Founder and soul of Spirit, guitarist Randy California could have been the equal
of Jimi Hendrix or Jimi Page. In fact, he played with Jimi Hendrix in The Blue
Flames before the latter left for England, where Randy California was unable to
follow him due to his young age (fifteen). Randy California then formed Spirit,
with whom he released the psychedelic blues rock monuments Twelve Dreams of Dr.
Sardonicus (1970) and Spirit of '76 (1975). Parallel to his career with Spirit,
Randy California released solo albums of fluctuating inspiration. His first
album, Kapt. Kopter and the (F...