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Over three decades ago, the band that would become Blue Oyster Cult created two albums’ worth of recordings for Elektra, using a different name for each album’s sessions, first Oaxaca and then The Stalk-Forrest Group, and, after delivery of the finished recordings to Elektra, neither album was ever released.

Though they were signed as Soft White Underbelly, and are now known as The Stalk-Forrest Group, they began recording tracks for their first Elektra album using the name Oaxaca. Ten tracks were completed in early 1970. Though recollections are sketchy, it appears that Elektra Records were none too pleased with these recordings, and all of them were shelved.

Sandy Pearlman, ever persuasive, convinced Elektra to take yet another chance with this version of the band. Elektra finally agreed, and in early 1970, the band began recording masters for another album. This time the recordings were made as The Stalk-Forrest Group. And this time an album was completed, mixed and mastered.

However, Elektra decided again not to release any Stalk-Forrest Group recordings at all. Soon after recording the second unreleased Elektra album, Andrew Winters left the band and soon after that The Stalk-Forrest Group was under no further obligation to Elektra’s recording contract. Other than an Elektra MONO promotional single of “What Is Quicksand?” and “Arthur Comics” and other than the appearance of “Arthur Comics” on a 1986 Elektra Records compilation entitled Elektrock (The Sixties), all of these marvelous psychedelic Stalk-Forrest Group recordings have remained unreleased in their original tape boxes on a dusty tape vault shelf.
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  • Durandal1717

    This is probably the single best thing that could ever happen to a BÖC fan. Let's all head down to Gil Blanco County...it's not far, you know...

    August 2009

  • MrKillerGarcian

    yeah. it doesn't exactly measure up to their BOC stuff, but still a fun little disc. "vitamins bad, i have the shape/ of a busted grape" elle. oh. elle.

    June 2009

  • DolorousOnd

    I find this album interesting, and mostly enjoyable, but honestly it is to lightweight when compared to BOC for me to really love it.

    March 2009

  • Spigelcube

    Lost gem indeed.

    January 2009

  • SonnyJoeFoxx

    "Curse of the Hidden Mirrors" is easily my favorite. The chorus is beautiful!

    June 2008

  • Big_Dip

    No shouts for a very interesting group that later evolved into Blue Oyster Cult? Come on!

    April 2008
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