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Ahead of forming Like, Arthur Lee was a LA hustler, desperately looking for the formula that could produce him a star. In the first middle-’60s, Lee documented some unsuccessful singles including one as the American Four on Selma, a subsidiary of Del-Fi, “Luci Baines”/”Spirit Meals.” He also documented a program …

As the extra songwriter within the renowned folk-rock/psychedelic group Like, guitarist and vocalist Bryan MacLean was overshadowed by that group’s generating force, singer/songwriter Arthur Lee. However MacLean did have the ability to squeeze some of his very own compositions onto the group’s initial three albums: “Softly if you ask me,” …

One of the better West Coastline folk-rock/psychedelic bands, Like may are also the very first widely acclaimed cult/underground group. Throughout their short heyday — enduring most of three albums — they drew from Byrds-ish folk-rock, Stones-ish hard rock and roll, blues, jazz, flamenco, and also light orchestral pop to make …