A decade later, “Spirit Caravan” would show up as the leadoff track on the band Spirit Caravan‘s second album, Elusive Truth (2001), but its first appearance was on a Hellhound Records sampler called What the Hell, and it’s from that version, performed by The Obsessed — because Shine/Spirit Caravan didn’t exist yet — that this clip is taken.

Those interested can also find The Obsessed‘s version on the 1999 compilation, Incarnate, which was released on Southern Lord. That’s probably easier to come by than What the Hell itself, which was a label promo sampler and also featured (as you can see in the liner, photographed and included in the video) the likes of Count Raven and Pigmy Love Circus. This recording of the track — not to mention the video encoding — is kind of raw, but still gives you some idea of the song and what it’s all about. Of course, Wino‘s tone is at the forefront in the track’s appeal.

Basically, I just thought it was something cool to kick off Wino Wednesday for 2013. Hope you enjoy and have a great many to come:

Tags: Spirit Caravan, stoner rock, The Obsessed, Wino, Wino Wednesday

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