Satya Sai Maitreya Kali (Craig Smith) - Apache / Inca 2LP With Bonus 7"

Craig Vincent Smith (April 25, 1945 – March 16, 2012) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. He began his career in the 1960s playing pop and folk music, and appearing on The Andy Williams Show. Smith wrote several songs that were recorded by successful artists of the time including Glen Campbell, The Monkees, and Andy Williams. After using drugs while travelling on the hippie trail, he had mental health problems which worsened over time. He released two solo albums, Apache and Inca, in the early 1970s under the names Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali.

Smith wrote two solo albums Apache and Inca in 1971, which were self-released in 1972. In the liner notes to both albums, Smith claims to have played every instrument. The liner notes as a whole have been described as "bizarre [and] rambling", and display his belief system. Apache was released on his own 'Akashic Records', and features three songs from the Penny Arkade recording sessions. Inca was released a few months after Apache, in the summer of 1972, not as a standalone album but as a double gatefold with Apache on his new 'United Kingdom of America Records' label. Like Apache, Inca also features songs from the Penny Arkade recording sessions. The albums were mainly distributed to Smith's friends or sold on the street.

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Pressed on White with Black Marble (Apache) and Orange with Black Marble (Inca) vinyl for Record Store Day 2025. 

Track List

1. Ice and Snow
2. Black Swan
3. Color Fantasy
4. Voodoo Spell
5. Salesman
6. Music Box Sound
7. Love Is Our Existence
8. One Last Farewell
9. I'm Walkin'
10. Silk and Ivory
11. Swim
12. Revelation
13. Lights of Dawn
14. Thesis
15. Jesus
16. Knot the Freize
17. Sam Pan Boat
18. Fearless Men
19. Cheryl
20. Country Girl
21. King
22. Old Man

7"

1. Cheryl
2. If I Were a King