The most popular JPT Scare Band album, by far, was the Sleeping Sickness CD. Released by Monster Records in 2000, Sleeping Sickness was very well received by critics and fans. Tunes from the CD went into fairly heavy rotation on FM stations WFMU and WNYU in New York, which played a major role in dredging JPT up from the depths of total obscurity. As a a result of heavy craziness and the suicide of one of the founding partners, Monster Records blew up and vanished into thin air. The Monster web site was there one day and then it was gone forever. Sleeping Sickness went out of print and has been unavailable for years. Two of the tracks from Sleeping Sickness (Sleeping Sickness & Time To Cry) were included on the Past Is Prologue CD (still available). But there is major mayhem awaiting the lucky listener who gets their hands on a copy of Sleeping Sickness, including King Rat, Acid Acetate Excursion, Slow Sick Shuffle, I've Been Waiting and others.

\"Truly Some of the Most Brilliant and Disturbed Guitar Playing on Record.\" JPT Scare band has been blazing psychedelic trails for quite some time now. Over the years and decades they have managed to progress from totally unknown to painfully obscure. In spite of all that… they are still together, with the original lineup intact. Still making meaningful music in the 21st century, this veteran group of jammers is also proud of the vast legacy of twisted insanity recorded back in olden analogue times. Here and there, in odd corners of the world, growing numbers of those who love the old school guitar crazy heavy rock have somehow become aware of the existence of JPT. The band was featured in an article in the March 2007 issue of classic rock magazine titled, “Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal” in which they were included in the same exalted company with Iron Butterfly, Bloodrock and Leafhound. Although they have never really considered themselves a true heavy metal band, they will take any good press they can get. The members of JPT are extremely proud of the fact that their first two albums were released on vinyl only. Good luck finding a copy, as they are both long out of print. Their first CD, Sleeping Sickness, was originally released on Monster Records and featured tracks from the two vinyl albums. Sadly, Monster Records imploded and their web site simply vanished into thin air due to heavy craziness and the suicide of one of the founding partners. The Sleeping Sickness CD was out of print for many years. But... now... We\'re Back!! Their Past Is Prologue and Jamm Vapour CDs are still in print and are available at CD Baby. JCR Music News handles European distribution from Paris. JPT Scare Band tunes and albums are also available for download from iTunes and other digital download sites. REVIEWS OF SLEEPING SICKNESS CD: “If the band had a signed contract back in the early ‘70s, there is no doubt they would be up there with Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Black Sabbath for guitar overload damage.” CDNow.com (Staff Recommendation - Andy Perseponko) “It starts off and grabs you right away with its true 70s blend of acid and blues. Pure volume and sweat... reminds me of a cross between Band of Gypsies and Led Zeppelin with a hint of King Crimson and John McLaughlin... Very very heavy - very guitar rock.” Stonnerrock.com (Robwrong) “Not for the weak, I almost think that this should have been packaged with a warning label: THIS ALBUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS MUSCLE STRAIN DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE FITS OF AIR GUITAR. USE WITH CAUTION. If history had unfolded differently, or had they hooked up with a proper label at the time, there would undoubtedly be another guitar hero honored in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.” OtherMusic.com (AG) \"Mmm, this is the tenth time I hear the f**kin album in 2 days time. This is a real masterpiece, you dig it at the first hearing... I heard those songs (hehehe) and wow, they were so cool. Hehe, and the music itself? Mmmm, try to imagine this... mix in a hellish mixer some Hendrix, Cream and Grand Funk Railroad, some drops of even more psychedelic sounds, and really hard hangovers about really awesome Jams (with capital J), from the beginning to the end. Definitively, a classic album for many styles lovers (Hendrix psychedelia, hallucination Monster Magnet passages a-la 25 tab, Cream cool lyrics, and some doom and drone sips). A coooool one, dudes. Mmm, I\'m going to hear it again.\" Angelfire.com #Stonerrock Album Reviews (ntzr) REVIEW OF THEIR JAMM VAPOUR CD It\'s just not supposed to happen like this. I\'m sorry, but a band who hadn\'t recorded together in decades and even then, by their own admission were \"so very damned obscure,\" shouldn\'t be able to get back together, plug in, light some incense in their basement studio and knock out an album this freaking brilliant. But then JPT Scare Band never did anything by the rule book. Back in their day, the early seventies, The JPT Scare Band was an awesome purveyor of absolutely freaked out acid-drenched blues jam rock. Led by the maniac guitar playing of Terry Swope, an unrecognized genius of feedback ignited, blues rock trip-outs, and the stellar rhythm section of Jeff Littrell pounding the skins and Paul Grigsby losing half his cerebellum on bass, the boys put out some \"painfully obscure,\" platters of steaming, freaked out acid trips. Often mislabeled as proto-metal, the guys were actually a throw back to the free form, let the music go wherever the bong water bubbles, psychedelic sixties with a hard-core blues background and a serious rock and roll heart. After releasing the excellent Past is Prologue compilation which culled some old classics with some newer tracks, the guys got motivated to dust off their guitars, amps, wrapping papers, and lava lamps and out poured Jamm Vapour. Ripple Effect Blog (Todd Racer) REVIEWS FOR THE PAST IS PROLOGUE CD: \"The beauty of the JPT Scare Band is their ability to function as a unit in the nebulous field of the free form heavy jam... Terry Swope is a gawdam genius. Definitely in the league with the best in that genre...Hendrix, Duane Allman, Robin Trower and Carlos Santana. The end result is nothing short of mind blowing.\"� Hellride Music.com (Chris Barnes) \"Listening to this CD, you can\'t help but wonder why Terry Swope isn\'t revered with the same kind of awe and worship as Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Alvin Lee, and the rest of the 60\'s/70\'s guitar gods. Their music is psychedelic/stoner/bluesrock ecstasy. An outstanding rhythm section, emotive vocals, and a one in a million guitarist make the JPT Scare Band the best new \'old\' band of the year.\"� Tangerine Magazine (Glenn Tillman)