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AORTA

During the mid-'60s, the members of Aorta -- originally hailing from Rockford, IL -- had previously been in a group called the Exceptions. Early members of this group included Kal David (later of Illinois Speed Press and H.P. Lovecraft) and Peter Cetera (Chicago). As each member of the group -- with the exception of bassist Peter Cetera -- already had an eye toward expanding their original material to include a more "psychedelic" sound, they soon reconfigured themselves as Aorta, and, in late 1968, recorded a single for Atlantic. Eventually, producer Bill Traut (American Breed) approached them on behalf of Dunwich Productions, Inc., and -- with Bobby Jones taking over on bass after Cetera's departure -- they accepted his offer to record their debut album for Columbia in 1969. They recorded two albums under the name Aorta. The first of these, the self-titled Aorta, is today highly acclaimed as a lite-psych album of some minor renown, and though it managed to chart on Billboard's album charts, it failed to do what was expected

<reissue, originally published in 1969>

LP       COLUMBIA  RECORDS       STEREO CS 9785

PRINTED IN USA    MID-70S REPRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode: none

LABEL:  COLUMBIA - RED LABEL w/YELLOW 'COLUMBIA' - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: CS 9785  

Catalog on labels: CS 9785 (XSM 139459) / CS 9785 (XSM 139460)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): o XSM139459-1B   (Etched): l T

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o XSM139460-1B   (Etched): l T

On labels: rim text reads '® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.'

On inside right panel: Produced by Bill Traut and Jim Donlinger with the aid of Skeet Bushor and Bryce Roberson

A Dunwich Production

tracklisting

Side A: MAIN VEIN - HEART ATTACK - WHAT'S IN MY MIND'S EYE

MAGIC BED - MAIN VEIN II - SLEEP TIGHT - CATALYPTIC

Side B: MAIN VEIN III - SPRINKLE ROAD TO CORK STREET - ODE TO MISSY MZTSFPKLK

STRANGE - A THOUSAND THOUGHTS - THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS/MAIN VEIN IV

RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

This is the debut album by a relatively obscure Chicago-based group whose membership can be linked to various 

other Chicago-area groups who have wider name recognition, including the Rotary Connection, Lovecraft 

(formerly H.P. Lovecraft), and New Colony Six. After first recording a single for Atlantic Records in 1968, 

the group -- previously a lounge act called the Exceptions -- signed with Columbia Records, the label who 

issued this eponymous debut, in 1969, during the same month that debut albums by three other Chicago-area 

acts were issued by Columbia: Illinois Speed Press, the Flock, and Chicago Transit Authority 

(featuring Peter Cetera). Columbia marketed each of these albums together as a part of a so-called "Chicago Sound," 

and all four entered the Billboard Top 200. Despite using numerous sound library effects (crying babies, 

ringing telephones, etc.) and the fact that songs on each side of the album run together with no break in 

between, Aorta probably shouldn't be viewed as a "psychedelic" album. Instead, a more accurate 

description would emphasize the group's jazzier art rock side, not to mention their abundant use 

of dramatic pseudo-soul vocals and histrionic guitar/organ arrangements...(AllMusic)