The C.A. Quintet was a psychedelic rock band from Minnesota founded in 1966. Their debut album Trip Thru Hell was released locally in Minneapolis in 1969 but sold fewer than 1000 copies and gained little national attention due to mismanagement. Despite its initial limited distribution, the album gradually gained worldwide popularity over the next twenty years among fans and musicians. In response to increasing demand, it was re-released in the early 1980s on unauthorized copies before being officially reissued by Sundazed Music in 1995 with additional material. The band's final performance in 1971 was released as a live album in 1986 and again in 2006 with extra tracks titled Last Trip at Lake Pepin.