Home / Music / The United States of America only made one albumMusic linernotes album music the-united-states-of-americaThe United States of America only made one albumThe 1968 self-titled debut was also their farewell — the band dissolved before the year was out. A single brilliant experimental statement. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe United States of America's debut came out on Columbia Records in 1968Joseph Byrd and Dorothy Moskowitz formed The United States of AmericaJoseph Byrd chose the band name as an upside-down flagThe Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded in four days for $3,000White Noise's An Electric Storm came out on Island Records in 1969ExploreBroadcast slimmed to a duo for Tender Buttons after several members leftPearl Jam rose from the tragedy of Mother Love Bone — Andrew Wood's death led to VedderThe Cowboy Junkies never matched The Trinity Session's success — but they built a devoted following on their own termsThe Breeders formed when Kim Deal met Tanya Donelly on a European tour in 1988The Charles Lloyd Quartet brought acoustic jazz to the Fillmore and won over the psychedelic crowdPrevious The United States of America's debut came out on Columbia Records in 1968Next The Red Krayola's 'Free Form Freak-Outs' are improvised noise pieces with the Familiar Ugly.