Sandy's (Home of the plaid beret) was a local burger joint in Quincy, IL. They ran a local battle of the bands, with the prize being to record & release a single. The Explorers won, this was their only recording.
A Rush 45 from 1969. Grapple was JB (Bruce) Svoboda who was also in the hangmen & the Five Canadians. from San Antonio, TX, Only recording as Grapple (the flip is another awesome track "Ethereal Genesis").
Album recorded in 1971 for RCA records, never released until 1989 (on Rockadelic records) had been out of print for years. Group from Evansville, Indiana featuring ex- Hickory Wind members.
Sandro (Alessandro) Brugnolini was an Italian Jazz Saxophonist born in 1931 well known for his Jazz, Soundtracks and music library recordings. He branched out into psych & prog in the 70’s & continued to play music for decades - died in Dec 2020