Lothar and the Hand People, Presenting Lothar and the Hand People 1968 (vinyl record)

[@dalecooles]

I watched these psychedelic pioneers perform at the 1969 New Jersey Pop Festival in Altlantic City. I now worship the theramin and Space hymn even at age 74 years of age. Go figure.

[@jonniegilman8331]

Wow, revisiting this, I didn't realize Lothar & Hand People were into theremin! I recently in my explorations acquired a theremin and am having some fun wit it. Full circle. I'm 71 and single, Harry. :)

[@davideidell84]

Partied with them 607 Oak Street San Francisco, Saw their THERAMIN in action. Friendly party loving group. Definetly OWSLEY PURPLE

[@jonniegilman8331]

I saw them at a concert at Yale University on Halloween. I was on acid, stripped naked, and ran across the commons that night. Fun times.

[@monsterx3055]

how was the gangbang?

[@jonniegilman8331]

@@monsterx3055 Those were more innocent times. No ganging involved. We were children.

[@johnmitchelljr]

You have many albums I had to sell years ago. Thought I would never hear them again. You have given them back to me. Thank you.

[@peggybrem2848]

Thank you! I have this vinyl; we enjoyed it on floor 30 odd years ago.❤️

[@briannewell6064]

This album along with The Mothers of Invention and The Fugs set the stage for my musical taste from then on. Not sure a 16 year old should start out like that cause I'm pretty out there.

[@lamper2]

i drove around with the freak out lp on my back window!-loved the Fugs frenzy lp-the others sucked! (except for "boobs a lot" of course)

[@speedysteve9121]

I recommend Flying Lizards, Godley & Creme, and Side Show

[@shiftyhe]

My poor parents found my Fugs album among their Al Martino records. Had some 'splainin' to do.

[@mungous1000]

I saw the Mothers of Invention at Fillmore East. They totally sucked. Overrated Frank Zappa was the Victor Borge of Rock.

[@dokukarmagad12578]

You are fine being out there. Your location is exactly where you should be. I honor you.

[@georgescheffler5249]

So weird to be 70, and this takes me back to free shows in Cambridge, Mass.

[@jonniegilman8331]

Yep, so weird to be 70. Saw them Halloween night at Yale 1968.

[@Stardust-Sterrestof]

Oh man .. it's so weird to be 63 .. you all (older peeps) know what I'm talking about ... the mind still feels like 30 years or something..

[@mikebattle9765]

Cosmic . . . man.

[@mikec6733]

Ahead of it's time, ahead of OUR time. Brilliant!

[@fredrayworth3157]

One of the classics of early electronic music. Love it! Favorite is Milkweed Love.

[@waltermccarthy1591]

I was invited to perform with them on stage at a Whiskey A / GO - GO in Denver Colorado's Colfax Avenue. That was 1965 - 1966 Winter/Spring and Cold there outside. I was a young recruit @ tech school @ the US Air Force Base there. I think it was Johnny Rivers who put the first A-GO/Go's into the vast wasteland of Newton B. Minnow's neighborhood. Kinda like a Starbucks but with whiskey & bands. First mate check your identification. Only beer an 18 year old can get served is the 3.2% alcohol in Colorado. Today, marijuana is legal. I'll bet mountain climbing is about to be on the decline. A few losses on the upswing I've heard of in the news. Not for me I quit at Woodstock, 3 days of Peace and Music, New York, 1969. Machines was their big hit, back then. I always appreciate the opportunity to write from my remembrances. Besides between the First estate and the Fifth estate what else is there to write about?

[@optimus163]

" I'll bet mountain climbing is about to be on the decline" couldnt be more further from the truth. btw I live in CO

[@Dion1957]

A fifty year old tab of acid I found in a Lava Lamp brought me here...where am I?

[@suggestedlistening4018]

You just won the internet comments

[@stevebrian2145]

You are here. Where is here? Where you are!

[@Dion1957]

@@stevebrian2145 Oh wow, you're blowin my mind...heavy

[@speedysteve9121]

Wherever you go, there you are.

