Before he made it as a TV doctor, Dr. Phil McGraw played bass on a 1968 psychedelic album by the Electric Acid Drops

Almost 40 years after its release, a rare LP of Phil "Dr. Phil" McGraw's high school rock band was uncovered in the attic of deceased Austin, Texas woman. The band, which only existed for a brief time between the summer of 1967 and spring of 1968, called themshelves the Electric Acid Drops, and only produced a single LP, curiously titled "Mysteries of the Melting Mind," of which only 100 copies are thought to have been pressed.

MP3: The Electric Acid Drops (feat. Dr. Phil) - Slave to My Senses

So what do the Acid Drops sound like? Music critic Greil Marcus, who has written definitive books about Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley actually had a copy of the album in the late 60s, and recalls the Electric Acid Drops as sounding like "a mix between the 13th Floor Elevators and some weird sci-fi shit." McGraw, who plays bass on the record has a somewhat muted presence, as the bass is buried unusually low in the mix, but much to the pleasure of Cue-Balls (the name McGraw's fans have collectively given themselves), he does boast a single songwriting credit, the bluesy proto-punk dirge "I'll Drop You Like Acid." It is unclear as to whether it is indeed McGraw's voice on the track, but one can detect a certain familiar drawl to the vocals, which includes the lines "You light up my life but I light up a joint / When you talk I don't listen cuz you don't got no point."

A drugged-out Phil "Voice of Treason" McGraw in 1968 juxtaposed next to a drugged-out Phil "Voice of Reason" McGraw in 2004.

Also of note is the album insert, where one can see a small but unmistakeable picture of Dr. Phil in his late teens. At strong contrast with his current suit-and-tie yuppie image, the Phil of yore features long, shoulder length hair, a scruffy beard, and dirty clothing.

Lost Ledgers attempted to contact Dr. Phil regarding this story, but phone calls were not returned. An anonymous insider close to the entertainment mogul revealed that Dr. Phil-- who despite his title does not have a medical degree-- was adamant about putting this chapter of his life behind him: "It would harm the country to soil Dr. Phil's reputation as a straight-shooting Texan."

A man discovered the record after cleaning out his estranged wife's attic after her death of lung cancer in the summer of 2004. He described to reporters his initial skepticism after finding the record and seeing McGraw's name on the record sleeve, but excitement after doing some research on the internet and finding that it was the same McGraw that was now saving the lives of overweight soccer moms on television. "What are the chances?" he asks, bewildered by the fates dealt out by the cosmos.

In the meantime, Dr. Phil has been cast to play the villain in the next Batman movie, due out in 2006.