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Spirit: Spirit of '76

Bud Scoppa, Rolling Stone, 14 August 1975

FROM ITS CONCEPTION to its sonics, Spirit of '76 is this year's eccentric's eccentric record, and Randy California (last heard from as "Kapt. Kopter" on an unusual Epic album) can take his rightful place alongside Syd Barrett and Alexander (Skip) Spence in the outer limits of rock & roll.

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