CLEAN 1968 ORIG APPLETREE THEATRE POPSIKE Psych Gem
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OBSCURE 1968 ORIGINAL POP~PSYCH UNDERGROUND
THE APPLETREE THEATRE
PLAYBACK
USA - VERVE FORCAST 3042
ORIGINAL 1968 first pressing obscure pop psych album of merit...Once again, we see the polarizing effect pop/psych seems to have on listeners of late 60's underground sounds, with mostly older listeners liking it, and younger ones panning it.
Easily one of the better late 60's albums -- one of the earliest concept albums, and full of some truly brilliant and trippy songs like Hightower Square, Nevertheless It Was Italy, You're The Biggest Thing In My Life, Lotus Flower & What A Way To Go - these are all TOP notch psychedelic tinged songs. Yes, it's got some spoken word interludes, and they're very charming, fun and unique - a great relic of a bygone era. Even the lesser songs are still very good. It's a very diverse album and a really wonderful piece of work that every fan of psychedelic rock needs to hear. Very Beatles-influenced...
A studio project spotlighting the talents of brothers John and Terry Boylan (with support from guitarist Larry Coryell and various L.A. sessions players), The Appletree Theatre survived long enough to release one of the year's more interesting collections.
Co-produced by the brothers, 1968's "Playback" offered up a rather weird concept piece, though admittedly the plotline is largely lost on us. Written by the brothers, the collection offered up a bizarre collage of interlaced vocal narratives, sound effects, song fragments, balanced by an occasional pop/psych pieces ("Hightower Square", the bouncy "Brother Speed" and the trippy " You're the Biggest Thing In My Life"). Our personal favorite is the backward tape instrumental "Lotus Flower". There was no doubt the Boylans' were talented. Anyone doubting the statement need merely check out the collision of musical genres compressed into "The Sorry State of Staying Awake" - rural blue-eyed soul; they even make mention "LSD" and virtually every other pharmaceutical known to man. On the other hand, the set was simply too experimental for the normal listener - no matter how strung out they may have been. Hard to adequately describe, imagine The Association having overdosed on acid and you might get a rough feel for the set ... That said, it's a great slice of slightly demented "sunshine pop/psych" which should definitely be checked out with a good set of headphones..
Altogether Overture
...In the Beginning 0:55 Hightower Square 2:24 Act 1 Lullaby 0:25 Saturday Morning 1:53 Nevertheless It Was Italy 2:15 Act 2 I Wonder If Louise Is Home 2:10 Chez Louise 1:02 "E" Train 1:00 Meanwhile 0:15 Brother Speed 3:15 B: You're the Biggest Thing in My Life 3:35 Act 3 Don't Blame It on Your Wife 2:50 Sorry State of Staying Awake 3:54 Epilogue Barefoot Boy 2:43 Lotus Flower 2:16 What a Way to Go 2:50
CONDITION: The cover is solid and colorful with no problems, "EX" (excellent) well handled over 42 years ... the seams are strong, no bends, no writing...
The vinyl is all glossy over both sides, having only very minor inner sleeve runs which amount to nothing in clean playback..."EX" (excellent) rating ...with clean labels
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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