“Yes-influenced basement progressive from high school kid multi-instrumentalist?” Um…yes!? Thanks to Swan Fungus reader “Viagra Falls” for this contribution. Today completes our week-long foray into the world of private press releases. We…

Who is Eddie Callahan, and why are collectors paying ridiculous sums of money for his album, False Ego! That is the question which we will debate tonight here at Swan Fungus. And…

I hope that you are enjoying this week-long exploration of some rare, private press recordings. Reader “Viagra Falls” was kind enough to send over a gigabyte of albums for me to enjoy,…

Originally released in a limited pressing of 500 copies, this album took five years to complete. That’s an absurd amount of time for a microscopically small, self-financed recording at any time —…

By now you all know of my fascination with Dave Bixby. I’ve lauded his album Ode To Quetzalcoatl copiously here. As I was talking to a collector at work many months ago…

Was it last month or two months ago when I listed the ten best private press records in America? Either way, Heitkotter made the list as an honorable mention, which is to…

This one is…it’s just awesome. Look at that cover and tell me you wouldn’t empty your wallet to hear what the hell was stored in the grooves of this record. Pure gold,…