Crack In The Cosmic Egg: When Twenty Sixty Six And Then started, they were veritably a supergroup who didn't yet know it! Their lead singer Geff Harrison had decided to stay in Germany after leaving an early incarnation of Beggar's Opera (he also worked with I Drive for a while), he and guitarist Gagey Mrozeck went on to Kin Ping Meh, Konstantin Bommarius went to Abacus and then Karthago, Veit Marvos went to Emergency, Dieter Bauer joined Aera, and Steve Robinson later joined forces with Michael Bundt and others. During their brief year or so existence, Twenty Sixty Six And Then made one of the most touted of heavy psychedelic Krautrock albums. REFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE took Krautrock stylisms and hard-rock, added some Zappa touches, riffing aggression of the heavy Bacillus-label bands, and even some off-the-wall electronics. With a playful edge, and Geff Harrison at his finest, it all gave rise to a unique combination of styles that is fresh in many ways even today. The REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST release features other studio sessions featuring longer or radically different and unedited versions of tracks from the album, along with other unreleased works. The CD of REFLECTIONS! compiles the best of their oeuvre onto one disc, amounting to an extended version of the original album.
CD1 - Singles 1. Sweets For My Sweet (2:30) 2. It's All Been A Dream (1:51) 3. Sugar And Spice (2:18) 4. Needles And Pins (2:15) 5. Saturday Night Out (1:47) 6. Don't Thorw Your Love Away (2:19) 7. I Pretend I'm With You (2:01) 8. Someday Were Gonna Love Again (2:01) 9. No One Else Could Love Me (2:16) 10. When You Walk In The Room (2:24) 11. I'll Be Missing You (2:06) 12. What Have They Done To The Rain (2:36) 13. This Feeling Inside (1:47) 14. Goodbye My Love (2:58) 15. Till I Met You (3:00) 16. He's Got No Love (2:38) 17. So Far Away (2:04) 18. When I Get Home (2:13) 19. I'm Never Coming Back (2:03) 20. Take Me For What I'm Worth (2:43) 21. Too Many Miles (2:12) 22. Take It Or Leave It (2:50) 23. Don't Hide Away (2:44) 24. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (2:42) 25. It's Just The Way (2:42) 26. Popcorn Double Feature (2:58) 27. Westen Union (2:30) 28. I'll Cry Tomorrow (3:50) 29. Second Hand Dealer (3:45) 30. Crazy Dreams (2:35)
CD2 - Albums 1. Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya (2:06) 2. Love Potion No. 9 (2:07) 3. The System (2:33) 4. Bumble Bee (2:16) 5. Where Have All The Flowers Gone (3:00) 6. Alright (2:11) 7. Framer John (2:00) 8. Since You Broke My Heart (2:51) 9. Tricky Dicky (2:09) 10. Listen To Me (2:13) 11. Hungry For Love (2:24) 12. Ain't That Just Like Me (2:25) 13. Don't Cha Know (2:04) 14. All My Sorrows (3:27) 15. It's In Her Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song) (2:16) 16. Sea Of Heartbreak (2:26) 17. I Count The Tears (2:04) 18. This Empty Place (2:09) 19. Can't Help Forgiving You (2:06) 20. Sure Know A Lot About Love (2:24) 21. Magic Potion (2:36) 22. Till You Say You'll Be Mine (2:19) 23. I Don't Want To Go On Without You (3:01) 24. Tear Fell (3:02) 25. If I Could Find Someone (2:12) 26. It's Time (2:38) 27. I'll Be Doggone (2:55) 28. Each Time (2:49) 29. You Can't Lie To A Liar (2:24) 30. Four Strong Winds (3:06)
CD3 - Rarities 1. Needles & Pins (2:14) 2. Sugar And Spice (2:17) 3. Bye BYe Johnny (2:47) 4. I Din't Want To Go On Without You (3:26) 5. I (Who Have Nothing) (2:48) 6. Shame Shame Shame (2:42) 7. Someday We're Gonna Love Again (2:06) 8. Goodbye My Love (2:55) 9. I'll Be Doggone (3:02) 10. Once Upon A Time (2:08) 11. Sweet Little Sixteen (1:58) 12. Blowin' In The Wind (2:12) 13. See See Rider / Jenny Take A Ride (2:32) 14. Goodbye, So Long (2:06) 15. I'll Be Loving You (2:52) 16. I Don't Believe You (2:32) 17. Stage Door (2:25) 18. Watch Your Step (2:45) 19. Aggravation (2:01) 20. Innocent Victim (4:01) 21. Good Way To Fall (2:57) 22. New Heart (3:52) 23. I Don't Want To Be The One (3:53) 24. Hollywood (3:50)
CD1: 1 Blessed 3:01 single Decca F12423 1966
2 Here Comes My Baby 3:04 single CBS 2519, mono 1967
3 Silence Is Golden 3:08 single CBS 2723. mono 1967
4 Even The Bad Times Are Good 2:36 single CBS 2930, mono 1967
5 Be Mine 2:22 single CBS 3043, mono 1967
6 Suddenly You Love Me 2:45 single CBS 3234 1968
7 Helule Helule 2:45 single CBS 2889 1968
8 Girl From Nowhere 2:29 single CBS 2889 b-side 1968
9 My Little Lady 2:40 single CBS 3680 1968
10 I Shall Be Released 3:32 single CBS 3873, mono 1968
11 I Miss My Baby 2:54 single CBS 3873 b-side, mono 1968
12 Hello World 3:21 single CBS 4065, mono 1969
13 Once On A Sunday Morning 2:57 single CBS 4313 1969
14 Fa La La, La La, La Le 2:42 single CBS 4313 b-side, mono 1969
15 En Tu Mondo 2:50 album 'Live in cabaret' CBS 63547 1969
16 (Call Me) Number One 3:46 single CBS 4582, mono 1969
17 By The Way 3:03 single CBS 4815 1970
18 Me And My Life 3:13 single CBS 5139 1970
19 May Morning 1:56 film soundtrack 'May Morning' 1970
20 Remember Looking Back (Un Rayo Del Sol) 2:56 never released before, mono 1970
21 Right Wheel Left Hammer Sham 2:46 single CBS 5429, mono 1971
22 Hello Buddy 2:47 single CBS 7294, mono 1971
23 Too Late (To Be Saved) 3:15 single CBS 7579 1971
24 If You Ever 3:00 single CBS 7575 b-side 1971
