Banchee. 1969 USA-Massachusetts

Banchee were a band who formed in New York and moved up north to participate in the Bosstown scene. On their debut album, Banchee play a type of jangly West Coast psychedelic that’s as much Quicksilver as it is CSN&Y. The songwriting is excellent here, and it seems the band was mishandled, as some of these tracks should have been hits in their day. As for instrumental work, Banchee prove to be talented, though they never really let loose, choosing to stay close to the original theme and melody. One of the better hard rock / psych albums to have emerged out of Boston. 

Ownership: LP: 1969 Atlantic. Single sleeve. Recent online acquisition (2019). Great cover art. No legit reissues exist as I update this post (8/5/24).

10/12/10 (first listen/review); 6/20/19 (update/new entry)