Recorded in the summer of 1988, Torch of the Mystics was Majora Records’ first vinyl release, then re-pressed on CD by Tupelo Recording in 1993. Reissued for the first time in a quarter-century, it is the Phoenix trio’s most beloved (and influential) album, considered one of the essentials in an ideal international psychedelic rock discography. Praised at the time by BYRON COLEY, Torch evokes the early MOTHERS OF INVENTION, the HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS, the WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, CAN's pre-Landed albums, and the early songs of THE FUGS. An essential reissue.