3-D readies to release recordings from 1997

Respected guitarist and rock ‘n’ roll survivor Michael Purkhiser (The Action, The Walking Clampetts) will finally be releasing a collection of surftrack songs from his studio project 3-D that have been sitting on the shelf since 1997 along with the unseen pencil drawings and photographs by his late brother Erick Lee Purkhiser AKA Lux Interior of THE CRAMPS. The 4-song EP will be released on July 22nd via MuSick Recordings in the USA and Trash Wax in Europe. The first pressing of 7-inch vinyl records in transparent red is limited to 500 copies and features the rare artwork by Lux. Preorders will begin on Saturday, April 30th via Bandcamp.

These instrumentals were inspired by British recordings used in the ‘60s as background music for movies and TV shows. Some of these British recordings featured Jimmy Page playing wacked-out guitar riffs prior to Led Zeppelin. This style of music married with the classic ‘60s surf sound is what 3-D calls surftrack music. “Lux and I were having a conversation one night about 3-D photography and his passion for shooting it,” recalls Michael Purkhiser. “A few nights later I was in the studio cutting tracks.”

The album was recorded at Big Adventure Sound in Akron, OH that housed a Warner Bros. Harrison console which was used by Van Halen and avant garde underground artists Tin Huey. 3-D’s studio lineup consisted of Michael Purkhiser (guitar), local legend Marky Ray on guitar (Jim Rose Circus, New Salem Witch Hunters, Death of Samantha), John Koury on drums (The Dead Beat Poets, Infidels), and Dave “Tate” Stephenson on bass, keys, and assisting with musical production.