Yesterday's Children (1970)
---4/28/15
Yesterday's Children were a band from central Connecticut, who play a mix of hard blues rock and heavy psych. Very consistent of the type of album that came out of the 1970 cultural transition year in America. Final track 'Hunter's Moon' is an absolute killer, predating the metal movement by a decade. Yet one more American band from this era that was one and done. On the Map City label, perhaps most known among collectors for the equally obscure Purple Image. I think Yogi Berra might have appreciated that last sentence.
---5/18/23
Still kinda proud of that last sentence. Have to keep myself entertained apparently. In any case, Yesterday's Children is one of the more consistent heavy rock albums on the market from this era. Strong instrumentation, and plenty of leftover psychedelic guitar. One surprise I picked up on this time is the track 'What of I'. That was one of the songs that first drew me to the Wilkinson Tricycle album, released one year prior. Such a strange song to cover, but it's definitely a cool trippy psych number. Obscure bands covering obscure bands. Seems to be the theme here.
Ownership: 1971 Map City Germany (LP). In addition to the American and German pressings, the album was also released in Italy and was set to be pressed in Finland. Odd decisions.
No legit reissues as of 3/31/25. I see Hellion reissued it, but no license info afforded. Loofs iffy.
4/28/15 (review); 5/18/23 (update / new entry)
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