BLOSSOM TOES If Only For A Moment Original UK LP Marmalade Prog Psych BB Blunder

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BLOSSOM TOES

If Only For A Moment

Original UK LP released on Marmalade Records in 1969.
Fully-laminated cover ('Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1').
Labels state 'MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN' and '℗ 1969'

608010 A//3   1 1 5   /   608010 B//2   1 1 2

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Brian Godding and Jim Cregan were still Blossom Toes' chief songwriters on their second album, but the LP stands in bold contrast to their debut in sound and attitude. Having scuttled the orchestras and developed their chops in the two-year interlude, the record bears the influence of heavy California psychedelia and Captain Beefheart with its intricate, interwoven guitar lines and occasional gruff dissonance. The more serious instrumental approach spills over to the lyrics, which are sombre and at times even gloomy, occasionally reflecting the social turbulence of the late '60s, with their uncertain tenor and references to ominous "peace loving men" and "love bombs." Far less uplifting than their debut, the weighty approach is leavened by the close harmonies and sparkling guitar interplay. It's classic late-'60s psychedelia that almost acts as the downer flip side to the stoned, happy-face ambience of their early work.

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They never had any commercial success in the U.K. or the U.S., but Blossom Toes were one of the more interesting British psychedelic groups of the late '60s. Starting as the Ingoes, just another of thousands of British R&B/beat bands of the mid-'60s, the group hooked up with legendary impresario Giorgio Gomelsky (early mentor of the Stones and manager of the Yardbirds and Soft Machine, among others) in 1966. Gomelsky changed their name and put them on his Marmalade label. Their 1967 debut LP was miles away from R&B, reflecting an extremely British whimsy and skilled, idiosyncratic songwriting more in line with Ray Davies. After some personnel changes, the group released their second (and final) album a couple years later. Another extremely accomplished work, it was markedly different in character than their first effort, showing a far more sober tone and heavier, guitar-oriented approach. The group broke up at the end of the decade; members Brian Godding and Brian Belshaw formed the equally obscure B.B. Blunder, and Godding became active on the fringes of the British experimental rock scene.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Peace Loving Man
Kiss Of Confusion
Listen To The Silence
Love Bomb

Side Two

Billy Boo The Gunman
Indian Summer
Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head
Wait A Minute

Released on 'Marmalade Records' in 1969

Catalogue No. 608010

Disc is in VG+ condition - some light surface wear - has obviously been played, but looks fairly well looked-after, with some light surface marks. Playback is generally EX, with a bit of surface noise during 'quiet bits'. There is a small, audible scratch (approx 6mm) towards the end of 'Listen To The Silence' on Side 1 - but a good playable copy overall.

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light wear & ageing)

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