Drugs In Perspective
Original release: no label TR 1039 (3 LP box set), 1972
Author: Vaughn F Winchell (advised by three MD:s)
Producer: Individual Insight, Inc
Participants: young dope fiends, potheads & juicers
Comments: Bizarre box-set from New England DIY
self-improvement think-tank, where the standard addict interviews have been
expanded with relaxation exercises and an intriguing Pendulum Experiment,
which may or may not create a zen-like insight in the teenage head on what
they could achieve if they set their minds on something. The only sensible way to learn
about drugs? Perhaps. In any event, the LSD part covers a whole side of
rapping with "Dan", a 14-year old kid who started dropping acid
when he was 12 and now tells us what he has learned in the past 18 months.
He's reasonably mature for his age, but the blasé attitude and "if you
don't know, I can't tell you" veteran head outlook is
somewhat surreal. He has an interesting, slightly creepy voice and speaks in a direct manner,
both which makes this 20-minute rap a good place to score samples. One side
is devoted to the Pendulum Experiment, while the other interviews cover booze, marijuana and marijuana again; no hard
stuff this time around.
The box (big enough to hold 3 deep pan pizzas) originally came with a booklet and set of
hands-on tools, most of which had flewn out by the time it reached me 36
years later. However, the relation exercise and unique pendulum experiment
can be performed using material available in any modern household. The
introductory booklet was present in my copy, parts of which can be seen
below. The "Pendulum Experiment" is described in some detail,
including a stern warning not to mess with the procedure.
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LamaSivartDoz 2006