CD2: 1 I Like It That Way 2:37 single CBS 8048 1972
2 Wakamaker 2:58 single CBS 8048 b-side 1972
3 Blue Suede Tie 3:16 single CBS 8048 b-side 1972
4 Ride On 3:21 sihgle EPIC 1399, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
5 Make It, Break It 3:04 single EPIC 1660, mono, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
6 You Can't Touch Sue 3:05 single EPIC 1972, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1973
7 Do I Love You 3:32 single EPIC 2074, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
8 Say O.K. 2:38 single Larc INS 9501, Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
9 My Friend Delaney 3:22 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
10 Say Goodbye 2:43 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
11 September, November, December 3:16 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
12 Lonely Dolly 3:11 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
13 Love Song 3:41 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
14 Help 4:12 LP 'Shiner' Blakley, Hawkes, Munden, Benham 1974
15 Don't Let The Music Die 3:54 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
16 Celebration 3:21 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
17 I'm Sorry 2:48 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
18 Trifle Tower 3:52 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
19 Rocking Circus 4:02 LP 'Don't Lrt The Music Die' Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
20 Be Boppin' Boogie 3:23 single DJM djs 406 Munden, West, Benham, Carman 1975
21 Lonely Nights 3:41 single CNR 144654 Munden,Blakley, Carman, Gillingham, Westwood 1978
22 The Lights Of Port Royal 3:59 single CBS 8288 Hawkes, Elmes,Munden, Westwood 1980
Tapestry of Delights: The Tremeloes were originally Tommy Steele's and then Brian Poole's backing band. At the start of 1966, Poole left to go solo and the Trems branched out on their own. Within a few months, Poole was back in the family butchers shop in Dagenham but The Tremeloes blossomed with a series of mostly bright and breezy pop songs, registering seven Top Ten hits between 1967 and 1970. After Blessed, their debut 45 flopped, they switched to CBS. They didn't fare much better with their cover of Lennon/McCartney's Good Day Sunshine (from The Beatles' Revolver album), but after Mick Clark left, his replacement, Len 'Chip' Hawkes, helped to develop a more distinct harmony vocal style that brought the band success. Their big breakthrough came with their happy-go-lucky rendition of Cat Stevens' Here Comes My Baby. This catchy pop song got to No 4 in the UK and No 13 in the US and, in my view, was the best thing they did. The follow-up, a cover of a Four Seasons' 'B' side, Silence Is Golden, was a tortuous harmony ballad but sold like wildfire to become the band's best-selling single, topping the UK Charts for three weeks. It eventually climbed to No 11 in the US, where it became a million-seller. Its constant reissue throughout the early seventies meant we were seldom spared from hearing it for long. Their debut album, Here Comes The Tremeloes (it was titled Here Comes My Baby in the US) also sold well, although it was their only album that did, climbing to No 15 in the UK and No 119 in the US.
Realising the commercial potential of Focus, Poydor signed a couple of other 'progressive' groups, including Alquin. They were always in the second league, but many of those bands also deserve some attention. Alquin's versatile style ranged from pop-rock to classical derivatives and from brass jazz to folk, often within the same tracks. A rich array of instruments were used, most notably violin, organ, flute and sax. Their treatments of themes were related to the British progressive sound of the instrumental Caravan and Traffic (circa John Barleycorn). What Alquin lacked was musical depth and a sense of urgency. Their albums are fair, sometimes even good, but never timeless. Check out Marks and Mountain Queen if tempted.
Fuzz Acid & Flowers: The first band to describe themselves as 'psychedelic' the 13th Floor Elevators formed in the Winter of 1965, playing their first gig at the Jade Room in Austin on 13th (?) December, which garnered a mention in Jim Langdon's column in the Austin Chronicle. Sutherland, Walton and Thurman had all previously played in a Kerrville band - The Lingsmen, who became the 13th Floor Elevators when Max Rainey, their original vocalist, left and Roky Erickson, the lead guitarist of The Spades (another Austin act), was drafted in as a replacement. Their original line-up was completed by Tommy Hall, a local student, who played jug and along with his wife Clementine wrote much of the band's early material. It seems Clementine was responsible for their name too. Most American buildings have no thirteenth floor and the band were saying, if you want to reach the thirteenth floor and achieve a new level of consciousness, ride with them. Their first 45, released in the Winter of 1965, was You're Gonna Miss Me, which Roky had written when he was still with The Spades.
01. Morning Comes 7:25
02. Comic Strips 3:59
03. Science Fiction Suite 5:57
04. Song From A Picture 4:12
05. Education Story 4:17
06. Going Out 2:59
07. Three Hands Man 8:07
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