Boston Tea Party - `68 _ Flick Disc Records

• hey all :
  
  ok , back to wax & my fave genre` pop psych.
  thanks to steve i found some info on these caats.
  lots of fuzz guitar , tons of organs.. really catchy , pretty heavy at times , good `ol pop psych.
  this has been issued on cd , but i think its pretty high & hard to find.
  not to mention the lp , lol.
  these songs will def. grow on you ..
  let me know if you got anything on these guys or if you were ever in the band , lol.
  [ hey , its happened ! ]
  
  turn it up !
  
  "you picked the wrong place to hide , for we have already died"
  
  
  
  "In spite of the name, these guys were from Burbank, California. Originally formed in 1963, they started out as a surf outfit, but by the mid-'60s had decided to follow popular trends, reinventing themselves as a psych band.
  
  Featuring a lineup of brothers Mike (keyboards) and Richard (bass) DePerna, singer Travis Fields, drummer David Novogroski and guitarist Mike Stevens, the group debuted with the 1967 single "Words" b/w "Spinach". Originally released by the small Big Boss label, the single was promptly reissued by Gene Autry's Challenge Records. A pair of follow-ups also did little ("Is It Love?" b/w "Don't Leave Me Alone" and "Free Service" b/w "Rose In the Night").
  
  The first released by the MGM affiliated Flick Disc label, 1968 saw the quintet debut with their first LP - the cleverly-titled "The Boston Tea Party". Co-produced by Jerry Styler and Dave Brooks, original material such as "I'm Telling You", "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and "We Have Already Died" wasn't half bad. Largely penned by Stevens, the results were keyboard-driven rockers that reflected a distinctive psych edge. Fields proved a surprisingly strong voice, capable of salvaging even some of the lamer numbers ("I Found a Way"). Elsewhere the album was worth hearing just for some of the year's lamest guitar solos (check out Stevens' performance on "I'm Telling You"). Among the few complaints, Mike DePerna's stabbing organ (he occasionally sounded as if he were playing a different song from the rest of the band ("Fantasy")"
  
  
  Boston Tea Party - `68 - Flick Disc
  MP3 @ 320 kbps - 64 MB
  *includes high rez cover scans + label cause its just kewl.
  
  1. I'm Tellin' You
  2. Straighten Up and Fly Right
  3. I Found a Way
  4. Fantasy
  5. We Have Already Died
  6. Free Service
  7. Just Pretend You're Sherry
  8. In Their Shoes
  9. Time Being
  10. Please Be Glad (For What You Have in Your Heart)
  
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