SPOOKY TOOTH It's All About LP ISLAND 1968 UK original+pink+bullseye+stereo
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SPOOKY TOOTHGARY WRIGHT, MIKE HARRISON, LUTHER GROSVENOR, MIKE KELLIE, GREG RIDLEY
Part of the early-'70s British hard rock scene, Spooky Tooth grew out of the bluesy VIPs
and prog rock group Art and consisted of vocalist Mike Harrison, keyboardist/vocalist Gary Wright,
guitarist Luther Grosvenor, bassist Greg Ridley, and drummer Mike Kellie.
The group built a following through countless gigs and recorded its debut album, It's All About, in 1968.
Spooky Two became their most successful album in the U.S.; afterwards,
Ridley left to join Humble Pie and was replaced by Andy Leigh.
Following 1970's Ceremony, Wright left to form Wonderwheel, while Grosvenor
took the name Ariel Bender and joined Stealers Wheel and later Mott the Hoople
"IT'S ALL ABOUT"
Produced by JIMMY MILLER
1968 LP ISLAND RECORDS ILPS 9080 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
First pressing released on the pink Island label with ''bullseye'' logo
Released in a fully laminated cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: ISLAND - PINK LABEL WITH 'BULLSEYE' LOGO - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: STEREO ILPS 9080
Catalog on labels: ILPS-9080 A / ILPS-9080 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ILP-ST-SC A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ILP-ST-B
On labels: Produced by: Jimmy Miller
?1968 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 6 o'clock)
On Back Sleeve: Produced: Jimmy Miller
Photography: Gered mankowitz
Engineered by Glyn Johns
Island Records Limited 155-157 Oxford Street London W1 England
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tracklisting
Side A: SOCIETY'S CHILD - LOVE REALLY CHANGED ME
HERE I LIVED SO WELL - TOO MUCH OF NOTHING - SUNSHINE HELP ME
Side B: IT'S ALL ABOUT A ROUNDABOUT
TOBACCO ROAD - IT HURTS YOU SO
FORGET IT, I GOT IT - BUBBLES
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RECORD from VG to VG+ (please, and read above description)
SLEEVE STRONG VG+ (please, see pictures and read above description)
This full-length debut from British blues-rockers Spooky Tooth has a tone similar to Traffic
with its psychedelic take on the influential pop and soul music of the '60s.
A few cover tunes including Janis Ian's "Society's Child" and the Nashville Teens' "Tobacco Road"
are included, but original songs like the soulful ballad "It Hurts You So" and "Bubbles"
(with its Beach Boys 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 It's All About counts as a career highlight for the group.
Fans of late-'60s British rock are definitely advised to check out this impressive release...(AllMusic)
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