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THE FIRST SONG FROM ACE OF CUPS – THE PIONEERING
ALL-FEMALE BAND FROM THE 1960s SAN FRANCISCO SCENE.
“ACE OF CUPS IS COURSE-CORRECTING ROCK HISTORY.” –THE GUARDIAN
“I’VE BEEN WAITING 45 YEARS FOR THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM ACE OF CUPS.” –JACKSON BROWNE
“I HEARD SOME GROOVY SOUNDS LAST TIME IN THE STATES, LIKE THIS GIRL GROUP, ACE OF CUPS, WHO WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS AND THE LEAD GUITARIST IS, HELL, REALLY GREAT.”
–JIMI HENDRIX,1967
Album guests include legendary players and long-time friends of the band—Jorma Kaukonen,
Jack Casady, David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service), Barry Melton (Country Joe & The Fish),
Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship), David Grisman, Steve Kimock (Zero/RatDog), Terry Haggerty
(Sons of Champlin), Norman Mayell (Sopwith Camel), Sid Page and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as lead vocal turns by Bob Weir, Taj Mahal, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Peter Coyote. Ace of Cups blends pure rock, folk, blues and gospel influences with a pop sensibility and a garage band rush; all tinted by an intoxicating psychedelic sheen.
“What a debut it is, brimming over not only with great songs, but a formidable guest list from the band’s ‘60s peers. It’s the sound of four maximum- eclectic musical lifers, purely ready to jam.”
—Billboard Magazine
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