MAJOR RARE Pink Island 1967 ORIG ART "SUPERNATURAL FAIRY TALE" HARD WILD PSYCH
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- RARE ! ORIGINAL 1967 BRITISH FIRST PRESS
- HARD PSYCH ROCK CLASSIC
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- ART
- SUPERNATURAL FAIRY TALE
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- "made in England" - (pink) ISLAND RECORDS - ILP 967 = MONO
MINTY TOP COPY ~ BIG PUNCHY MONO PRODUCTION
Spooky Tooth is a widely know entity in the States, but Americans are far less familiar with the precursor band Art (with four future Spooky Tooth members).
As members of England-based The V.I.P.'s, singer Mike Harrison and bassist Greg Ridley generated considerable media attention with a series of three mid-'60s singles. Unfortunately, before the band could record an album, the band underwent a massive personnel upheaval that saw original members James Henshaw, Walter Johnstone and Frank Kenyon hit the road, leaving Harrison and Ridley as the only remaining members.
Deciding to continue, the pair quickly recruited a new line up, consisting of keyboardist Keith Emerson, guitarist Luther Grosvenor, drummer Mike Kellie and bassist Greg Ridley. The new line up managed to record one single, before Emerson left to join The Nice. Within a matter of months the remaining quartet had decided to drop the V.I.P name in favor of Art.
Signed by Chris Blackwell's Island Records, the band's first exposure came via the single "What's That Sound" b/w "Rome Take Away Three" (Island catalog number WIP 6019). Interestingly, the "A" side was a unimaginative cover of The Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" - albeit writing credits mistakenly credited the track to Stephen Mills.
For an LP that's marketed as a major psychedelic artifact, 1967's Guy Stevens produced "Supernatural Fairy Tales" proved surprising diverse and accomplished. There's certainly a psych influence here, witness tracks such as the lead off selection "I Think I'm Going Weird" and the wispy title track. That said, propelled by Harrison raw voice and Grosvenor's thick guitar chords, ART penned originals such as "Room with a View" and "Flying Anchors" and offered up a far harder brand of rock, serving as a good indication of what was about to happen with the forthcoming Spooky Tooth.
Elsewhere, recalling their V.I.P. catalog, "Come On Up" and "Brothers, Dads and Mothers" offered up R&B/soul influenced numbers. Among the weird offerings, propelled by Kellie's drumming, "African Thing" reflected some interesting African polyrhythms. Meant very much as a compliment, to our ears the selection bares a strong resemblance to Traffic's first couple of albums catalog. (The eye catching cover was designed Hapsash and the Coloured Coat members Michael English and Nigel Weymouth.)
- I Think I'm Going Weird - 3:19
What's that Sound (For What It's Worth) (Stills) - 2:47
African Thing - 4:04
Room With a View - 3:38
Flying Anchors - 2:40
Supernatural Fairy Tale - 3:34
Love Is Real - 3:19
Come on Up (Cavaliere) - 3:01
Brothers, Dads and Mothers - 3:27
Talkin' to Myself - 1:39
Alive Not Dead - 2:12
Rome Take Away Three - 3:00 -
(All songs written by ART) - The Art
*Mike Harrison - keys, Vocals
*Luther Grosvenor - Guitar, Vocals
*Greg Ridley - Bass
*Mike Kellie - Drums
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CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: M- extremely nice preserved original UK press from 59 years past. Still highly colorful laminated British original, there are no faded areas, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
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