The American Family Guide To Drug Abuse
Original release: Educational Resources Inc, ERI 211-04 (4LP box set)
Released
by Educational Design Inc, 1971
Producer: no credit
Booklet: no credit
Participants: dozens of shrinks, professors and cops
Comments: Ambitious and
respectworthy attempt to grasp the whole chaotic youth drug scene as it
looked in good old 1971. All manners of street drugs are examined by learned
men, while a myriad of anonymous heads describe their experiences and the
pros and cons. An appealing documentary feel evolves out of these brief
testimonies, which are similar to those found on Capitol's "LSD"
album; some users sounding brain-dead and wasted, others delivering
no-nonsense summaries of the crass reality of dope-land.
Specifically for LSD and hallucinogens there is about 15 minutes worth of
material, the "anti" spokesmen being reasonably honest and
straightforward, while the acidhead interviews from streets and crashpads
are very entertaining, be it scary bummer stories or starry-eyed Learyisms.
One unknown guy delivers one of the best summaries of lysergics I have heard
in a few succinct sentences. The 4 LP box set is worth tracking down for
these 15 minutes alone, which also provides a smorgasbord for those looking
for trip-related samples.
According to the front cover the box came with a booklet but it was missing
from my copy. The back cover is blank.
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LamaSivartDoz 2004