BLOSSOM TOES The Psychedelic Sound Of LP RICORDI 1967 ITALY orig+stereo RARE

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BRIAN BELSHAW, BRIAN GODDING, JIM CREGAN, KEVIN WESTLAKE

They never had any commercial success in the U.K. or the U.S., but Blossom Toes were one 

of the more interesting British psychedelic groups of the late '60s. 

Starting as the Ingoes, just another of thousands of British R&B/beat bands of the mid-'60s, 

the group hooked up with legendary impresario Giorgio Gomelsky (early mentor of the Stones 

and manager of the Yardbirds and Soft Machine, among others) in 1966. 

Gomelsky changed their name and put them on his Marmalade label. 

Their 1967 debut LP was miles away from R&B, reflecting an extremely British whimsy 

and skilled, idiosyncratic songwriting more in line with Ray Davies

"THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUND OF BLOSSOM TOES"

<RELEASED in UK on MARMALADE RECORDS in 1967 as <WE ARE EVER SO CLEAN>,

and in ITALY on RICORDI INTERNATIONAL as "THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUND OF BLOSSOM TOES" in 1968 >

1968    LP     RICORDI INTERNATIONAL RECORDS      SLIR 22.019 STEREO

MADE IN ITALY     ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

FULLY LAMINATED COVER

With 'MARMALADE' logo on cover & labels

This version: on the runout grooves the release date is 24-2-68

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  RICORDI INTERNATIONAL -  BLACK LABEL - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: SLIR 22.019     

Catalog on labels: S-LIR 22-019 [(S-22-019/1)   (S-22-019/2)]

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): S LIR 22019 1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): S LIR 22019 2

Other (on both runout grooves, etched): 24-2-68

On labels: STEREO

Marmalade Original Recordings

Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky

Rights Society: D.R.

top rim text reads "Marchio e Disco Depositati.........Made in Italy"

bottom rim text reads "Prodotto da Dischi Ricordi S.p.A. su licenza della G. Ricordi & C."

On back cover: SLIR 22.019 STEREO also playable mono

Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky

Marmalade Original Recordings

® Su licenza della G. Ricordi & C. S.p.A.

Grafiche Dotti - Cernobbio

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: LOOK AT ME I'M YOU - I'LL BE LATE FOR TEA

THE REMARKABLE SAGA OF THE FROZEN DOG - TELEGRAM TUESDAY

LOVE IS - WHAT'S IT FOR - PEOPLE OF THE ROYAL PARKS

Side B: WHAT ON EARTH - MRS. MURPHY'S BUDGERIGAR

I WILL BRING YOU THIS AND THAT - MISTER WATCHMAKER

WHEN THE ALARM CLOCK RINGS 

THE INTREPID BALLOONIST'S HANDBOOK, VOLUME ONE

YOU - TRACK FOR SPEEDY FREAKS (Or INSTANT LP DIGEST)

grading

RECORD  from VG to VG(+) but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE STRONG VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Imagine the late-'60s Kinks crossed with a touch of the absurdist British wit of the Bonzo Dog Band, 

and you have an idea of the droll charm of Blossom Toes' debut album. Songwriters Brian Godding 

and Jim Cregan were the chief architects of the Toes' whimsical and melodic vision, 

which conjured images of a sun-drenched Summer of Love, London style. 

With its references to royal parks, tea time, watchmakers, intrepid balloon makers, 

"Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar," and the like, it's a distinctly British brand of whimsy. 

It has since been revealed that sessionmen performed a lot of these orchestral arrangements, 

which embellished the band's sparkling harmonies and (semi-buried) guitars. 

But the cello, brass, flute, and tinkling piano have a delicate beauty that serves 

as an effective counterpoint. The group sings and plays as though they have wide grins on their faces, 

and the result is one of the happiest, most underappreciated relics of British psychedelia...(AllMusic)