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Popel Vooje wrote:
It depends how deep in you want to wade.

Then there's the Conqueroo, an Austin band featuring Elevators co-writer Powell St.John, whose live act was, apparently, legendary enough to make them local heroes at the time - but who sadly only got it together to release one single, the marvellous "1 to 3"/"I've Got Time".

I don't think Powell St John was with the band very long. Don't think he's on any of the recordings I've heard.

Have hoped that the lp that came out on 5 Hours Back in the mid 80s would reappear since I only have it in Mp3 form and would love it in something better. Lp was called From The Vulcan gas co which was a famous Austin hippy venue. Music is like a more muscular/bluesy early Grateful Dead at least in its being heavily jammed psych stuff.

I found an interview or article with an ex-member when I was asking questions about whether anybody else on this list was familiar with them a few years ago, so there may still be a link in the archives.
Would love to see a reissue or longer compilation of that material hopefully plus other stuff since newer media can hold longer durations than lps could.

Stevo

Sir Doug were from San Antonio, not Houston.

Yeah, the Conqueroo keep cropping up in my researches but I've yet to hear much by them. Vulcan Gas Co indeed a legendary venue, replaced in the early 70s in Austin by the World Armadillo Headquarters, which was associated with the whole 'cosmic cowboy' scene- not really sure how cosmic much of that was.

Then there was Love Street Light Circus in Houston which seemed a cool venue, where the audience laid on slightly raised cushions on the floor to watch bands!

Got that Complete Moving Sidewalks CD on order, should hopefully be here in a few days. I notice the band have actually reformed, with Billy Gibbons, for a one-off show in New York too.

Stevo wrote:
Popel Vooje wrote:
It depends how deep in you want to wade.

Then there's the Conqueroo, an Austin band featuring Elevators co-writer Powell St.John, whose live act was, apparently, legendary enough to make them local heroes at the time - but who sadly only got it together to release one single, the marvellous "1 to 3"/"I've Got Time".

I don't think Powell St John was with the band very long. Don't think he's on any of the recordings I've heard.

Have hoped that the lp that came out on 5 Hours Back in the mid 80s would reappear since I only have it in Mp3 form and would love it in something better. Lp was called From The Vulcan gas co which was a famous Austin hippy venue. Music is like a more muscular/bluesy early Grateful Dead at least in its being heavily jammed psych stuff.

Stevo

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Tried to find that LP in the NSA, but sadly it isn't there as the archive wasn't as well curated in terms of storing all new releases back in the 80s. I've been unable to find much info on how long Powell St.John was in the band, but he is on that one single they released according to AMG (although I realise AMG isn't always 100% infallible).