''Socrates Drank the Conium'' was the

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

debut album of the

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band of the same name. It has more psychedelic- and blues-influenced tracks than their following albums. The work on this album is similar to that of musicians like

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and

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Track listing

All songs credited to Spathas and Tourkogiorgis; other collaborators are noted. #"Live In The Country" — 3:43 #"Something In The Air" (D. Wood) — 3:21 #"Bad Conditions" — 3:59 #"It's A Disgusting World" (Boukouvalas) — 6:52 #"Close The Door And Lay Down" — 3:12 #"Blind Illusion" — 3:33 #"Hoo Yeah!" — 3:36 #"Underground" (D. Wood) — 4:40 #"Starvation" — 3:45

Sources

* * * * {{Authority control 1971 debut albums Socrates Drank the Conium albums Ancient Greece in art and culture