1968 TOWER PROMO THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND = ONE STEP BEYOND = Hard Psych GARAGE

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 ADVANCED RELEASE 1968 WHITE LABEL PROMO

                               TOWER RECORDS

HARD GARAGE CLASSIC!

      THE CHOCOLATE  WATCHBAND

          ONE STEP BEYOND

                     USA - TOWER RECORDS - ST 5153

ADVANCED RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL

SUPER CLEAN

1968...The 3rd and final CHOCOLATE  WATCHBAND album, raw West Coast garage rock & crystalline psych mixes

One Step Beyond is as close as the CHOCOLATE  WATCHBAND ever got to making an album of their own, which is reflected in the fact that all but one song here was an original by the bandmembers; but on the other hand, this is a slightly different Watchband lineup, assembled by Sean Tolby and Bill Flores, including guitarist Mark Loomis and drummer Gary Andrijasevich (both of whom had left in 1967 to join the Tingle Guild), and original, Foothill College-era Chocolate Watchband member Danny Phay (who'd also been in the Tingle Guild). Missing is David Aguilar, the band's one-time lead singer and most visible songwriter up to that time -- and the result is an album that has almost none of the influence of the Rolling Stones garage punk, and, instead, shows the greatest folk & garage rock influence in their history. The overall sound is sometimes raw rock and other times brittle but melodic, reminiscent in some ways of the Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Charlatans, Moby Grape, and the Jefferson Airplane. Danny Phay isn't nearly as charismatic a singer as Aguilar, but he's not bad, either, and there are lots of interesting shared vocals. There's also quite a bit more guitar rhythms and fuzzed leads here than on any previous Watchband recording. "Devil's Motorcycle" is also of special interest to fans of Moby Grape, as it features the Grape's Jerry Miller subbing for Loomis on lead guitar. They shine on "I Don't Need No Doctor" as well as the Loomis/Andrijasevich original "Uncle Morris," and "Flowers" was a beautiful piece of folk-based psychedelia, while Sean Tolby's "Fireface" recaptured some of the original band's thicker rock textures. Original Foothill College-era member Ned Torney was also present on the sessions playing keyboards, but his work was left out of the final mix of the album, which meant the guitars get even greater exposure. The overall album is an interesting and well-played coda to the band's history.

Uncle Morris
How Ya Been
Devil's Motorcycle
I Don't Need No Doctor
Flowers
Fireface
And She's Lonely

CONDITION: The cover: rated: VG++ stock cardboard cover is very solid & colorful all over, looks fine even with a slide bit of shelf rub beginning (see photo)  ...back cover is "EX" (excellent) clean with "D.J." PROMO stamp (see photo #2).... there is small deleet cut at top right... there are no split seams, no bends, no writing, ... SOLID collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: glossy over both sides = rated: VG++ solid, only inner sleeve type paper scuffs, so plays with mint-clean audio tops! the entire Lp plays CLEAN with enjoyable audio fidelity   ...NO distracting surface problems ... both WHITE PROMO TOWER labels are clean

                   CHOCOLATE  WATCHBAND

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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