Amish

Amish were a five-piece band from Galt, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1970 from the remnants of the R&B cover band FJ And The Impressions which included bassist Mike Gingrich and organ player Ron Baumtrog. The line-up was completed with Doug Stagg (vocals), Richard Botts (guitar) and Jack Byrne (drums). Amish started out playing cover versions of McKenna-Mendelson Mainline, The Modern Rock Quartet, The Doors and James Gang songs. The band's manager, Bill Gefross, brought them to the attention of Sussex, where Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore took the band into GM Studios in East Detroit to record. Guitarist Botts was a draft dodger from the Vietnam War and couldn't return to the United States to record so session guitarist Joe Gutz performed on the album instead.

Amish - Amish (Sussex 1972)

Tracklist: Sad Girl, Black Lace Woman, Wise Man, Help Me, I Don't Need Nobody, Dear Mr. Fantasy, The Sea, Down The Road.

Guitar and Hammond-B3-Organ driven heavy, straight to the point, psych rock. Their self-titled debut album contained a remake of Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy. The original song Down The Road was intended as a 7" release with the non-LP track Upon My Leavin', but the label never issued it. Enginered by Milan Bogdan and produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.