BO GRUMPUS was formed in Boston in 1967 .In the spring of 1968, Before The War was issued on the Atco label. A couple of tracks were engineered by Chris Houston, former member of The Undertakers. Felix said that the roots to his rock group, Mountain, can be traced to this recording. When Bell Records approached Felix with an offer for him to produce a record, he wanted Bo Grumpus to be the band. The problem was, The Richmond Organization (the group’s publishing company) owned the rights to the name Bo Grumpus being used for a musical group. That meant another name change. At the suggestion of Eddie Mottau, the group changed its name to Jolliver Arkansaw.(SPPS) 01 - Frou Frou 02 - Mr. Brennan 03 - Bright As Fire 04 - The Eye 05 - A Girl Like Mary 06 - Hatred Sun 07 - Lisa My Love 08 - Migrant Fowl 09 - King Chaos 10 - You Keep Me Statisfied 11 - St. Justina 12 - Gray Afternoon (W. Leslie West) LINK
