The band "Spirits"

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   Does anbody know this band?

I learned with one of my friend that this band was the true creator of
the Stairway to heaven famous riff!!!  And my friend got the proof
by owning the first CD and doing some research!!!

Here's the explanation: Spirits is some sort of Prog rock/Psychedelic
rock band from California. There first album was out in 1968 and one of
their song have the Stairway to heaven riff, in the same tonality, A
minor!!!!  Stairway to heaven was recorded three or four years
later!!!!

Another thing, in 68, Led zeppelin and Spirits did a tour in the US
together and Led zeppelin at that time was already doing a Spirits
Cover song in their tour!!!

This is shocking!!!!

But anyway, Why is this band is so obscure and not known, I'm poor on
Internet Research so I found nothing about them, All i got is to listen
to their first CD a couple of time with my friend, don't remember the
name of it

Could somebody do some research on this and maybe this band could be a cool addition to the Archives

They did a prog related album in 68!  This is one year before the mark of the first prog album (ITCOTCK)

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Inferno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 30 2004 Status: Offline Points: 152	Topic: The band "Spirits" Posted: March 28 2005 at 16:57
	Does anbody know this band? I learned with one of my friend that this band was the true creator of the Stairway to heaven famous riff!!! And my friend got the proof by owning the first CD and doing some research!!! Here's the explanation: Spirits is some sort of Prog rock/Psychedelic rock band from California. There first album was out in 1968 and one of their song have the Stairway to heaven riff, in the same tonality, A minor!!!! Stairway to heaven was recorded three or four years later!!!! Another thing, in 68, Led zeppelin and Spirits did a tour in the US together and Led zeppelin at that time was already doing a Spirits Cover song in their tour!!! This is shocking!!!! But anyway, Why is this band is so obscure and not known, I'm poor on Internet Research so I found nothing about them, All i got is to listen to their first CD a couple of time with my friend, don't remember the name of it Could somebody do some research on this and maybe this band could be a cool addition to the Archives They did a prog related album in 68! This is one year before the mark of the first prog album (ITCOTCK)

goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4097	Posted: March 28 2005 at 17:09
	There was a psychedelic band from Cali in the '60s/'70s called "Spirit" (not "Spirits"; at least I haven't found any mention of them) who released their debut in '68. What was the "Stairway" track called? edit: it is the right band, the track is called "Taurus". Searching now. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47 21FDA47A57F20D09A3049C8A73DF506D150FFAE192D4B5CD0FB324780117 BB06CFC8AB6EDF939B766ADF731A65A0FD686EB5CFCD86C3D3E9D8EDB&am p;sql=33:36rb281u05oa Edited by goose

Inferno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 30 2004 Status: Offline Points: 152	Posted: March 28 2005 at 17:22
	EXACTLY!!!!!! The track is Taurus!!! Thank you very much!

Dick Heath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12818	Posted: March 28 2005 at 18:37
	Blimey , when the name Spirits came up I thought we were dealing with some obscure band, the likes of the French label Musea issues (e.g. Spirits Burning). But when I discovered we are talking the Spirit, I'm sorry I have to say , some musical education and catch up is recommended strongly here - and that also might help reduce some of those recent really daft suggestions for band inclusion on the archives. Spirit is up there with the Doors for West Coast Psychedelia (although we might be talking Moby Grape, if Skip Alexander Spencer had stayed mentis compis), they released one of the classic albums of 1971 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus - an album that suggested an American psychedelic band might have gone prog, if they had stayed together. A Brit band ripped off Spirit's Fresh Garbage last summer for a hit single. However, having been ahead of the queue for accusing Led Zeppelin of being a major rip off band (and I'm so glad Willie Dixon successfully sued them and only wished Bert Jansch had done the same for Black Mountain Side), I've just run Taurus (on the excellent double compo from Sony Legacy Time Circle), on the CD player, and have to say the link is tenuous

Inferno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 30 2004 Status: Offline Points: 152	Posted: March 28 2005 at 18:48
	Okay, Thanks for the information!!!