Real people glories LSD psychodrama included in "Context 70" (no label private pressing) a very obscure homemade high school project LP of which only a few copies are known to exist.
Among the high points included are two long fuzz/organ jam freakouts, a girl garage band, and some underground folk moves, stoned-out jug-band moves, bizarre poetry and crude classical roundout the set. There is also a funny spoken introduction proclaiming it to come courtesy of a radio. Interesting LP with plenty of 1970 NYC zeitgeist and a high freak value, though schizophrenic and local to the max.
This actually should be listed as a various artist release, and titled"Context 70. But I guess since none of the participants are really artists in their own right, but really just one large group of high schoolers,the argument can be made that they should be called by the name of the album title. Overall, the album is a collection of 'mish-mosh by a group of teenage music class students from Southside High School, in Rockville Center, NY. It includes some spoken word passages, some piano interludes, vocal pop, a couple of garage cuts, and two fuzz guitar driven standouts. 
Private pressing from Long Island in 1970.This is a legendary record among psych collectors.
According to Acid Archives, there's only a hand full remaining copies that exist.To my knowledge,this album has only been offered one time on Ebay a few years back.
This album is musically all over the place. The album opens with a radio announcement welcoming you to WTHC.
This segues into a tweaked Jug band called The Amalgamated Pickle Plant & Home Delivery featuring a kazoo/banjo/washboard etc...The best songs on this album are by a kid named Emmanuel Angel who plays all the instruments on the songs "Gertrude"&"Pickengratchen,"the latter being a six and a half minute instrumental that is a totally inspired over the top, noise-rock freak out, complete with overdriven to the max guitar solos, fuzzed out keyboards & trippy effect pedal geekdom galore.
An all female group calling themselves ADAM'S RIB contributes a great psychrocker called "HIDE YOUR LOVE" with
great lyrics like: "I stare at the walls while talking to myself.
Back to reality,I know I need help,I Need You"
There are painfully earnest ballads like "LINDA IS BEAUTIFUL"that probably didn't win the author any dates with the object of his desire.
There's also a ridiculous poem called CHEESEBURGER LAMENT credited to OMLETTE...
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10-15 copies are rumored to have survived thetest of time.
Tracklist
A1 The Radio Show Intro 1:10
A2 Washington At Valley Forge (The Amalgamated Pickle Plant And Home Brew Distillery) 1:56
A3 Interlude 0:04
A4 Happy Mother's Day 1:34
A5 Paula 1:24
A6 Gertrude 2:19
A7 The Wishbone 0:35
A8 Hide Your Love 2:30
A9 Augurs Of Spring 2:52
A10 Linda Is Beautiful 4:30
A11 The Unfinished Symphony (The Amalgamated Pickle Plant And Home Brew Distillery) 0:09
B1 Cheeseburger Lament 2:17
B2 Rainbows 2:02
B3 Melancholy 1:07
B4 Epstein's Disgruntlement 0:40
B5 Forest Green 1:53
B6 Pickengratchen 6:31
B7 The Plastic Idyll 0:40
B8 It's A Fashion 3:19
B9 The End 0:01
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