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Peak Impressions

The Freeborne
Peak Impressions Released in the summer of 1968 on Monitor Records, Peak Impressions is a trip. These 10 original songs composed by the Boston-based teen band, The Freeborne, showcase the psychedelic sounds iconic of the late 1960s. Farfisa organ, electric piano, distorted electric guitar, affected vocals, and mystical lyricism lay the foundation for Peak Impressions. Trumpets, flutes, recorders, cello, harpsichord, and "primitive sampling" make the record a stimulating and unpredictable listen. This album, the band's only release, is a great companion to another Smithsonian Folkways recording, Timothy Leary's The Psychedelic Experience.

Track Listing

101
Images The Freeborne 03:37  
102
Land of Diana The Freeborne 02:57  
103
Visions of My Own The Freeborne 04:08  
104
Sadly Acknowledged The Freeborne 01:28  
105
Peak Impressions and Thoughts The Freeborne 06:42  
201
Yellow Sky The Freeborne 02:20  
202
Hurtin' Kind of Woman The Freeborne 04:17  
203
Inside People The Freeborne 02:45  
204
A New Song for Orestes The Freeborne 03:31  
205
But I Must Return to Frenzy The Freeborne 08:46