[@solarvanlife8177]

Is the Sunshine Orange?

[@mikehunt8992]

Thank you for posting this, vinyl record. I bought an used lp after listening to this. You have opened my mind to soo much great music from listening to your channel!! A friend from Norway.

[@neal4434]

this album slams flashback

[@lylecrump1591]

Had this album in high school. It was a great stone album then.

[@steve-o5600]

I still remember the bass line of the first few measures of a great original rock tune that they played during '65 when gigging at "The Exodus" in Denver. It's not among these tracks which are way different that the stuff I remember them playing.

[@markwajdeman7118]

"Capitol Records released two albums by this short-lived band: "Presenting ... Lothar and the Hand People" (1968, produced by Robert Margouleff) and "Space Hymn" (1969, produced by Nick Venet). A Rolling Stone review described Lothar and the Hand People's music: "It is electronic country, a kind of good-time music played by mad dwarfs, and it is really good to listen to. There is no tension here, no jarring forces at war with each other. It may be strange that New York, the city which deifies speed and insanity, could produce this music, but it is as if Lothar and the Hand People have gone through this madness and come out on the other side, smiling." LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE: John Emelin - Vocals Paul Conly - Keys, Synth, Theremin Rusty Ford - Bass Tom Flye - Drums Kim King - Guitar

[@razkeys]

I found this in 1980 as a reissue, am I glad I bought, it

[@thorts]

This IS INSANE!!!! WOW! Greatest thing I've ever heard!

[@jdpro2222]

I actually HAD a working THERAMIN! I bought it from the Edmund Scientific Co. (a mail order place in New Jersey). A guy put it together (very simple and light, the size of a shoebox, not expensive) in exchange for me lending him their 2 albums to record. It worked! [Not the volume, but the frequency went from very low to too-high-to-hear. It plugged into my crummy little stereo. No hands! (at least no touching required) Not a "fake" (but beloved) theramin like the Beach Boys used on "Good Vibrations".

[@kevinsturges6957]

It must have been an incredible amount of work to produce this before computers and digital sampling.

[@PAINFOOL13]

Saw them at the Family Dog in Denver.

[@blonieamw2998]

hmmmmm... this is pretty dam good

[@aaronberns8485]

The mothers of invention of the rockies.

[@brianwarner308]

Ah The Chemical Brothers

[@solarvanlife8177]

Lothar and UmmaGumma was the music of choice during "those times". And the Sunshine was Orange, if you know what i mean?.....:)

[@marcfriedman7779]

They were a theremin based band. Moog synthesizer next stop.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

"The only reason we weren't as big as the Beatles was that we were called Lothar & the Hand People" xD

[@devtrev6181]

Well, that wasn't the only reason.

[@mantas68]

The Syd Barrett/early Pink Floyd influence here is very strong, albeit in a very good way. This is very hard to find on record or CD but I won't give up and I'll keep looking for it.

[@chop471]

Check Discogs. I see several affordable copies of this on there!

[@jdpro2222]

Nothing at all like Syd/early floyd, except possibly guitar, but even then....

[@robrobinson7052]

I heard a Young Gods sample in the first track - Kissing the Sun

[@montsetse]

Chemical bros too..it doesnt matter

[@robrobinson7052]

@@montsetse Well seeing as the albums we both mentioned came later, what is your point?

[@c02c02]

@@robrobinson7052 he meant the track "it doesn't matter" by the chemical brothers LOL

[@matthewbucher8227]

Reminds me of KLF

[@pickop2]

Theremins

[@spicehedge]

Punk band The Exploited did a cover of sex and violence.

[@tabletoss4466]

The "Jack Staubers" of the 60s before Jack Stauber himself.

[@matthewfisher-u6l]

more like chamber rock op-shopping a few sub zapper salami with a pinch anna poppa psych pepperist wackiness

[@zerotolerancepestcontrol7944]

it doesn't matter

[@multiversechorus]

The brothers gonna work it out.