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Banana Moon
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Banana Moon
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This wacky, whimsical musical cartoon emerged several years after
left the legendary
, and soon after he'd launched his classic hippie
band
. It was initially released on the French label
in 1971, and re-released in England on the
subsidiary
in '75. Joining
here is an all-star troupe that includes
(
and
),
), and
members "Submarine Captain"
,
, and
's girlfriend
(aka "Shakti Yoni"). It's no surprise that the musical anarchy here resembles early
, as opposed to the artist's later, more reflective solo recordings. With a smile and wink, the irrepressible, mischievous
has the ability to sound completely stoned yet totally likeable. He also shreds a few guitar strings on the balls-out rocking
And the moody version of
sung here by
, is probably the best of at least a half-dozen floating around the Canterbury scene. Suffice to say,
is quite weird, but it's also non-threatening and a great deal of fun. Also recommended and of a similar vein are
's
, which is a bit more
, which is slightly more
. ~ Peter Kurtz