“Wake Up”

by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds
1977 song

The song "Wake Up", from the live 1977 album Heavenly Earth, is an interesting Sky Saxon song. With its references to dogs but also its reassuringly conventional laid-back rock backing, "Wake Up" is like a pop version of Sky’s way-out-there record Lovers Cosmic Voyage. If you can imagine that.

On the intro to "Wake Up", Sky mentions that World Peace Band recordings of the song had been bootlegged and were selling in Europe for $6. We have no idea what he was referring to; no such disc has ever been seen by us, certainly.

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Heavenly Earth – Fruitarians Vegitarians

album by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

Live album documenting a gorgeous if combative live show by Sky Saxon and guitarist Rainbow Neal at a small club. Old Seeds songs plus some fine new ones.

Early Sky Saxon

album by Richie Marsh and the Hoodwinks (2001)

A super-rare and quite unnecessary compilation of some of Sky Saxon's pre-Seeds, pre-psych singles. Only seven of the twelve known tracks are on this set.

Flower Punk

3-CD box set by The Seeds (1996)

Now out of print, this 1996 CD box set was an excellent place to get nearly all of The Seeds' 1960s output in one handy package, plus bonus tracks.

Lovers Cosmic Voyage

12" record by Sunlight (1976?)

Fifteen minutes of untutored piano and off-the-cuff vocals make up this obscure and strange vinyl Sky Saxon LP from 1976. Serene, blissful, and way weird.

Destiny's Children

album by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

The U.S. version of the ...A Groovy Thing LP was Sky Saxon's first serious 1980s comeback attempt, featuring peppy garage rock from his band Fire Wall.

Golden Sunrise

album by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

Members of the Source Family released this in 1977 on 8-track tape; parts include Sky Saxon. The music veers between light folk and heavy guitar psych.

“Wake Up”

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