Seth Davison
The summer of ‘97 I was about to leave where I had lived my entire life and go 14+ hours away. That summer I found California. I bought it because Eric and Wayne were a part of Starflyer’s Americana album. From the first, “Thank you! Lassie Foundation” introduction I was in. This was the soundtrack to that time of my life. Loud music with soft singing w lyrics that were both hopeful+ realistic. It is still one of my fav albums ever and I love that I can have it on vinyl. Thanks guys.
Favorite track: I Can Be Her Man (Remastered).
Baric501
Grindy. Fuzzed out. Shoegazy. This album is just lovely. But you gotta listen to Walking Spinning Backing Free. If you don't like this, well, frankly, there is no hope for your musical taste. You are done for. That track is glorious. Momentous. Shocking in its loveliness. Crushing in its perfection. When I hear songs like that one, I am filled with awe. Where does that come from? Brilliant!
Favorite track: Walking Spinning Backing Free (Remastered).
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
High-quality 180g 12-inch vinyl version of the album. Remastered and pressed at 45 rpm for maximum fidelity! New cover artwork, rare band photo, original credits. Includes only the original album -- no bonus tracks as in the digital version. Previously only available to Kickstarter backers. Free shipping in the U.S.
Includes unlimited streaming of California (Remastered)
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Original Out-of-Print CD (Not Remastered)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The original 1996 out-of-print CD in the original jewel case and all that. This is not remastered, so this is how it sounded when it was originally released.
Includes unlimited streaming of California (Remastered)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
seraphs in the ceiling
sages in the sand
holding hand
loose and grand
lucky strikes takes her hand
if i believe, i can be her man
seraphs in the ceiling
sages in the sand
holding hands
loose and grand
seraphs, sages
loose and grand
lucky strikes takes her hand
if i believe, i can be her man
i dream of you, every breath
i’ll try not to press
i know you saw me
i heard you say, “what a mess”
i’m stealin’ to be your one in a million
i know that when you dream
it’s not of me
i’m the serf, you’re the queen
but one day i’ll be king
yeah one day i’ll be king
i’m stealin’ to be your one in a million
i’m hopin’ to be your one in a million
you’re my one in a million
laid with cool
put my dreams in your wrist
and i’ll learn how to twist
so pull the coil tight
and bury the dream in the soil
one day, like the ancients
it’ll turn to oil
seam broken down
beats and twitches
left in stitches
it’s learned to toil
laid heavy with coil
one day, like the ancients
it’ll turn to oil
long live the king...laid with cool
see your dance, dear
see my faint tears
so long, so long
walking spinning backing free
spinning running over me
sing your trance, dear
stream my faint tears
so long
and you watched it, how it was
then you learned it, all the way down
you shine that crown
and get a blushing buzz
when the storm comes round
you’re making sure that you’re the first one down
off the sinking ship
you king clever whip
and the first hit, how it falls
when you fight it, you win because
you’re made of tin
you save yourself from rust
and when the storm comes round
you’re making sure that you’re the first one down
save your skin—you win
save yourself and watch you win
shine that crown
and watch you believe it
until we meet again…
"Know ye, that at the right of the Indies is an island named California, very close to that part of the terrestrial paradise... The island everywhere abounds with gold and precious stones, and upon it no other metal was found. In 1535, Cortes believed that he found 'California,' the rugged, pearl-rich island home of Calafia, the mythical Amazon queen."
Dedicated to those, who like Cortes, still search for Califia.
The Lassie Foundation - California
I Can Be Her Man
- if i believe...i can be her man
I'm Stealin To Be Your One In A Million
- i'm the serf, you're the queen
- but one day i'll be the king
Laid With Cool
- long live the king...laid with cool
Walking Spinning Backing Free
- so long
Save Yourself And Watch You Win
- until we meet again
credits
released April 2, 2021
all songs written and performed by Campuzano and Wayne Everett
Jeremy Wood played drums on "Laid With Cool"
the Doc played bass on "Laid With Cool" and "I Can Be Her Man" as well as high-difficulty dive bombers on "WSBF"
Julie Martin sang on "I Can Be Her Man" and "Stealin..."
Recorded and mixed at Cush Studios, California-South
Engineered and mixed by Andy & the Doc
Governed and Produced by Cush
Mastered by Mark Rodriguez
Original album released in 1996
Remastered by Chris Colbert in 2020 at Numberstation, Eugene, OR
Demos mastered by Frank Lenz in 2021 at La Casina, Fullerton, CA
Lassie is Campuzano and Wayne Everett
which is supported by the Foundation: Andy Prickett, Jeremy Wood, Cloud, Wendy, Jason71, and Cush.
Thanks to Rhonda, the Campuzanos, the Pricketts, Nacho, Frank, Schroeder, Craig and Alien Workshop, Dome, Hof's, Rod Carew and Kareem, and the indomitable Nolan Ryan and Marcel Dionne, the California Surf, Velvet Blue Music, and California. Additional thanks go out to the Maisey observation unit: Maya, the Martins, Teresa, and Tracy.
supported by 71 fans who also own “California (Remastered)”
I’m still waiting for my physical CD copy. I ordered back on March 2, 2023 and it said it would be here before March 18 but still waiting. Sent out two emails just wondering if it was sent and haven’t heard anything back. Next I will open a dispute with PayPal or BandCamp Ned
supported by 56 fans who also own “California (Remastered)”
When I first heard Mercury, I had a hard time getting past the change in sound. Then I saw the band in '98 near Chicago at a reunion show, and everything made sense. After that show, Mercury became one of my favorite records of all time. HUMB shows what Mercury was intended to be, and it's raw, aggressively mixed, without the "arena" feel that Mercury has. The record sounds ahead of its time, honestly, and is a must-own for any TPC fan. A rare definitive statement from a groundbreaking band. djzachlorton
