Spooky Tooth ?Spooky Two LP 1969 US A&M reissue NM great sound
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Spooky Tooth ?Spooky Two LP 1969 US A&M reissue NM great sound
Original US reissue pressing on A&M
Spooky Tooth was an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 and 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally.
Crucial to their sound was their instrumentation; they were one of the relatively few rock acts of the time to adopt the twin keyboard approach (both an organ and a piano player).
They formed in October 1967, when Gary Wright joined the band Art. The band name Art only existed from April to October 1967. Art was renamed from The V.I.P.s, as the name fitted better to the new musical direction taken on the album Supernatural Fairy Tales. Gary Wright held a significant role from the start. He wrote the majority of the first Spooky Tooth album, some even with record producer Jimmy Miller instead of band members.
The line-up changed several times, but typically was:
Mike Harrison – lead and backing vocals, piano (born Michael Harrison, 3 September 1945, Carlisle, Cumbria)
Gary Wright – organ, backing and lead vocals (born Gary Malcolm Wright, 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US)
Luther (Luke) Grosvenor – guitar, backing vocals (born Luther James Grosvenor, 23 December 1946, Evesham, Worcestershire)
Greg Ridley – bass, backing vocals (born Alfred Gregory Ridley, 23 October 1947, Carlisle — died 19 November 2003, in Alicante, Spain)
Mike Kellie – drums (born Michael Alexander Kellie, 24 March 1947, Birmingham, Warwickshire)
Gary Wright was introduced to the members of Art by Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.
1969's Spooky Two LP was the last album release by the original lineup. It included the song "Better by You, Better Than Me", which was covered by Judas Priest on their 1978 release Stained Class.
In their retrospective review, Allmusic commented that "Spooky Two is this British blues-rock band's pièce de résistance. All eight of the tracks compound free-styled rock and loose-fitting guitar playing, resulting in some fantastic raw music. ...their smooth, relaxed tempos and riffs mirrored bands like Savoy Brown and, at times, even the Yardbirds. ...Although Spooky Tooth lasted about seven years, their other albums never really contained the same passion or talented collaborating by each individual musician as Spooky Two."
A1 Waitin' For The Wind 3:27
A2 Feelin' Bad 3:47
A3 I've Got Enough Heartaches 4:32
A4 Evil Woman 9:33
B1 Lost In My Dream 4:42
B2 That Was Only Yesterday 4:02
B3 Better By You, Better Than Me 4:12
B4 Hangman Hang My Shell On A Tree 5:15
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: EX+ A few small faint spots on rear
RECORD: NM
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