
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
03:12
Composers: S. Feldthouse - C. Crill - Brotman - P. Lagos - Darrow - Lindley
01
Egyptian Garden
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:05
Writer: David Feldthouse / Composers: David Feldthouse
08
Beacon from Mars
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
12:35
Writer: The Kaleidoscope / Composers: The Kaleidoscope
06
Pulsating Dream
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01:58
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
08
Bernice
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:44
Composers: C. Crill
05
Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:15
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
11
Elevator Man (Single Version)
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:55
Writer: David Feldthouse / Composers: David Feldthouse
02
If the Night
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01:45
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
08
Come On In
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:07
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
12
Little Orphan Nannie (Single Version)
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01:54
Composers: F. Epp
03
Hesitation Blues
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:25
Writer: Charlie Poole / Composers: Charlie Poole
10
Minnie the Moocher
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:13
Writer: Cab Calloway - Irving Mills - Clarence Gaskill / Composers: Cab Calloway - Irving Mills - Clarence Gaskill
07
Oh Death
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:25
Writer: John Reedy / Composers: John Reedy
07
You Don't Love Me
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
04:00
Writer: Willie Cobbs / Composers: Willie Cobbs
01
Lie to Me
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
02:45
Writer: David Feldthouse - David Lindley - Paul Lagos - Templeton Parcely - Alan Brotman / Composers: David Feldthouse - David Lindley - Paul Lagos - Templeton Parcely - Alan Brotman
08
Sefan (Single Version)
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
04:28
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
Cuckoo
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
04:15
Writer: Alan Stuart Brotman - Paul Lagos - David Lindley - Parcely Templeton - David Feldthouse / Composers: Alan Stuart Brotman - Paul Lagos - David Lindley - Parcely Templeton
03
Killing Floor
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
02:44
Composers: C. Burnett
07
Seven-Ate Sweet
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
11:37
Composers: Feldthouse - Parcely - Lindley - Lagos
01
I Found Out
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
02:09
Writer: Earl Shakelford / Composers: Earl Shakelford

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  • Discography
Albums
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
This Compilation (P) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment
13-04-2004
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
01
Egyptian Garden
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
03:05
Writer: David Feldthouse / Composers: David Feldthouse
02
If the Night
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
01:45
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
03
Hesitation Blues
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
02:25
Writer: Charlie Poole / Composers: Charlie Poole
04
Please
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
03:18
Writer: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman / Composers: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman
05
Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
02:15
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
06
Pulsating Dream
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
01:58
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
07
Oh Death
Kaleidoscope
Pulsating Dreams - The Epic Recordings
03:25
Writer: John Reedy / Composers: John Reedy
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Bernice (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1970 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-06-1970
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
01
Chocolate Whale
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:27
Composers: S. Feldthouse
02
Another Lover
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:45
Composers: D. Lindley
03
Sneakin' Thru the Ghetto
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
03:20
Composers: C. Crill - P. Lagos
04
To Know Is Not to Be
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:15
Writer: Paul Lagos / Composers: Paul Lagos
05
Lulu Arfin Nanny
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
03:12
Composers: S. Feldthouse - C. Crill - Brotman - P. Lagos - Darrow - Lindley
06
Lie and Hide
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:52
Composers: Brotman - Lindley - P. Lagos - C. Crill
07
Ballad of Tommy Udo
Kaleidoscope
Bernice (Expanded Edition)
02:48
Composers: D. Lindley
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Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1969 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-06-1969
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
01
Lie to Me
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
02:45
Writer: David Feldthouse - David Lindley - Paul Lagos - Templeton Parcely - Alan Brotman / Composers: David Feldthouse - David Lindley - Paul Lagos - Templeton Parcely - Alan Brotman
02
Let the Good Love Flow
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
02:10
Composers: Carl Smith - Lindley
03
Killing Floor
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
02:44
Composers: C. Burnett
04
Petit Fleur
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
03:29
Composers: Lagos - Feldthouse - Parcely - Brotman - Lindley
05
Banjo
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
03:37
Writer: David Lindley / Composers: David Lindley
06
Cuckoo
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
04:15
Writer: Alan Stuart Brotman - Paul Lagos - David Lindley - Parcely Templeton - David Feldthouse / Composers: Alan Stuart Brotman - Paul Lagos - David Lindley - Parcely Templeton
07
Seven-Ate Sweet
Kaleidoscope
Incredible Kaleidoscope (Expanded Edition)
11:37
Composers: Feldthouse - Parcely - Lindley - Lagos
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A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1968 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-06-1968
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
01
I Found Out
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
02:09
Writer: Earl Shakelford / Composers: Earl Shakelford
02
Greenwood Sidee
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
04:12
Composers: Traditional
03
Life Will Pass You By
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
03:24
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
04
Taxim
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
11:20
Composers: Kaleidoscope
05
Baldheaded End of a Broom
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
03:12
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
Louisiana Man
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
02:42
Composers: D. Kershaw
07
You Don't Love Me
Kaleidoscope
A Beacon From Mars (Expanded Edition)
04:00
Writer: Willie Cobbs / Composers: Willie Cobbs
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Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
(P) 1967 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-06-1967
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01
Egyptian Garden
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:05
Writer: David Feldthouse / Composers: David Feldthouse
02
If the Night
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01:45
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
03
Hesitation Blues
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:25
Writer: Charlie Poole / Composers: Charlie Poole
04
Please
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:18
Writer: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman / Composers: David Feldthouse - Mark Feedman
05
Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
02:15
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
06
Pulsating Dream
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
01:58
Writer: Chris Darrow / Composers: Chris Darrow
07
Oh Death
Kaleidoscope
Side Trips (Expanded Edition)
03:25
Writer: John Reedy / Composers: John Reedy
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Two For The Price Of One
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment
01-01-1967
Two For The Price Of One
01
Two For The Price Of One
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Two For The Price Of One
03:16
Writer: Larry Williams - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Duke Mondy / Composers: Larry Williams - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Duke Mondy
02
Keep On Lovin' You
Larry Williams
Two For The Price Of One
02:37
Writer: Johnny "Guitar" Watson / Composers: Johnny "Guitar" Watson
03
Ask Me
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Two For The Price Of One
02:34
Writer: Cooper - Beatty - Shelby / Composers: Cooper - Beatty - Shelby
04
Ain't Gonna Move
Larry Williams
Two For The Price Of One
02:22
Writer: Johnny "Guitar" Watson / Composers: Johnny "Guitar" Watson
05
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Two For The Price Of One
02:55
Writer: Larry Williams - Josef Zawinul - Johnny "Guitar" Watson / Composers: Larry Williams - Josef Zawinul - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
06
Too Late
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Two For The Price Of One
02:20
Writer: Larry Williams - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Walner / Composers: Larry Williams - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Walner
07
Love Is Such A Funny Thing
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Two For The Price Of One
02:40
Writer: Dick Cooper - Beth Beatty - Ernie Shelby / Composers: Dick Cooper - Beth Beatty - Ernie Shelby
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