Part One

Part One (1967) by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band is a psychedelic rock record that mixes jangly folk-rock elements with loose, reverb-heavy vocal harmonies and home-studio experimentation. The songs pair accessible pop melodies with surreal, sometimes sardonic lyrical touches, and the arrangements use organ, jangly guitar, and tape/production effects to create a slightly off-kilter, underground psychedelic sound. The album reflects the group's DIY, experimental approach within the late 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic scene and is commonly regarded as a cult-era example of that style.