THE HOOK - "Hooked" - vinyl LP - 1ST PRESS - gatefold - 1968
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Description
THE HOOK
“HOOKED”
Uni 73038
1968
EX / EX
FIRST PRESSING
BEST PRICED COPY ON EBAY AS OF 3-21-2017. Four copies are sitting currently at $24 (VG+), $34, $35, and $44 incl. post.
BEAUTIFUL copy of The Hook’s second LP release with the original Unipak gatefold pocket cover. The band featured guitarist Bobby Arlin who was previously a member of The Leaves and played on the classic 60s song “Hey Joe”. This psychedelic band gained popularity in Southern California and to a certain degree, across the USA.
Stored vertically in a smoke-free environment for 49 years.
Addition information regarding the band from Wikipedia: “With a crashing organ chord, and a cry of "GOOD GOD!!", the Hook returns with a triumphant second disc. For their second album, the group replaced their drummer, and added a keyboard player. While still missing a bona-fide songwriter, the result is a fuller, more varied sound that still manages to retain their astronomical energy level.
The front side presents them at the absolute top of their game. Three blistering rockers ("Go", a stretched out remake of the debut's "Son of Fantasy", and a cover of The Kinks "You're Lookin' Fine" that gives new meaning to the concept of "potency"), and a surprisingly effective ballad ("Magic in the Air"), that should have been a breakout hit.
Side two cools off a bit, bracketed by two less than stellar compositions, but redeems itself with a cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "All Around the World", the engaging "A Beautiful Tomorrow", and the slight but endearing "Love Theme in E Major".
Unfortunately, the Hook disbanded, with Arlin rechristening himself Robert Savage, bassist Buddy Sklar becoming a ubiquitous session musician, and keyboardist Dennis Provisor eventually turning up in The Grass Roots. The Hook was one of the most compelling bands of the era.”
Stored vertically in a smoke free environment for 49 years.
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