Afterglow

An obscure psychedelic band based in Oregon, Afterglow released only one album in 1968 before vanishing. The lone, eponymous release was sort of like a sampler of American psychedelic styles, featuring songs that recalled not only <a href="spotify:artist:22WZ7M8sxp5THdruNY3gXt">the Doors</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2qFr8w5sWUITRlzZ9kZotF">Jefferson Airplane</a>, but also the <a href="spotify:artist:1PCZpxHJz7WAMF8EEq8bfc">Byrds</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6vLlQYujOujIrm7zAKzEdG">Donovan</a>, and trippy garage-psychedelic bands like the <a href="spotify:artist:1nyQBzKgZ2hBLr7PnyV7cI">Strawberry Alarm Clock</a>.

Led by guitarist/vocalist Tony Tecumseh, the group formed in August of 1965 when Tecumseh was convinced by a friend to contact drummer <a href="spotify:artist:1GVyniS8hc1ebJEa8wfUdE">Larry Alexander</a> and a bassist named Mike. The trio, dubbed the Madallions, soon added vocalist Gene Resler and the band played several shows, usually at a local pizza parlor, before they went their separate ways to attend college. They re-formed in 1966, adding new bassist Ron George and keyboardist Roger Swanson. That fall, they began recording with producer Leo Lukla at his Golden State Recorders studio, but due to their studies, they were unable to complete an album until late 1967; the resulting eponymous record appeared early the following year on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22MTA+Records%22">MTA Records</a>. Afterglow was ignored at the time and the group broke up shortly afterward, but the record became a favorite of psychedelic collectors and was reissued by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sundazed+Records%22">Sundazed Records</a> in 1995. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi