Chad & Jeremy - Of Cabbages & Kings - `67 - Columbia Records

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  hey all :
  OK, back to the psych pop. I give you chad & jeremy - of cabbages & kings.
  This was the first of two grossly neglected late 60's albums by Chad and Jeremy, the other of which was the incredibly brilliant "The Ark". Eccentric trippy psychedelia firmly entrenched in the "Sgt. Pepper" mold is the best way to describe both albums,and it's hard to say which one is best...but if you know about and loved "the Ark" then trust me,you'll love "of cabbages and kings". The songs "rest in peace" and "the progress suite" have quite the satirical bite,the kind you wouldn't expect from those loveable moptops who brought us the wonderfully romantic "A summer song". It's about time this album was reissued..
  if you love "Sgt. Pepper" & its offshoots , you'll love this album!
  
  
  "Anybody who demeans this recording just wasn't around in the '60s. Out of context, much of it IS hard to understand and may be found pretentious and childish. In the mid-late sixties, a lot of people were concerned about the cold war (which they had grown up with), the Vietnam war (which they were afraid of participating in), and the general malaise of "the establishment". This comes out in "The Progress Suite", where we see Chad and Jeremy mocking the corporate world, militarism, the sexual revolution, a jaded society, and many other institutions. In one memorable line, they talk about England as being home to the Beatles and the queen. After obviously being corrected, they say "excuse me madam... the queen and the Beatles". Many other sardonic asides like that pepper the suite until, at the end, comes the big atomic bomb blast. This was an overriding theme in many people's minds during that time."
  [James Bower]
  
  
  Chad & Jeremy - Of Cabbages & Kings - `67 - Columbia Records
  "ALL TRAX FROM WAX" - transferred by da` shaman - 2007
  MP3 @ 320 - * front/back high rez cover scans included ! - 91 MB
  
  1. Rest In Peace
  2. The Gentle Cold Of Dawn
  3. Busman's Holiday
  4. Can I See You
  5. Family Way
  6. I'll Get Around To It When And If I Can
  7. Progress Suite: Prologue
  8. Progress Suite: Decline
  9. Progress Suite: Editorial
  10. Progress Suite: Fall
  11. Progress Suite: Epilogue
  
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