History:

Alex Stelzner was a singer-songwriter based out of California. Stelzner originally got his start in the late 60's as a folk musician. As a freshman in college, he assembled a small team of musicians and headed to the studio. Stelzner recorded a set of 12 original tunes and released an album titled "Listen To The Changes". 

The album features folk material with baroque and psychedelic pop elements. Essentially, each song features Stelzner on acoustic guitar accompanied by one other musician. One song features Stelzner on guitar with trumpet, another with saxophone, one has flute, and another has harpsichord. Several tracks feature Stelzner and another guitarist playing 6 or 12 string acoustic guitar.

Only two tracks contain a "full band". "HVMS" features Stelzner and a brass band of trumpet, tuba, and trombone. "Straight Song" features lead acoustic guitar, upright bass, and drums along with Stelzner. 

"Listen To The Changes" was most likely released in 1968 on the infamous Century Records. It was pressed in a limited run, probably less than a few hundred copies. Stelzner was supposedly 18 years old when the album was recorded and released. It was sold locally where he was studying. 

Stelzner continued performing music in the folk realm for many years. Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence suggesting Stelzner was a member of The Greenwood County Singers. He is not credited on any of their recordings as a member. 

In 1977, Stelzner co-produced a psychedelic folk demo by John David McCain, also known as JDM. The demo was released in two extremely limited issues. Stelzner also played guitar on it. The demo is extremely rare and less than 10 are known to exist. 

In the 90's, Stelzner released a cassette album with Mark Poole. The 1992 album contains mostly aboriginal Native American material with some new age folk tracks. Stelzner most recently was composing soundtracks for independent short films, including one feature length children's movie.