The Superfine Dandelion

One of the second-to-third-division West Coastline (or nearly Western Coastline) ’60s rings around the Mainstream label, the Superfine Dandelion made 1 middling recording in 1967 that mixed SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA psychedelic, folk-rock, pop, and jug music group influences. These were created in Phoenix in early 1967 by vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter Mike McFadden. McFadden have been in regional garage music group the Mile Ends, who experienced released an excellent punky Rolling Stones-y solitary, “Container Up and Proceed,” in 1966; bassist Ed Dark, who was simply in the Mile Leads to their final times, was also in the Superfine Dandelion. Their self-titled LP experienced a great deal of sub-Jefferson Aircraft folk-psych-rock, with a lot of small chords, harmonies, and wistful lyrics. There is also an intermittent countryish impact in the heart from the Lovin’ Spoonful and Buffalo Springfield, plus some good-timey jug music group taste. There weren’t any exceptional music, though. The record made little influence, as well as the group disbanded in 1968, with bassist Rick Anderson (who just joined shortly prior to the record was completed) going to the Pipes, and Dark touring and documenting with Linda Ronstadt in the initial half from the 1970s, afterwards using Karla Bonoff’s music group. The Superfine Dandelion record was reissued on Compact disc by Sundazed in 2000, augmented by non-LP slashes from 45s and outtakes, including four music in the pre-Superfine Dandelion times with the Mile Ends.