For the Fifth lysergic journey, weve assembled 10 heavy slabs of obscure rock the likes of which have never been seen before not in this form anyhow. And as usual, the tracks from these impossibly rare records have all been fully cleared through the artists themselves. Weve gone to great lengths to get the best possible master sources, the worst case scenario being an original 45. Cuz it aint worth doing unless you do it right.

The legendary Captain Foam kicks off this Trip like an anvil to your skull with a rollicking stomper sounding like The Who with Matt Pikes thunderous guitar tone. No Reason is a track weve been wanting to share with you boneheads since the start. Captain Foam (aka Richard Bertram) wasnt easy to find, but lo and behold, our super sleuths located him and got his blessing to include the A-side of his sole single here for you. Good luck finding an original copy of the record. Its rarer than raw beef.

Thats just the tip of the iceberg. The other nine tracks continue the onslaught in typical Brown Acid form. You may be familiar with George Brigmans psychedelic punk masterpiece Jungle Rot, but you dont know Split until youve heard the charmingly disjointed bedroom-fi production of Blowin Smoke. Finch sounds way out of time (1968) and place (Milwaukee) on the grungeadelic anthem Nothing In The Sun. Cybernauts heavy prog giving their Canadian cohorts Rush a run for their money and Flashers Icky Bicky boogie prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that our neighbors to the north can rock with the best of em. Meanwhile, Fargos hallucinogenic BBQ sauce soaked Abaddon and Mammoths fittingly beefy eponymous riff-monger continue the long line of heavies from the Lone Star State. Ohio based screamers Lance features members of Inside Experience, who you might recall from the Third Trip. Zebras gritty rendition of Helter Skelter is most likely the way Charles Manson heard the song in his head. And finally, the mysterious and previously unheard Thor appears here exclusively and for the first time ever with their unknown 45 track Lick It. Many thanks to our pal Mike Vegh for turning us on to this one.

Speaking of turn ons, we love hearing about rare hard rock, heavy psych, and proto-metal records. So, if you know something we dont, please drop us a line. If were able to track and include a record you hip us to, well gladly give you props on a future volume. In the meantime, well keep doing all the hard work ourselves and you can keep reaping the benefits. until we kill all your braincells.

Captain Foam No Reason: Canton, Ohio 1968 Bold Records.

George Brigman and Split Blowin Smoke: Baltimore, Maryland 1977 Solid Records.

Finch Nothing In The Sun: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1968 Montage.

Clockwork Cybernaut: Quebec, Canada 1974 Sonogram.

Fargo Abaddon: Oak Cliff, Texas 1969 Algernon.

Mammoth Mammoth: San Antonio, Texas 1970 United World Records.

Flasher Icky Bicky: Vancouver, British Columbia 1976 Criminal Records.

Lance Fireball: Fremont, Ohio 1977 Owl.

Zebra Helter Skelter: Hollywood, California 1971 Miramar.

Thor Lick It: Huntsville, Alabama 1977 Stars and Bars.