The Pharcyde
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde Vinyl 2LP

I've been reading about the history of Coney Island lately, home of the world's first amusement parks, and its early years remind me of Bizarre Ride. Originally these parks were created for adults as small cities of complete fantasy with all sorts of lavish and over the top cool shit. You went to Coney when you wanted to forget reality, society and city life. One of these parks developed a Midget City called Lilliputia. Midgets and dwarves from all over the world were invited to live for free in a Victorian half size midget city. They even had their own Parliament, laws and governors and gave each other all sorts of titles and honors. But its real claim to fame was Lilliputia's open door to all things "perverted." Normal societal morals and behavior were ignored and the place was complete midget orgy mayhem. The missing link is finally back on vinyl in a great repress on 2LPs. There's still a reason to hunt for the original though cuz it came with purple and yellow vinyl. With rollercoasters: Passin Me By, Otha Fish, Pack The Pipe, Oh Shit, Im That Type of Nigga, On the DL, Soulflower, Ya Mama and all the rest of the favorites.

• music label: The Bicycle Music Company 2016

reviewed by the mgmnt 2005