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The resulting sound was akin to tonal chaos. As the years rolled on, Stephen grew more and more unstable, until finally he was declared ward of the state, confined to an institution for mental illness to this day. Stephen David Heitkotter, the former drummer for the Fresno garage group Road Runners, and a casualty of the s. By the time the s hit, he took up painting and visual art, Taking up the post-hippie moniker of "Black Orckid" had overdosed on speed twice, and showed more and more signs of paranoid schizophrenia. The collection also comes bundled with a multi-page booklet featuring essays, and unpublished photos and images. With the assistance of Stephen's brother William, Now Again Records has brought this legendary album back, as a deluxe reissue on vinyl and compact disc, and under the new title of Black Orckid. Originally pressed in an extremely limited run of less than 25 records, the album has been hunted and sought after by crate diggers the world over, all while retaining a unique air of mystery and enigma that few other records shared.

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The album was pressed and distributed to friends, family, and a few music publishers, who soundly rejected it. The collection also comes bundled with a multi-page booklet featuring essays, and unpublished photos and images.

As the years rolled on, Stephen grew more and more unstable, until finally he was declared ward stepjen the state, confined to an institution for mental illness to this day. The kind of music a man slowly losing their mind would create.

Inan eccentric and peculiar LP of psychedelic garage rock found its way into the hands of a scant few Los Angeles music publishers.

Stephen David Heitkotter, the former drummer for the Fresno garage group Road Runners, and a casualty of the s. Originally pressed in an extremely limited run of less than 25 records, the album has been hunted and sought after by crate diggers the vavid over, all while retaining a unique air of mystery and enigma that few other records shared.

The Heitkotter from the heiitkotter referred to the record's brainchild: With the assistance of Stephen's brother William, Now Again Records has brought this legendary album back, as a deluxe reissue on vinyl and compact disc, and under the new title of Black Orckid.

An exceedingly rare artifact from an unsung outsider genius. As the Vietnam War took off and the draft broke up Road Runners, Heitkotter managed to avoid the draft showing lingering signs of mental instability. By the time the s hit, he took up painting and visual art, Taking up the post-hippie moniker of "Black Orckid" had overdosed on speed twice, and showed more and more signs of paranoid schizophrenia.

The record was titled Heitkotterand though it was dismissed largely as uncoordinated guitar fuzz noise at the time, the album's reputation has grown into legend among record collectors.

The sound of the s slowly burning out, with subtle inflections of blues rock jamming thrown in. It wasn't long before the career drummer picked up a guitar and recorded Heitkotter with a heitkitter friend who hadn't played drums in 4 years, and a novice year-old bassist. The resulting sound was akin to tonal chaos.