Electric Music for the Mind and Body

Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's debut album. It was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco.

Tracks from the LP, especially "Section 43", "Grace", and "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" were played on progressive FM rock stations like KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco, often back-to-back. A famous version of the song "Love" was performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

"Grace" is a tribute to Jefferson Airplane's lead singer, Grace Slick.

Track listing

1. "Flying High" (Joe McDonald) – 2:38
2. "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (McDonald) – 4:21
3. "Death Sound Blues" (McDonald) – 4:23

• Labeled as "Death Sound" on the mono version of the album.

4. "Happiness Is a Porpoise Mouth" (McDonald) – 2:48

• Labeled as "Porpoise Mouth" on the mono version of the album.

5. "Section 43" (McDonald) – 7:23
6. "Superbird" (McDonald) – 2:04
7. "Sad and Lonely Times" (McDonald) – 2:23
8. "Love" (McDonald, Melton, Cohen, Barthol, Gunning, Hirsh) – 2:19
9. "Bass Strings" (McDonald) – 4:58
10. "The Masked Marauder" (McDonald) – 3:10
11. "Grace" (McDonald) – 7:03

Musicians

• Country Joe McDonald: vocals, guitar, bells, tambourine
• Barry Melton: vocals, guitar
• David Cohen: guitar, organ
• Bruce Barthol: bass, harmonica
• Gary "Chicken" Hirsh: drums

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