SMILE Gettin’ Smile LP Rare 1969 Pre Queen Prog Rock
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SMILE - Gettin' Smile LP Mercury Japan Mono 18PP-1M
Original Rare Limited Edition and Official Japanese mono vinyl release only includes inner sheet.Five years before the first Queen album was released, half of that future group worked together in Smile, a hard rock outfit that played in the London and Cornwall area in the late '60s. Although the band never was able to commercially release any of their work during their 18-month existence, they did record six songs which were released only officially on this Japenese LP. Smile was formed at Imperial College in Kensington, London, in late 1968. Students Brian May (guitar) and Tim Staffell (bass, vocals) had previously worked together in the band 1968. After that group broke up, the two put an ad up on a school bulletin board looking for a "Ginger Baker/Mitch Mitchell-type drummer." Roger Taylor, who had previously sung lead vocals in the Reaction, was the best of those who auditioned and the new trio christened themselves Smile. Staffell designed a logo for the group which was a pair of large grinning red lips with glimmering white teeth and the band started gigging at Imperial College in October 1968. In early 1969, Smile supported such recently established acts as Pink Floyd and Yes. Lacking much original material, the band chose to record a Tim Staffell-penned track called "Earth," and backed it with "Step on Me," which had its birth with 1968. The group put down the tracks in June 1969, but Mercury ended up only pressing promotional copies of the single. However, the label retained enough interest in the group to book more studio time for them in September 1969. At De Lane Lea studios, Smile laid down three more songs, all originals, including "Doin' Alright," which was later performed by Queen. However, Staffell was beginning to lose interest in the group and became more attracted to American music. Meanwhile, May's astronomical studies at college were taking him away from the band for weeks at an end. Staffell left Smile in early 1970 and was replaced as vocalist by the flamboyant Freddie Mercury, who had been hanging around with the group for a couple years while also working in his own bands.
Track listing:
Side One
DOIN' ALL RIGHT - MAY.B, STAFFELL.T 3:49
APRIL LADY - LUCAS.S 2.44
BLAG - TAYLOR.R 3:13
Side Two
POLAR BEAR - MAY, TAYLOR.R 4:05
EARTH - MAY, STAFFELL 4:02
STEP ON ME - MAY.B, STAFFELL.T 3:11
Condition: Mint
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