THE LEAVES - remarkable MIRA debut LP / Hey Joe / MONO
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THE LEAVES
HEY JOE
This is one hell of a debut album, especially for a group that only lasted for about a year after its release. The Leaves perform some superb folk-rock in a Byrds/Beatles vein ("Just a Moment," "Girl From the East"), excellent lyrical garage punk ("Words," "Tobacco Road"), and solid hard rock ("Hey Joe," "Too Many People"), and cross swords with the Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On," "Back On the Avenue" -- the latter a ripoff of the Stones' "2120 South Michigan Avenue") and Bob Dylan ("Love Minus Zero").
The sound isn't exactly consistent, given the gamut of influences at work here, from Bo Diddley ("Dr. Stone") to primitive psychedelia ("War of Distortion"), but there isn't a bad song on the LP.
Maybe the strangest and best track in that regard is their cover of "He Was a Friend of Mine," which incorporates elements of both the Searchers' "When You Walk In the Room" and the Byrds' "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" into its structure and beat -- the guitars are a real kick there. [Bruce Eder & Richie Unterberger – ALL MUSIC GUIDE]
This is an ORIGINAL US PRESSING – MONO – ON MIRA RECORDS.
LISTEN TO PART OF THIS RECORD HERE!
TRACK LISTING:
- Just A Memory
- Get Out Of My Life, Woman
- Girl From The East
- He Was A Friend Of Mine
- Hey Joe!
- Words
- Back On The Avenue
- War Of Distortion
- Tobacco Road
- Good Bye, My Lover
- Too Many People
CONDITION: RECORD IS SOLID VG+and plays brilliantly with only a few light scuffs, no scratches at all. / JACKET is VG++ with only minor signs of wear, no splits or writing.
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