BLUE THINGS orig. 1966 RCA folk psych garage LP Dylan
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Original 1966 folk garage pop album from the Blue Things on the RCA label, in STEREO. I like the vague band name – Blue Things – could imply anything really. I mean, they could be drapes, they could be dinnerware – I’d prefer it if they called themselves Blue Food because, like blue food, they shouldn’t have existed back in 1966. This is music that’s anachronistic even for THAT year – harkening back to the simpler sounds of 1964 and 1965. While all their multi-colored friends were dropping acid and experimenting with new sounds and production tricks, the Blue Things seemed more than happy to revisit the jangly folk sounds of early Byrds and the simple pleasures of ’65 Beatles. Maybe that’s what they meant by “Blue Things” – the rest of the class of 1966 was exploding with a whole new palette of sounds, and they were just simply…blue. I mean, you had the Rainbow Press, the Peppermint Rainbow, even the Evergreen Blues – and then you had the Blue Things. None of this is bad, of course, if you like the simpler, straightforward sounds of Dylan, the Byrds and the Beatles. There’s quite a lot of Dylan influence here – they even cover “Girl From the North Country”. The jangly garage pop “Aint That Lovin’ You” sounds like a leaner, tougher Byrds, with someone bashing the daylights out of a very unfortunate tambourine. “High Life” is clearly an homage to the Fab Four – if the nasally John Lennon vocals don’t convince you, try NOT to follow their shouts of “Hey!” with “…you’ve got to hide your love away.” Not to mention there’s a riff here that’s pretty much copped from “Ticket to Ride.” Now that’s not to say “High Life” is a shameless Rutles-like ripoff of the Beatles – or even a knowing pastiche like Harry Nilsson’s “You Can’t Do That” - that the Blue Things manage to turn their Fab Four influences into a cool slice of mid-60’s beat pop that succeeds on its own merits is a testament to just how talented the band is. BIG SURPRISE: The KILLER “La Do Da”, a genuine GARAGE PUNKER with some amazing savage jagged guitar work and wild rockabilly-inflected rave-ups. It’s a cut worthy of the Monks in their prime, or any of those more well-known bands on Lenny Kaye’s NUGGETS. I understand many of the Blue Things’ singles were more in that style, and if so, it proves they could be a formidable garage punk band when they wanted to. Their sole album, though, finds them calmer, folkier and looking backwards about two years. With a band name that still sounds like a winning answer on the $20,000 Pyramid. “The sky…the sea…Meanies…Elvis Presley’s Christmas…” “BLUE THINGS!!!” Original 1966 RCA LP in STEREO. Cover's in VG++ shape with some light ringwear on back. Vinyl plays real strong VG++, with just the faintest hint of crackle in places. Vinyl looks great, shiny, with only superficial marks.
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