Chris Cacavas – Angel on a Mattress Spring, by Pat Thomas

chriscacavasWhen Steve Wynn finished producing Chris Cacavas debut solo album in early 1989, I took the master tapes over to the offices of CMJ; College Music Journal. I played this song for the editor and he smiled and looked at me and said “holy shit, this sounds like the Buffalo Springfield jamming with Steppenwolf”. Two months later, the album was on the front cover of CMJ.

Pat Thomas is the author of Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975.