SPOILS OF WAR - s/t
"After the successful reissues of the two Mormos albums on Wah Wah, we proudly present a fantastic double LP + bonus 7 EP with the works of Jim Cuomos pre-Mormos band Spoils Of War. Jim had already served with instro-rockers The Cool Notes in Texas, along with future Big Brother & The Holding Co. founder and guitarist Sam Houston Andrew III when he moved to the University of Illinois to obtain his Master Degree in Music. It was in Illinois where The Spoils Of War were born in 1968, named after a musical instrument invented by Harry Partch - its name coming from the fact it had actually been built from spent artillery shells. Alongside Jim, other members included Al Ierardi on guitar, Roger Francisco on bass, Frank Garvey on drums and James Stround on "live sound manipulation." Annie Hat would soon join on vocals, and last gigs were played with Charlie Braugham on drums.\r\n\r\nThe S.O.W. sound was an intelligent mixture of late sixties acid psych with electronic experimentation -in