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Although all of the songs are credited as being written by the whole band, the truth was said on the second issue of ''Mother: Houston's Rock Magazine (1968)'' - "Hurricane Fighter Plane" was written by Thompson, the music to "Transparent Radiation" was written by Barthelme whilst the lyrics were written by Thompson, Barthelme and Thompson wrote the lyrics to "War Sucks" whilst the music was written by the whole band, Barthelme also wrote the music to "Pink Stainless Tail" whilst the lyrics were written by Thompson, "Parable of Arable Land" was written by the whole band while "Former Reflections Enduring Doubt" was entirely written by Cunningham.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2014/06/have-you-seen-your-mother-baby-june-2014 | title=Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby? |website=Houstoniamag.com}}</ref>

 

 

Tracks recorded before their debut album in an early 1967 demo session were released on the [[International Artists]] archive compilation ''Epitaph For A Legend'' in 1980, and subsequently re-released on the 2011 reissue of ''The Parable of Arable Land''. In a retrospective review of the compilation album [[Richie Unterberger]] wrote: "The five [[Red Krayola]] demos are prime [[Psychedelic folk|acid folk]]". [[Unterberger]] also assessed "Hurricane Fighter Plane" as being "one of the closest American approximations of [[Syd Barrett]]-era [[Pink Floyd]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/epitaph-for-a-legend-mw0000115129 | title=Various Artists - Epitaph for a Legend Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> Thompson's lyrics, while seemingly fitting in with the often surreal tone of typical 1960s psychedelic lyrics, actually demonstrate a more literary and artistic approach than what was common in rock music of the time.