Brain Train

The Brain Train was the precursor to the psychedelic group Clear Light, who recorded one fairly well-known album for Elektra in 1967. Prior to that they had played and recorded in Los Angeles as the Brain Train, with a slightly different lineup. The Brain Train's sole single, "Black Roses"/"Me," came out in late 1967 on the small Titan label, and is an odd, interesting fusion of folk-rock, British Invasion, and psychedelic influences (particularly from the Yardbirds). "Black Roses" would be re-recorded by Clear Light on their album; the first version is a little rawer in execu...