Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

by Raul d'Gama Rose
July 5, 2009

The historic Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out is not to be confused with the synonymously titled musical recording that infamous '60s “tune in, drop out" spokesperson Timothy Leary also did for ESP Disk. That disc consisted of narrated meditation by Leary mixed in with psychedelic rock music played on the veena, an Indian drone instrument, by Maryvonne Giercerz, along with guitarist Lars Eric and tablaist Richard Bond. That recording is rather a guided tour of mind-expanding meditation; this record, ...