Crystal

Pre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.
Label: Numero Group
Release Date: 16th January 2026

What is this thing? Look at the cover and the fact it's out on Numero Group and I'm thinking it's a lost country folk record that's been charmingly recorded on a porch by this bloke 'Stan Hubbs' who is either 27 or 47. Turns out this is a fuzzy lo-fi monster of record, that monster is a little shabby and while it does mean to have a mean bite it ends up being super-endearing, a little psychedelic and stuck together with 6 year old glue from the back of the drawer. Truth being, this is a deceptive ripper of a record, intriguingly wonky and warped. 

Epically torched psychedelia from deep in the private mind garden. Tracked in a remote cabin in the California redwoods, Stan Hubbs’s middle aged, 1982 brain-fryer Crystal is the missing link between In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and homegrown harpsichord hallucinogens. This hydroponic 44th anniversary edition includes Hubbs’ original 16-page book of poetry and doodles to help ease consciousness expansion.

Tracklisting:
SIDE A
1. Sundance
2. Joe And Gina
3. Let’s Go On Back To Camp
4. Young Saint Augustine
5. Juggernaut
SIDE B
1. The Best Man For Some Jobs Is A Woman
2. Golden Rose
3. Crystal
4. Seems Like It’s A Rich Man’s World