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TITUS & ROSS - TITUS & ROSS - CD

* First time on CD
* US acid folk with psych flourishes
* Lost melodic folk-rock gem

1. Story Street
2. Me Love
3. Jean-Claude What’s-His Name
4. To Sylvia
5. Summer Clouds
6. My Song
7. Thing I Wrote #1
8. For Beauty
9. Cycle Song
10. Marjane
11. What’s On Your Mind?
12. Find An Answer

This enigmatic duo from Marion, Indiana only made one album, which appeared in 1970 and stands as one of the most appealing underground folk-rock recordings of its time. Certain songs were used in contemporary TV and film productions, but their origins and subsequent history remains unknown. Full of beautiful melodies and hazy harmonies, as well as poetic lyrics and psychedelic flourishes such as recorder and fuzz guitar, the LP bears more than a passing resemblance to the work of Simon & Garfunkel, and is sure to appeal to fans of fellow hippie folk heroes such as Fresh Maggots, Linda Perhacs and Lambert & Nuttycombe.

1. Story Street (Jack Ross)
2. Me Love (Jack Ross)
3. Jean-Claude What’s-His Name
(Robert Riger / Jack Ross)
4. To Sylvia (Jack Ross)
5. Summer Clouds (Jack Ross)
6. My Song (Art Titus)
7. Thing I Wrote #1 (Jack Ross)
8. For Beauty (Jack Ross)
9. Cycle Song (Jack Ross)
10. Marjane (Art Titus)
11. What’s On Your Mind? (Jack Ross)
12. Find An Answer (Jack Ross)

Art Titus – bass, recorder & piano
Jack Ross – lead and rhythm guitar
Tommy Wells – percussion

Produced by Art Titus, Jack Ross and Bubba Fowler

Track 3 written and performed for ABC Wide World Of Sports coverage of the slalom competitions, December 13th 1969, Val D’Isere, France (aired December 20th 1969).

Track 5 written and performed for an industrial film for Eastern Airlines.

Track 8 adapted from the poem by Emily Dickinson.

Track 9 written and performed for ABC Wide World Of Sports coverage of the Motocross motorcycle competitions, October 26th 1969, from Pepperell, Mass., aired December 13th 1969 (first time original music ever used for an ABC sports presentation).

“Melodic folk duo, with acoustic/electric guitar, bass, recorder and percussion, and some fuzz guitar on Cycle Thing” – The Acid Archives

“This folk-rock album includes a killer track called Cycle Thing” – Fuzz, Acid & Flowers

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