FEVER TREE Fever Tree LP UNI 1968 UK orig+mono UNL 102 RARE TEXAS PSYCHEDELIA
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FEVER TREE
MICHAEL KNUST , E.E. WOLFE III, DENNIS KELLER, JOHN TUTTLE, ROB LANDES
Originally known as Bostwick Vine, they formed in Houston in 1966 and quickly became known as Fever Tree.
Michael Knust had earlier been a solo artist. Like many other Texan bands of this era they spent time in
San Francisco and many actually believed them to be Californians. This was partly due to their Top 100 U.S. hit
San Francisco Girls, which reached No. 91.
Their first album was excellent, and reached No. 156 in the charts, but then decline set in.
The remaining three each had moments of merit, particularly the second....
"FEVER TREE"
1968 LP UNI RECORDS MONO UNL 102
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
This version: First pressing with yellow/green/purple swirl label and green 'UNI' logo
LAMINATED (on front) SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: UNI - YELLOW LABEL & GREEN 'UNI' LOGO - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) UNL 102
Catalog on labels: UNL 102 (UM. 1046 / UM. 1047)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): UM-1046-1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): UM-1047-1B
On labels: top rim text reads "All Rights...........Made in England"
bottom rim text reads "MCA Records Ltd., 139 Piccadilly, London W.1."
Licensed by MCA Inc. U.S.A.
J/T
?1968
On back cover: Produced by Scott & Vivian Holtzman for Zax-Altfeld & Assoc., Inc.
Printed in England by Robert Stace
Laminated with "Clarifoil" made by British Celanese Limited
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side 1: IMITATION SITUATION 1 (Toccata and Fugue) - WHERE DO YOU GO?
SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return of the Native) - NINETY NINE AND ONE HALF
MAN WHO PAINTS THE PICTURES - FILIGREE & SHADOW
Side B: THE SUN ALSO RISES - DAY TRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT
NOWADAYS CLANCY CAN'T EVEN SING - UNLOCK MY DOOR - COME WITH ME (Rainsong)
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RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
They open up with a pretty good piece of musical prestidigitation, melding Johann Sebastian Bach and Ennio Morriconeinto the album's first track, which segues neatly into a hard rock style that's their own on the spaced-out, Ravel-laced
"Where Do You Go," which sounds like the Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience jamming together.
They also roll over "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out," squeezed into a two-song medley, like a proto-metal
steamroller while quoting "Norwegian Wood" and "Eleanor Rigby"; then switch gears into a beautifully elegant,
gently orchestrated pop/rock rendition of Neil Young's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" that's worth
the price of admission by itself. The harder rocking numbers (especially "San Francisco Girls") are highly diverting
artifacts of their time, while the last two songs, "Unlock My Door" and "Come with Me (Rainsong)," show off
a totally unexpected and beautifully reflective folk-rock side to their sound that's strongly reminiscent of
Phil Ochs' work on Pleasures of the Harbor and Tape from California. The variations in sound and content,
plus the fact that the only keyboard player, Rob Landes, made any large contribution to the in-house songwriting
(mostly the work of their producers, Scott & Vivian Holtzman), makes it difficult to pin down precisely
what Fever Tree was about, beyond the evidence at hand; but taken on its own terms,
the album ought to be better known than it is, which is probably also true of the band itself...(AllMusic)
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