the return of captain speed

• Featuring keyboard player Bill Payne, who later went on be a founding member of Little Feat
• Remastered from the original master tapes by Alec Palao
• Including their two rare 45s plus eight previously unreleased tracks, 1967-68
• Insert with liner notes by Gray Newell (Ugly Things / Shindig!) and rare photos / memorabilia
• Download card

Originally known as Captain Speed, Turquoise was a psychedelic rock band from Southern California who were managed by pioneering Tri-counties concert promoter Jim Salzer, who also operated the legendary Arcade Record Shop.

Their sound was 100% psychedelic with swirling baroque organ, trippy guitar fills and driving percussion, all topped off by front man and Jim Morrison’s lookalike Tim Pearson's lysergic lyrics.

Turquoise shared stage with big names like Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish, The Seeds, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix, and many others.

During 1967-68, they recorded two 45s for Jim Salzer’s Arcade label and they also laid down material for a planned LP that was never released… until now.

Track listing:

Side 1:
• Steel Glass
• Sunflower Mama
• Dangerfield
• Soft Machine
• Pop Festival
• It’s a Drag
Side 2:
• Hello Bill
• Beautiful Death Dealer
• My Brother
• Rally Round the Flag
• Plastic Sammy Rides Again
• Hello Bill (alternate mix)