SPOOKY TOOTH It's All About LP ISLAND 1968 UK re+stereo ILPS 9080 GARY WRIGHT
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SPOOKY TOOTH
GARY 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"
<originally published in the UK in 1972, this one is 1975/77 repressing>
LP ISLAND RECORDS ILPS 9080 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND 1975/1977 REPRESSING [First pressing released on the pink Island label with ''bullseye'' logo] FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: none Label Code: none
LABEL: ISLAND - ORANGE/BLUE 'ISLAND IN THE SUN' LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: ILPS 9080 Catalog on labels: ILPS 9080-A / ILPS 9080-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped/Etched): ILPS 9080 A-4U I-3 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ILPS 9080 B EG 1 I-3
On labels: ℗ 1968 Island Records Ltd. Produced by: Jimmy Miller
On Back Sleeve: Produced: Jimmy Miller Photography: Gered Mankowitz Engineered by Glyn Johns Island Records Limited 155-157 Oxford Street London W1 England Printed and made by the E.J. Day Group, London and Bedford.
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
grading RECORD EX but (please, and read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (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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