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Ya Ho Wha & The Band “Ya Ho Wha 13” - The Operetta
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This record has a whole heap of history connected to it. Jim Baker, the chap on the sleeve, was one of the founders of the beatnik movement, running a shop on LA’s Sunset Strip. During 1967 he and others railed against America’s political and social policies and, along with hundreds of other contemporary groupings, formed a commune which promoted peace, vegetarianism, free love (Baker had 13 wives… simultaneously), you know the sort of thing. Big hair, big beards, flowing clothes… Baker became the commune founder and took the name of Ya Ho Wha, while his followers adopted names like Rain,�Electricity and the like. Generally speaking, all of Baker’s followers believed he was God or had attained a god-consciousness. This record, a double-album gatefold taken from newly found master tapes, is an improvisational piece with definite West Coast influences and a blues-based vocal. Recommended to jam-based music and improv fans.
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Reviewed by Paul Rigby
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