MINT BRITISH LP FREAKBEAT 1st SPOOKY TOOTH '68 UK PHASED HARD POPSIKE MOD PSYCH

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      1968 LONDON UNDERGROUND HARD POPSIKE HEADS !

                TOP  MINT CLEAN = BRITISH COLLECTIBLE

                            (( It's All About ))

           SPOOKY TOOTH

                         USA - (pink rimmed) Island - 6019

SOLID COLLECTION COPY ...this is the colorful, sleek and lmainated ages old BRITISH issue on pink rimmed Island Records (USA issue was on Bell Records)

TOP CLEAN .... "Made In England" collectible/pressing ...the very first SPOOKY TOOTH from swinging London's paisly pop underground...file along with The WHO, The CREATION, THE ACTION, SMOKE, THE EYES, to name a few...

The material, mostly written by Gary Wright, was a mixture of Rock, Blues and Prog with Psychedelic influences, performed with a dense heavy sound dominated by Wright's organ, and Luther Grosvenor played some fantastic guitar licks and the rhythm section was second to none with Ridley's heavy but virtuosic pulsations and Kellie's spectacular pyrotechnics. Together with Harrison's incredible vocal abilities, which combined the forces of everything from Robert Plant, via Rod Stewart to Roger Chapman, the band had the ability to outshine any if its contemporaries, and they certainly did a fantastic job on their debut album, which is an incredible blast of energy and ingenuity, turning it into an instant classic. Although the band was still searching for its own unique approach, the variety of styles works well here and adds to the album's appeal and Spooky Tooth has a tone similar to Traffic's first album with its psychedelic take on the influential popsike music of the '60s. Standout tracks like "Society's Child" and "Tobacco Road" are included, but original songs like the mod-psych pop craft in "It Hurts You So" and "Bubbles" (with its Beatles Rubber Soul era sensibility) are the real standouts. The cheery, psychedelic "It's All About a Roundabout" is the catchiest number by far. On this dreamy cut, vocalist/keyboardist Gary Wright demonstrates some sharp melodic and compositional instincts. Although Spooky Tooth eventually became better-known for their straightforward blues-rock, the trippy pop of this first album counts as a career highlight for the group. Fans of late-'60s British rock are definitely advised to check out this impressive release..

SPOOKY TOOTH formed in October 1967, out of a combination of The Ramrods (1960 - late 1963), The V.I.P.'s (late 1963 - April 1967) and Art (April — October 1967).

• Gary Wright - vocals, organ, keyboards
• Luther Grosvenor - guitar
• Mike Harrison - vocals, keyboards, harpsichord
• Mike Kellie - drums and percussion
• Greg Ridley - bass guitar
• "Society's Child" 4:30
• "Love Really Changed Me" 3:33
• "Here I Lived So Well" 5:06
• "Too Much of Nothing" 3:57
• "Sunshine Help Me" 3:02
• "It's All About Roundabout" 2:43
• "Tobacco Road" 5:33
• "It Hurts You So" 3:03
• "Forget It, I've Got It" 3:26
• "Bubbles" 2:49

CONDITION: The cover: fragile UK cover is richly laminated with superb bright colors...solid all over, stiff and sharp M- there are NO delete marks which is rare for this LP ...a nice flat, square and sharp copy with bright sharp colors all over just like first released... CLEAN all over, no split seams, no writing, no bends...

The vinyl: is full of shine, M- keeper copy = play graded very enjoyable with exceptional audio fidelity, no bothersome surface distractions ... overall a cool collectible from over 45 years ago ... both UK pink rimmed Island labels are clean 

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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