THE BOX TOPS The Letter / Neon Rainbow LP BELL 1967 US orig+stereo ALEX CHILTON

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THE BOX TOPS

During their brief lifespan, the Box Tops earned a reputation as one of the 

best blue-eyed soul groups of the '60s, even if their recorded legacy wasn't as large 

or consistent as, say, the Righteous Brothers or the Rascals. T

oday they're remembered not only for their smashes "The Letter" and "Cry Like a Baby," 

but as the launching pad for singer Alex Chilton, who went on to become one 

of rock's most revered cult figures thanks to his groundbreaking power pop unit Big Star.

 In his teenage years, Chilton was an amazingly gritty Memphis soul belter 

akin to an American version of the Spencer Davis Group's Stevie Winwood. 

The Box Tops' music also encompassed touches of pop and psychedelia, 

although the group's own lack of control over it eventually led to their split-up

"THE LETTER / NEON RAINBOW"

1967     LP     BELL RECORDS      6011     STEREO

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

This version: has Bell Records at bottom of label. Label variants exist.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  BELL – BLUE LABEL - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front) BELL 6011- (the 'S' is missing) (rear) BELL 6011    (spine) 6011-S 

Catalog on labels: BELL 6011 (6011MA) / BELL 6011 (6011MB)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 6011SA     (Etched): 10-13-67    

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 6011SB     Bell Sound

On labels: rim text reads "Bell Records, Inc., N.Y.C."

On Back Sleeve: Notes by Hal Smith Program Director Radio Memphis WMPS

Recorded at American Recording Studios Inc., Memphis, Tenn.

Printed in U.S.A.

tracklisting

Side A: THE LETTER - SHE KNOWS HOW - TRAINS & BOATS & PLANES

BREAK MY MIND - WHITER SHADE OF PALE - EVERYTHING I AM

Side B: NEON RAINBOW - PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD

I'M YOUR PUPPET - HAPPY TIMES - GONNA FIND SOMEBODY - I PRAY FOR RAIN

grading

RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

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

 It has since been revealed that most of the music on the Box Tops' records 

-- with the exception of (ironically) "The Letter" -- was done by session men. 

Even as early as the first album, this method cut both ways. 

It ensured a Southern soul professionalism that the young band likely 

couldn't have conjured on their own, but also worked against the development 

of a solid group identity, particularly as Alex Chilton was allowed to record 

very little of his own material. In fact, there are no Chilton songs on this debut, 

a spotty affair showing every indication of having been assembled very quickly 

in the wake of "The Letter" soaring to number one...(AllMusic)