C.A. Quintet
US musical group
The C.A. Quintet, from Minnesota, USA, was a psychedelic rock band active in the late 1960s. They did not gain national attention during their heyday (all their records were locally produced in Minneapolis and none had national distribution).
C.A. Quintet’s first three singles, as well as their debut album, have become very rare and expensive collectors items. The band was made up of Doug Reynolds (keyboards, vocals), Tom Pohling (guitar), Ken Erwin (trumpet), Jimmy Erwin (bass), Rick Patron (drums).
The band’s debut album, Trip Thru’ Hell, was released in 1969 on the Candy Floss label. Ken Erwin was the leader of C.A. Quintet, and he produced the album himself. The album has been reissued several times, all without the band’s permission.
Their album sold out the first day it was in the stores but their record company printed no more copies as they were miss-managed and under-capitalized. Their only LP released during the band's existence, Trip Thru Hell, sold fewer than 1000 copies and was virtually unheard of outside of their home town. Despite its minuscule initial distribution, the record slowly gained worldwide popularity over the next twenty years among fans, collectors and musicians.
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