The SPIFFYS 68 V Rare Orig Private US Garage Psych Soul LP Pokora Justice
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The Spiffys

68

Very Rare original Private US Garage LP released in 1968. 1st US pressing on the Blue label. Fantastic Garage Soul LP in a similar vein to all the Justice LP's.

With Steve Fagan and Tom O'Conner graduating and going on active duty (Dick Otto was reportedly dismissed from the school, leaving John Milner to take over drums), the band returned to the studio in 1968. Unlike the debut, the band's cleverly-titled follow-up "Spiffy's '68" was recorded over the span of a single 12 hour session at Baltimore's Recordings Incorporated. Reflecting changing popular musical tastes, the album effectively dropped the band's earlier beach music repertoire. In its place the album featured a mixture of popular soul and more rock oriented covers. While nothing spectacular, tracks such as The Temptations' 'I'm Losing You' and Wilson Pickett's 'Ninety-Nine and a Half' weren't half bad. Exemplified by tracks such as their cover of The Classics IV 'Spooky', Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' (a suitable selection given its nautical theme), and a cool, jazzy reading of The Doors' 'Light My Fire', the rock material was equally likeable. As before, the lone original, Purdy's slightly psychedelic, organ-propelled 'Dreams' was easily the standout effort. This time around 2,500 copies were pressed. Again only available through the Academy's store for a couple of bucks a pop, the LP's subsequently become a sought after collectable.

 

 

TRACKS ARE :-

Side One

1. Testify
2. Susan
3. Just Ask The Lonely
4. I'm losing You
5. Light My Fire

Side Two

1. Dreams
2. Kind Of a Drag
3. Spooky
4. Whiter Shade of Pale
5. Ninety-Nine and a Half
6. The Letter

 

  • Released on 'RI Records' in 1968

  • Catalogue Number 'RI 2597

  • Record is in Ex ++ condition

  • Sleeve is in Ex + condition

 

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