The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded on October 15th, 1966 in Oakland, CA by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

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“…a bizarre new guitar tuning where every string is set to the same note (itself spawning the phrase ‘ostrich tuning’…), the song was designed to imitate the instructional dance craze songs of the day.” Lou Reed’s Pre-Fame Quest to Create a National Dance Craze:

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“Despite its status as a somewhat overlooked wind instrument, the warm resonance of the flute has echoed through the timeline of jazz—from post-bop and the avant-garde to jazz funk and fusion.” A Guide to Jazz Flute Past and Present:

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“The session day came, and the band turned up early and recorded ‘Time…’ in one take. Rubinson added effects at the same time as the band performed. The song evolved from a tight-but-groovy garage rock number to an 11-minute beast featuring a wild, experimental jam…”

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“Pressing just one key of a Mellotron doesn’t sound either impressive or particularly ‘orchestral’, but hold down a big chord and the huge, fat, textured, unique sound produced is like some heavenly harmony of the spheres, quite unlike anything else…”

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