{"id":29556,"date":"2025-07-10T05:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=29556"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:52:38","slug":"brown-acid-a-trip-worth-taking-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/brown-acid-a-trip-worth-taking-part-1-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Acid: A Trip Worth Taking (Part 1 of 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

RidingEasy Records\u2019 Brown Acid<\/i> Series Celebrates its 20th<\/sup> Volume<\/strong><\/p>\n

A coveted prize for those who appreciate the heavy sounds of early \u201870s rock, Brown Acid: The Twentieth Trip<\/i> also represents a milestone for its curators. Collecting extremely rare tracks from one of the most creatively fertile periods in rock history, the Brown Acid<\/i> series celebrates the release of its 20th<\/sup> volume with the April release. Brown Acid<\/i> is the brainchild of two record fanatics, RidingEasy Records founder Daniel Hall and Lance Barresi, owner of the brick-and-mortar Permanent Records in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s two curators already knew each other when Hall launched his San Pedro, California-based label in 2013. \u201cI had a weekly DJ night with Ty Segall called Feed the Freaks,\u201d Barresi says. Barresi\u2019s sets featured exceedingly rare rock singles from his personal collection. Hall says that while he was familiar with some of the 45s Barresi was spinning, many of the tracks were new to him. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy how many 45s existed, but flew under the radar,\u201d he muses. \u201cI asked Lance if he could make me a mix to listen to in my car, and he did.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hall was thrilled with the collection, and asked Barresi if he ever came across additional copies of any of the rare songs on that mix. \u201cHe was like, \u2018I have several copies of one of them at the shop.\u2019\u201d Barresi explained that in his quest to unearth obscure heavy rock from the late \u201860s and early 1970s, he had tracked down many of the musicians who made those records. \u201cYou know how to get a hold of all these people?!\u201d Hall replied. \u201cWhy aren\u2019t you doing a compilation series?\u201d Barresi explained that he didn\u2019t have the wherewithal to undertake such an ambitious project.<\/p>\n

But Hall did. \u201cLet\u2019s party,\u201d he told his friend. And so began the Brown Acid<\/i> series. \u201cI drew up a very simple contract, stating \u2018Here’s what we want to do. Here’s how much money you get paid. There\u2019s some money up front, and then there\u2019s royalties that go along with it.\u2019\u201d He and Barresi approached about 50 artists; most were on board right from the start. \u201cMany of them were like, \u2018You want to do what<\/i>?\u2019\u201d Hall recalls with a laugh.<\/p>\n

In most cases, the artists recorded those songs when they were 18 to 20 years old; today they\u2019re in their mid-70s or older. They weren\u2019t ever signed to record labels; the bands self-financed recording sessions and paid to have a few hundred copies of their records pressed up for sale at gigs. Often, the songs those young men recorded were the only records they ever made. \u201cAnd then life kicked in, or they went to Vietnam,\u201d Hall points out. So most responded with enthusiasm at the prospect of having their old music brought to a new audience. \u201cTracking down the artists was the hard part,\u201d Barresi says. \u201cGetting them to sign on the dotted line was fairly easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin two months, we got 30 tracks locked down,\u201d Hall says. The first volume was released in October 2014. \u201cAnd we knew already that we had enough on deck for a second one.\u201d In fact, they had enough material \u2013 quality tracks, cleared for release \u2013 to make at least three more volumes in the new series.<\/p>\n

The series name came about through brainstorming. \u201cWe thought, \u2018Let\u2019s explain what this music is,\u2019\u201d Hall recalls. The music explored in the series draws from the post-peace-and-love, just-after-Altamont era. \u201cThe Hell\u2019s Angels were stabbing people in front of the Rolling Stones,\u201d Hall says. \u201cThere was some bad acid going around, and people were having bad trips. The Laurel Canyon scene had run its course, and the music took a dark turn.\u201d A harder, heavier brand of rock was coming out of garages and basements in Middle America\u2019s working class towns. \u201cSo we landed on the name Brown Acid<\/i>, with the tagline: \u2018Heavy Rock from the Underground Comedown,\u2019\u201d Hall says.<\/p>\n

Each of the records under the Brown<\/i> Acid umbrella has its own distinctive character, as well; Hall and Barresi put a lot of thought into which songs should belong together on a record, and in what order. \u201cThere\u2019s a through-line with the whole series,\u201d Hall says, \u201cbut some might be more proto-metal, some might have an early punk vibe, others a heavy garage vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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