Population II

Artist	Randy Holden
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	1970
Genres	Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Labels	Hobbit Records
Format	Vinyl
Length	31:00

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Population II Information

Track listing (Songs)

	title		rating	votes
1.	Guitar Song	6:13	75	1
2.	Fruit & Iceburgs	5:02	100	1
3.	Between Time	1:49	70	1
4.	Fruit & Iceburgs (Conclusion)	1:51	80	1
5.	Blue My Mind	6:03	70	1
6.	Keeper of My Flame	10:06	75	1

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Line-up (members)

Randy Holden : Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Chris Lockheed : Drums

Production staff / artist

Les Brown Jr. : Executive Producer
Randy Holden : Producer, Writer
Dallas Jordan, Hank Cicalo, Russ Schmidt : Engineer
Michael O'Bryant : Artwork, Photography

Nearly all original copies have a drill-hole through the center of the cover and the label. The original disc pocket is brownish-grey.

The cover of the German '80s pressing reproduces the drill hole, which you can faintly see among the stars in the center of the front cover.

Population II Reviews

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Reviewer :

KnightInOctober 75/100

Date : Mar 25, 2025

Those who know and love Blue Cheer should already be familiar with guitarist Randy Holden. "Population II" was his first solo album, released in 1970 shortly after he departed from that band. It featured only Randy and a drummer named Chris Lockheed (hence the album's title). "Fruits & Iceburgs" is one of the heaviest and doomiest songs to have been recorded during this time (along with Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath"). I love this version more than the one Randy did with Blue Cheer just a year before in 1969 on "New! Improved! Blue Cheer". While none of the other tunes here are as great, brooding and memorable as that one, they are still no slouch, either.