Bobb Trimble

The Profile

American psychedelic singer-songwriter from Massachusetts known for privately pressed albums Iron Curtain Innocence and Harvest of Dreams, later rediscovered and reissued (Secretly Canadian, 2007). He formed youth ensembles The Kidds and The Crippled Dog Band; additional archival material surfaced via Yoga Records in 2011. His originals became cult items and drew attention from artists like Ariel Pink and Thurston Moore.

From Marlborough, Massachusetts; early band named Bond; Iron Curtain Innocence and Harvest of Dreams were private-press releases in very small runs; iconic debut cover shows Trimble with a guitar and a machine gun, with a dedication to The Beatles on the back; 2007 reissues by Secretly Canadian; 2011 archival release of The Crippled Dog Band by Yoga Records; cited by Ariel Pink and Thurston Moore; associated youth bands: The Kidds and The Crippled Dog Band.

A cult American psychedelic folk songwriter from Massachusetts, famed for two private-press albums and their eerie, outsider aura. The DeBaser review traces his school-band origins, strange and iconic cover art, youth bands (The Kidds, The Crippled Dog Band), and later rediscovery via reissues. Secretly Canadian reissued the albums in 2007; Yoga Records issued Crippled Dog Band material in 2011. The single review is enthusiastic and positions Trimble alongside other singular visionaries.