Description
Felt – Felt – Vinyl Record
Felt – Felt, released in 1971, is a little‑known yet deeply rewarding album by the band Felt (Alabama band) (not to be confused with the later UK indie band Felt). Hailing from Huntsville, Alabama, this one‑and‑only album stands as a curious artifact at the crossroads of blues‑rock, psychedelic rock, and early progressive experimentation.
Recorded over three separate two‑day sessions and largely live in the studio, Felt carries a raw immediacy and a sense of youthful ambition. The band lineup—Myke Jackson (guitar/vocals), Stan Lee (guitar/vocals), Tommy Gilstrap (bass/vocals), Allen Dalrymple (keys), and Mike Neel (drums)—crafted music that blends heavy, riff‑driven passages with moments of quiet introspection, warping the typical blues formula with occasional psych flourishes.
The album opens with driving tracks such as “Look at the Sun” and “Now She’s Gone,” which introduce the band’s ability to combine gritty blues tones with melodic and slightly psychedelic guitar phrasing. The epic closing track “The Change (Parts I, II, & III)” spans over ten minutes and showcases their most ambitious work—moving through several mood shifts, from tense riffing to reflective harmonies, suggesting that Felt were aiming beyond standard blues‑rock formulas.
Felt carries a distinct Southern flavor: the blues heritage is plainly there, yet there’s also a restlessness, a hint of the “what’s next” in rock that the album glances toward but never fully embraces. Because the band arose outside the major music industry hubs and lacked the commercial push of their contemporaries, the album remained obscure for decades. But among collectors and psych‑rock aficionados it has earned a cult reputation as a hidden gem—not merely for rarity, but for the integrity of its tone and the promise it shows of a band on the verge of something more.
For anyone interested in the fringes of early ’70s American rock—where blues, psychedelia, and southern regional identity meet—Felt offers a satisfying deep dive. Its flaws—occasional uneven performances and production trade‑offs—are part of its charm, making it feel like a snapshot of a moment rather than a fully polished product. If you enjoy albums like Eclipse by Brave Words or the more obscure corners of the late‑’60s psych/blues spectrum, this record is well worth exploring.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Look At The Sun
Now She’s Gone
Weepin’ Mama Blues
World
The Change
Destination
