''Spreading from the Ashes'' is a

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by the

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band

The Peanut Butter Conspiracy The Peanut Butter Conspiracy was an American, Los Angeles-based, psychedelic pop/rock group from the 1960s. The band is known for lead singer Barbara Robison and for briefly having Spencer Dryden of Jefferson Airplane as a band member. History ...

(PBC). In total, there are 26 tracks composed of early work, from when the band was known as The Ashes as well as their beginnings as The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.

Background

The Ashes were a

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group that briefly existed from 1965 to 1966. They released some

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on the Vault label that met with little success before disbanding in 1966. Three ex-members Alan Brackett,

Barbara Robison Barbara "Sandi" Robison (born Barbara Jeane Moyer, October 14, 1945 – April 22, 1988), also known as Sandi Peanut Butter, was an American singer who achieved the most success as the lead vocalist for the psychedelic rock band the Peanut Butte ...

, and John Merill along with newcomers Jim Foigt and Lance Fent formed the PBC in late 1966. The compilation is composed of seven official releases by the PBC that were recorded within the years 1966 and 1967. This includes their time with Vault Records and the jump to the larger

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label. Another seven, both released and unreleased, were recorded under the group's previous band, The Ashes. This compilation marked the first time The Ashes' recordings are distributed on

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. The Ashes' recordings are more

oriented compared to the PBC's psychedelic style that is associated with them. Remaining are out-takes, demo recordings, and live takes of PBC recordings that were not yet officially released. The one live track, "You Should Know", was recorded in 1967, and gives a different perspective on the band that their studio albums could not capture. A twenty-page booklet of interviews and quotes from band members was written by

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and included in the album. The compilation was digitally re-released in 2013 by Ace Records.

Track listing

#The Ashes - Time Is After You 2:50 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Love's Last Ground 2:11 #The Ashes - Is There Anything I Can Do 2:28 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Eventually 1:52 #The Ashes - Dark on You Now 4:00 #The Ashes - Winds Up High 2:15 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Free 2:59 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Big Bummer 2:45 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Light Bulb Blues 2:17 #The Ashes - Let's Take Our Love 2:10 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Enchanted World 2:08 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - I'm Falling 2:38 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Flight of the Psychedelic Bumble Bee 2:00 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Foolhearted Woman 3:16 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Shirley Can You Come Out and Play 2:47 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - 1-9-6-7 1:59 #The Ashes - So Lonely 2:57 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Floating Dream 2:10 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Shuffle Tune 2:15 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Moment of Happiness 1:41 #The Ashes - Hangman 2:56 #The Ashes - Roses Gone 2:48 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Make Someone Happy 2:06 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - The Naturally (Wintry Ways) 4:26 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Taste of Something New 3:02 #The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - You Should Know (Live) 5:37

References

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