Ultimate Spinach - Ego Trip Your Head Is Reeling

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Review by Shaun Hutchinson

Alright, let’s dive into Ego Trip Your Head Is Reeling by Ultimate Spinach. This 1968 psychedelic rock gem from Japan (yeah, you heard that right—Japan!) on MGM Records is one of those albums that feels like a fever dream wrapped in groovy riffs. It’s not perfect, but man, does it leave an impression. First off, the opening track “Ego Trip” hits you like a kaleidoscope spinning just a little too fast. You know those songs where you’re not sure if you’re vibing or just trying to keep up? That’s this one. Ian Bruce-Douglas really went for it with the writing here—it’s got this wild mix of fuzzed-out guitars and swirling organs that sound like they’re coming straight outta some smoky basement jam session. What sticks with me about this track is how chaotic it feels without ever losing its groove. Like, yeah, my head was reeling—but in a good way! Then there’s “Your Head Is Reeling,” which kinda sounds like what would happen if The Doors decided to take a vacation in Tokyo. It’s trippy as hell, full of echoey vocals and these weird time shifts that make you go, “Wait…what key are we even in?” But instead of being annoying, it’s kinda hypnotic. I found myself rewinding bits just to figure out what exactly was going on. Spoiler alert: I still don’t know, and honestly, I’m cool with that. The whole album has this raw energy that makes it feel super human, almost like they didn’t overthink it—or maybe they thought way too much and ran with whatever came out. Either way, it works. Psychedelic rock fans will dig the experimental vibe, though fair warning: it might be a bit much for people who prefer their music straightforward. So yeah, Ego Trip Your Head Is Reeling isn’t gonna be everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s what makes it so dang cool. Listening to it felt like stepping into another world—one that’s equal parts confusing and captivating. And hey, isn’t that what psychedelia’s all about? Random thought: If this album had been released today, I bet someone would’ve turned it into a meme. Can you imagine a TikTok trend based on “Your Head Is Reeling”? Wild.

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Artist: Ultimate Spinach
Album: Ego Trip Your Head Is Reeling
Rating: 5.0

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  • MP3 size: 9.2 mb
  • FLAC size: 79.2 mb

Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Ego Trip2:53
Your Head Is Reeling3:20

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Catalog Numbers

DM-1169

Labels

MGM Records

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Formats

  • Vinyl
  • 7"
  • 45 RPM
  • Single
  • Stereo

Credits

RoleCredit
Written-ByIan Bruce-Douglas (tracks: A1, B1)

Barcodes

  • Matrix / Runout: DM-1169A, A-1-1, 18
  • Matrix / Runout: DM-1169B, A-1-1, 18

About Ultimate Spinach

American Psychedelic Rock Band from Boston, Massachusetts. Active 1967 to 1969.

Name Vars

  • Ultimate Spinach I
  • Ultimate Spinach II
  • Ultimate Spinach III
  • Ultimate Spinich

Aliases

  • Underground Cinema

Members

  • Jeff Baxter
  • Richard Nese
  • Barbara Hudson
  • Keith Lahteinen
  • Ian Bruce-Douglas
  • Geoffrey Winthrop
  • Tony Scheuren
  • Ted Myers
  • Mike Levine
  • Russ Levine
  • Carol Lee Britt

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s a cool little nugget for you. The album *Ego Trip Your Head Is Reeling* by Ultimate Spinach is a wild ride of psychedelic rock from 1968. It’s got this trippy vibe that screams late ‘60s experimentation. Fun fact: it was released in Japan under MGM Records. Most people don’t realize how much Japanese music fans embraced Western psychedelic acts back then. Tracks like "Ego Trip" and "Your Head Is Reeling," written by Ian Bruce-Douglas, are groovy proof of that era’s boundary-pushing creativity.