FAMILY TREE Miss Butters Orig US LP - Pop Psych Garage BROGUES Harry Nilsson

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Miss Butters

Original US Stereo LP released on RCA Records in 1968.

A classic of West Coast psych-pop, and a much sought after gem.

After the break-up of San Francisco garage group The Brogues ("Ain't no miracle worker"), most members went on to Quicksilver Messenger Service. Bassist Bill Whittington formed The Family Tree with Bob Segarini of The Ratz and the enigmatic Lee Michaels....the latter soon dropped out, and a couple of innovative singles for the mysterious LA based Mira label brought them to the attention of not only RCA, but Sunbury music's Dick Campbell and his friend and big hope, Harry Nilsson.

With input from Harry (at this time being hailed as a genius by The Beatles and writing songs for everyone from The Monkees and The Turtles on down) the band embarked on the semi-conceptual album "Miss Butters". An amazing semi-lost gem of West Coast psych-pop genius on a par with Harry Nilsson's own records of the period - the evidence?

Draw the comparisons to Nilsson's "Aerial Ballet": ‘Miss Butters’ was recorded in Los Angeles in 1968. Same producer. Same arranger. Same album cover painter. Same studio Nilsson co-wrote one of the tunes. Released the same week as "Aerial Ballet." (The "Aerial Ballet" RCA selection number was 3956. "Miss Butters" was 3955), But the thing is... it's even BETTER than that.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Birthday / Dirgeday

Melancholy Vaudeville Man

Any Other Baby

Sideshow

Mrs. McPheeny

Butters Lament

Simple Life

Side Two

Slippin' Thru My Fingers

Nine To Three

Lesson Book Life

Nickelodeon Music

Miss Butters

Released on 'RCA Records' in 1968

Catalogue No. LSP 3955

Disc is in EX++ condition

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (small sticker mark / small corner cut / shelfwear)

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