2007 release and third installment from this `unknown discovery from the 60`s`! File under Garage, Psych and Freakbeat. When the first of these was released, this was the story: If it is to be believed (and we don`t quite buy it but think it`s a great angle and fun, nonetheless!), a reel to reel tape of these guys was discovered and purchased at an outdoor flea market in Philadelphia, November 1997. Nothing was known about the group or the songs on the tape, hence the title of the CD on it`s release the same year by Distortion - "Unknown Mystery 60`s Group". Here, we have a cross between Buffalo Springfield, The Zombies and The Beatles(in fact, a few songs have downright a David Grahame-esque spirit)--snippets of Arthur Lee in the vocals, Beatle strums and tambourine, more Buffalo Springfield sounds, the anglophilia of Big Star or the better Box Tops records. It is 1966 all over again. Acoustic-electric psych pop with quirky songwriting and tight harmonies. "An intriguing cavalcade of Pete Townshend vim and chiming, early-Todd Rundgren sweetness nevertheless" - VOX. There is a haunting familiarity in their songs. Always there on the tip of your tongue but you just can`t place it. Utterly fascinating, always enjoyable, and sounding like the Real McCoy. A HUGE amount of fun and Very, Very Highly Recommended!
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