Video: One St. Stephen - Old Man (1975)

Don Patterson of One St. Stephen talked with It's Psychedelic Baby magazine about the One St. Stephen album back in 2011, a testament to the longevity this legendary Columbus release has attained. Here is some of that interview:

IPB: If I understand this correctly One St. Stephen album was somehow a soundtrack for your film called The Devil’s Reservation? I would like to know how did you come together to do this album? 

DP: I had written a script titled the DEVIL’S RESERVATION in 1974. While finalizing the script, mailing it off to The American Film Institute for a hopeful grant and waiting for their response — a group of musicians and I went into OWL studios to put together a 11 songs I had written (music and lyrics) and 1 song (music by Bill Blechschmid with my lyrics) for the soundtrack. I picked up the entire tab. We concentrated and recorded nine tunes in five days.

New Additions: One St. Stephen self-titled album (1975)

There are few albums that sit in as legendary a status as the self-titled 1975 release by One St. Stephen on Owl. Whether it was on a 2000s message board talks at Donewaiting.com, or interviewing people for the book, this release stood alone as one of the most sought after in it's original form. Legend has it that only three hundred or so copies were originally pressed, and it's has entered into elite collector status, fetching over a grand for a first press. Later incarnations, both on vinyl and compact disc, have made actually getting a hold of the music easier. Which is good, because this deserves the hype - a psychedelic slab of folk and rock that's both centered and freaky weird.

Know Yer Band: One St. Stephen

Band: One St. Stephen

Members
Don Patterson
Bill Blechschmid
Bruce Roberts
Charles Squires (Bleak)
Danny Lawson
David Pierce
Franklin Reynolds
Terry Finneran

Releases
1975 - One St. Stephen self-titled album (Owl)