The name actually stands for The Scott Richard Case after the singer Scott Richardson, but no doubt that became an overweighted title as the band became better known in the area.
They released just the three albums in their time which the excellent BGO Records have just released in a one CD package (top picture) though Michigan is where they seem to mistakenly placed the bands origins.
The problem for SRC was they were maybe just chasing the game a little and were eclipsed by other groups that became popular at the time. Developing from a raw rock outfit SRC are celebrated less now than the eponymous garage bands of Iggy Pop amd MC5 but in their early days supported the likes of Hendrix, The Who, The Stones and Janis Joplin around the Detroit venues, which is an extraordinary tale in itself.
On the second album they developed a more Brit psychadelic rock, influenced by Procul Harem who they also supported on tour. By the third album Traveler's Tale they'd turned into a more progressive rock sound and with John Peel providing the air play for the band were now popular more in the UK than the States.
After the third album their Detroit motor had come to a halt with Columbia Records dropping them from the label and they disbanded a couple of years later. One of prog rocks grand masters Peter Gabriel claimed the first album as one of his favourites and "wore the record out".
This is from the first album 'SRC' and their most acclaimed track "Black Sheep", even here the early prog rock sound is evident. A shortened version was released as a single in 1968.
