Flat Earth Society

Group from Boston that was active at least in 1968 and released an eponymous LP:

Members

Jack Kerivan (p) (o) (v)
Phil Dubuque (g) (v)
Rick Doyle (g) (v)
Curt Girard (d)
Paul Carter (b) (v)

Release

Waleeco (Fleetwood) (FCLP 3027) (1968)

Info

"Flat Earth Society was notable for their crispy, clear vocal sound. In early 1968 they were approached by the Boston advertising firm Quinn and Johnson to make an album and a jingle for the manufacturer of the ‘Waleeco’ candy bar - the F. B. Washburn Candy Company. That year every ‘Waleeco’ bar carried a coupon advertising the Flat Earth’s Society’s album Waleeco for $1.50 and six ‘Waleeco’ bar wrappers. The beautiful psychedelic rock/pop masterpiece was only available to candy lovers who sent in $1.50 and six ‘Waleeco’ bar wrappers!" (FAF)
"Recorded at Fleetwood Recording Studio in Revere, most of the material was written by Kerivan, the only non-original being a slow melodic version of Midnight Hour. The album covers quite a wide rock spectrum with goodtime (I’m So Happy), folk (When You're There and The Prelude For Town Monk), hard-rock (Four & Twenty Miles and Shadows), as well as psychedelia, but each track has the band’s own style about it. Aside from Feelin’ Much Better, the best tracks are arguably on the second side of the album. Dark Street Downtown has some haunting vocals superimposed upon swirling piano. Portrait In Grey is a haunting piano-oriented instrumental and Satori, a very strange psychedelic instrumental." (FAF)
The band made a few appearances after making the album but broke up soon after.
"In 1974, Fleetwood disposed of the remaining boxes of the album into the dumpster but luckily the master tapes survived to be revived by Arf! Arf! who reissued the album in 1993 on CD in the original stereo mix (the vinyl originals had been mixed down to mono)." (FAF)
"Paul Carter was active in the Boston music scene until the late eighties, Phil Dubuque later moved to England for a while but is now back in Boston, and Jack Kerivan became senior director of professional services at NEC. One member was also later in Copperfield." (FAF)