Originally released in 1968 on the Liberty record label. Emerging in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite. They gained international attention with their performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock Festival. They were joined by Henry “The Sunflower” Vestine, a former member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, Larry “The Mole” Taylor, an experienced session musician, and Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra, who had played with T-Bone Walker and Etta James amongst others This, their third album, includes a 19-minute tour de force, ‘Parthenogenesis’ which displays the quintet at their most experimental. Also featured is their incarnation of ‘Bulldozer Blues’ where Wilson retained the original tune, rewrote the lyric and came up with ‘Goin’ Up The Country’, which went to Number One in 25 countries around the world. Canned Heat’s unique blend of modern electric blues, rock and boogie earned them a loyal following and influenced many other bands. Their Top 40 songs ‘On The Road Again’, ‘Let’s Work Together’ and ‘Going Up The Country’ became anthems throughout the world .