VINYL RELICS/Six Ways To The Ace: Unearthing As Sheriff’s West Coast Sound

EPYSODE 63: "Six Ways To The Ace" by As Sheriff.

Guests: As Sheriff band members Reid Hudson and Andy Godon, Supreme Echo record label owner Jason Flower.

Additional commentary by Uncle Herff.

This week we dig deep into the hazy archives of Canada’s late-60s underground with "Six Ways to the Ace", a new release from Supreme Echo featuring the long-lost recordings of As Sheriff. Emerging from the Victoria/Vancouver scene, As Sheriff blended shimmering folk harmonies with a psychedelic edge, a sound as coastal as it was cosmic.

We explore how these reels of tape survived half a century, what they reveal about a vibrant yet overlooked West Coast music scene, and how bassist Reid Hudson’s journey from local gigs to May Blitz links this forgotten band to the heavier chapters of rock history. This album is a revelation...and a resurrection.

I hope you dig "Six Ways To The Ace" as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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===LINKS===

Check out Supreme Echo's stuff here:

https://supremeecho.com

The As Sheriff songs are not available on Spotify, but you can hear them hear on Bandcamp:

https://supremeecho.bandcamp.com/album/as-sheriff

 

===THE MUSIC===

Songs used in order of appearance. There is no Spotify playlist available for this Epysode as the album is not available there. Please see the Bandcamp link above to stream the tracks of the album.

STAINED GLASS “Soap And Turkey"

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE “Somebody To Love”

PETER, PAUL & MARY “Leaving On A Jet Plane”

THE DOORS "Roadhouse Blues" (live)

THE PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY “Too Many Do”

AS SHERIFF "Palm Fronds"

AS SHERIFF "It Makes Your Eyes Hurt"

AS SHERIFF "32-20"

AS SHERIFF "Chocolate Guitar"

AS SHERIFF "Stark Naked When The Phone Rang"

AS SHERIFF "Head Of Stake"

AS SHERIFF "Jerry The Junker"

AS SHERIFF "When She Comes"

AS SHERIFF "Red Hot Spicy Rich Racy Rare Daring Risqué"

AS SHERIFF "His Father's Good Machine"

AS SHERIFF "Six Ways To The Ace"

AS SHERIFF "Crying Shame"

CHEECH AND CHONG "Marijuana"

HYDRO ELECTRIC STREETCAR “Gardens And Flowers”

STONEDELIGHT “Reach Out For Me”

NOON TIDE “On A Lifeline”

THE TIGER FOOT STUDIO BAND “Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose” 

MAY BLITZ "Smoking The Day Away"

NEWPORT ELECTRIC "El Dorado's Gold"

^^That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!!

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