Restored and remastered in 24-bit domain at Grammy Award-winning Osiris Studio
Insert with detailed liner notes plus rare pictures and lyrics
Extra insert with the map/story of Quetzalcoatl by Dave Bixby
Since its late-90s rediscovery, Dave Bixbys fabled 1969 private-press LP has been hailed by serious collectors as the crown jewel of the loner/downer folk canonoften trading hands for around $2,000. First reissued by us in 2009, it now returns in a newly upgraded edition with fresh source material, remastered audio, and added extras.
After stints in Michigan 60s folk and garage outfits like The Shillelaghs and Peter & The Prophets, Bixby switched to acoustic guitar and began experimenting with LSD. A year of heavy use left him shattered; seeking meaning, he embarked on a spiritual quest and, in just six weeks, wrote Ode to Quetzalcoatl along with much of the follow-up, Harbingers Second Coming.
With help from fellow musician Brian MacInnesswho contributes additional guitarBixby recorded Quetzalcoatl on an echo-drenched four-track in a small apartment living room. The result is stark and intimate: mostly acoustic guitars with occasional harmonica and flute, framing Bixbys haunted vocals, spiritual lyricism, and finely honed songwriting.
The opener, the chilling Drug Song, sets the tone for a suite of equally tormented pieces, including 666, Lonely Faces, Open Doors, and Secret Forest.
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