From Album Old Hickory & The Pirate " Featuring Michael Mathis " White Lightning" 1977 Unknown Private sitar psych LP.

The only album by the Old Hickory And The Pirate was released in 1977, privately (perhaps in order to avoid taxes) and recorded with the participation of Michel Mathis. In recent years, the album has caused genuine excitement among collectors USA. It is known that the record was created over a long period of time, but the concept of the album is sustained not clear enough. For example, disk, on the one hand, contains a mixture of excellent folk-rock and '60s psychedelia outstanding, made by the best examples of the late 60's - "The Third Eye" and "Home Of Us All", and on the other hand, involves a primitive provincial "country" rock 70s. When recording a number of tracks used sitar. All this and some intonation songs Wenzel allowed to say that artists are trying to emulate ... George Harrison. Some critics see a clear link with the work of the work of Los Angelesco groups like the Brain Train and Clear Light. Range of opinions, so colossal. They are highly subjective. My opinion: the album deserves a place in the collection.