Prison, Psychedelia, and Redemption: Gary Higgins’ Red Hash

EPYSODE 14: "Red Hash" by Gary Higgins.

Guest: Gary Higgins.

*This epysode was released in season 1, when the show was titled "Psychedelic Relics".

Here's the scenario: you've been convicted of a crime and have only a few weeks before you begin to serve your jail sentence. What would YOU do with that time?

For Gary Higgins, that answer was simple: corrale your musical buddies and knock out a fantastic psychedelic-folk album. No time for rehearsal, just get in the studio, quickly work out the tunes and get 'em down. Gary had just enough time to complete the recordings before he changed his address to the Conneticut State Penitentiary. His pals completed the mixing, mastering, cover design and got a few hundred copies pressed. And then it sank into obscurity for decades...

After completing his sentence Gary rebuilt his life, focusing on his family and his job as a nurse. "Red Hash" was in the rear view mirror...or so he thought. Decades later he started noticing his "lost classic" was commanding huge dollars. A push by Drag City Records to find Gary finally paid off and almost 40 years after quickly recording an album that hardly anyone heard, "Red Hash" got a proper re-release briging much deserved attention and critical acclaim to his music. It even allowed him to record a follow up album.

Thanks for tuning in, turning on & dropping by Vinyl Relics. I hope you dig "Red Hash" as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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===THE MUSIC===

Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured ( *denotes track is not available on Spotify):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dIkwwXhnGaD6sGzDB51jf?si=ad171dd9a36046b3

MICHAEL CHAPMAN “Soulful Lady”

GARY HIGGINS “Thicker Than a Smokey”

GARY HIGGINS “It Didn’t Take Too Long”

GARY HIGGINS “Windy Child”

GARY HIGGINS “Telegraph Towers”

GARY HIGGINS “I Can’t Sleep At Night”

GARY HIGGINS “Cuckoo”

GARY HIGGINS “I Pick Notes From the Sky”

GARY HIGGINS “Stable the Spuds”

GARY HIGGINS “Down on the Farm”

GARY HIGGINS “Unable to Fly”

GARY HIGGINS “Looking for June”

6 ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE “Thicker than a Smokey”

GARY HIGGINS “Demons”

GARY HIGGINS “Don’t Ya Know”

GARY HIGGINS “Last Great Sperm Whale”

GARY HIGGINS “Stormy Weather”

RANDOM CONCEPT “Old Friend”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? ...tune into the next Epysode to learn the story of this band...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Tales Of Woe"

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