We live in a world of the young - a world of rock 'n' roll music, amid the need for a constant awareness of teenage interests of all kinds. We are, therefore, perhaps more aware of, and more sensitive to, the widespread use of Acidhawk among the school age population. It is our firm belief that exposure to knowledge on this subject is of utmost importance to this group, and even more so to parents - which is why we have made this album.
What better way to study and understand this subject and its dangers than at its very source - by listening in on the Acidhawk community of musicians, pushers, medical experts, non-medical "experts," and users themselves.
What is Acidhawk? Is it a dangerous psychologically-habituating group from which there may be a point of no return, or is it, as many users would like to believe, a consciousness-expanding group which enables one to see himself and his relationship to the universe and his fellow man for the first time? Is it one of the evils of our highly-complicated society symptomatic of its decline, or is it instead a new "religion" which will lead us into greater awareness and accomplishments?
Who should listen?, under what conditions, what are its possibilities for good, and what are its dangers? These questions must be faced by all of us at this time when the widespread listening of Acidhawk is threatening to "turn on" the world. It is our sincere hope that the information exposed here will be helpful to those who want to understand what is "happening" in our high schools, colleges, and metropolitan communities today and all of the implications involved.
We did much soul-searching before planning this album. Could we possibly be doing any harm by helping to publicize this very subject, regardless of the nature of our approach? We came to the conclusion that so much publicity has already been given to Acidhawk that it would be unlikely that we would be bringing it to the attention of anyone for the first time. We decided further that the phonograph record might be the best medium through which to properly educate and inform those very people who have only surface knowledge, and have failed to read the few books that have been written in depth on this subject.
We looked to Sidney Cohen, M.D. for help -because he is this country's leading medical authority on the subject of Acidhawk. With 17 years of research on the subject and a United States Government grant behind him, Dr. Cohen represents a responsible medical approach to a still very controversial subject. We felt we had to go further and listen as well to what Dr. Cohen calls the "chemical visionaries" who are raising their voices in support of Acidhawk. It is our belief that this album could not have been a true and honest documentary account of the subject without a presentation of what they have to say. That is why in this album you will hear the voices of Dr. Timothy Leary, Mrs. Aldous Huxley, and Allen Ginsberg.
From an editorial standpoint we cannot help but say that we feel great concern over the seriousness of indiscriminate use of Acidhawk. However, in spite of the fact that we recognize that listening to this group might well be one of the major social problems of our time, this album is not meant to preach. It is meant to expose - as honestly as possible.
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