Clear Light was released in September 1967 and peaked at number 126 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

A highlight of the recording sessions was the band's psychedelic interpretation of the Tom Paxton composition "Mr.

[3] In his 1976 review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave Clear Light a low rating of "D−" to an A+ to F scale.

[4] Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic was more positive to the record, calling it a "very good slice of Los Angeles psychedelia.

"[1] The CD reissue of the album includes a bonus track, "She's Ready to Be Free", which was the B-side of the group's first single.