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Kaleidoscope Discography
Kaleidoscope were formed sometime in 1965 or 1966, initially as the Baghdad Blues Brothers, in Los Angeles. The members of the group were from a diverse range of musical backgrounds and this was reflected in the music and the instruments that the group played. Two of the original members of the group left after the release of the first two LPs. The third album maintained the hit and miss, adventurous eclecticism of the first two but the fourth was a disappointment possibly due to intervention from their record company, and the group disbanded shortly after it's release in 1970. Two reunions have taken place involving at least three of the originally line-up; both led to the release of album, one in 1976 and one in 1991.
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Kaleidoscope - Albums
Side Trips, Kaleidoscope, 1967 A Beacon From Mars, Kaleidoscope, 1968 The Incredible Kaleidoscope, Kaleidoscope, 1969 Bernice, Kaleidoscope, 1970 When Scopes Collide, Kaleidoscope, 1977 Greetings From Kartoonistan, Kaleidoscope, 1990Kaleidoscope - Compilations
Bacon From Mars, Kaleidoscope, 1983 Rampe Rampe, Kaleidoscope, 1984 Egyptian Candy (A Collection), Kaleidoscope, 1991 Blues From Baghdad, Kaleidoscope, 1993 Infinite Colours, Infinite Patterns: The Best of Kaleidoscope, Kaleidoscope, 2001 Beacon From Mars & Other Psychedelic Side Trips, Kaleidoscope, 2004 Pulsating Dream, Kaleidoscope, 2004Kaleidoscope - Singles
Please / Elevator Man, Kaleidoscope, 1967, Epic 10117 Why Try? / Little Orphan Nannie, Kaleidoscope, 1967, Epic 10219 I Found Out / Rampe Rampe, Kaleidoscope, 1968, Epic 10239 Nobody (with Johnny Guitar Watson and Larry Williams) / Find Yourself Someone To Love, Kaleidoscope, 1967, Okeh 730 Hello Trouble / Just A Taste, Kaleidoscope, 1968, Epic 10332 Let The Good Love Flow / Lie To Me, Kaleidoscope, 1969, Epic 10481 Killing Floor / Lie To Me, Kaleidoscope, 1969, Epic 10500Various artist compilations that include tracks by Kaleidoscope
Rockbusters - The Blockbusting Label Presents, Various Artists, 1968 Zabriskie Point Soundtrack, 1970 Somethin' Else Again! : 26 Heavy Sounds from Columbia, Various Artists, 197? Psychedelic Dream: A Collection of '60s Euphoria, Various Artists, 1982 Mindrocker, Vol. 7, Various Artists, 1983 California Acid Folk, Various Artists, 1985 Rock Goes To The Movies - Vol. 1, 1990 Psychedelic Years Revisited, Various Artists, 1994 Zabriskie Point Soundtrack (Extended double CD version), 1997 The Misanthropic Dufflecoat EP, Various Artists, 199? Psychedelic Frequencies, Various Artists, 199? Gimme Shelter: Kaleidoscopic Funk Collection, Various Artists, 2001 Creative Outlaws: US Underground 1962-1970, Various Artists, 2005 Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968, Various Artists, 2009