HOOK Hooked V Rare Orig US 1968 Uni LP Garage Psych Fuzz Rock The Leaves
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The Hook
Hooked
Very Rare original US LP released on Uni Records in 1968. 1st US pressing in a Unipak gatefold sleeve.
With a crashing organ chord, and a cry of "GOOD GOD!!", the Hook returns with a triumphant second disc. Give them credit for recognizing their limitations. For their second album, the group replaced their drummer, and added a keyboard player. While still missing a bona-fide songwriter, the result is a fuller, more varied sound that still manages to retain their astronomical energy level.
The front side presents them at the absolute top of their game. Three blistering rockers ("Go", a stretched out remake of the debut's "Son of Fantasy", and a cover of The Kinks"You're Lookin' Fine" that gives new meaning to the concept of "potency"), and a surprisingly effective ballad ("Magic in the Air"), that should have been a breakout hit.
Side two cools off a bit, bracketed by two less than stellar compositions ("Hook Can Cook", and "You Don't Have to Stay", the latter an example of a needless misogyny that is sporadically apparent in their catalogue), but redeems itself with a cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "All Around the World", the engaging "A Beautiful Tomorrow", and the slight but endearing "Love Theme in E Major".
Unfortunately, after one further pleasant but forgettable non-album single, the Hook disbanded, with bassist Buddy Sklar becoming a ubiquitous session musician, and keyboardist Dennis Provisor eventually turning up in The Grass Roots.
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1 Go 3:10
2 You're Lookin' Fine 3:50
3 There's Magic In The Air 2:20
4 Son Of Fantasy II 6:00
Side Two
1 Hook Can Cook 3:07
2 Love Theme In E Major 2:10
3 A Beautiful Tomorrow 2:21
4 You Need People 3:30
5 All Around The World 3:17
6 You Don't Have To Stay 2:42
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Released on Uni Records in 1968
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Catalogue Number 73038
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Record is in Near Mint condition
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Sleeve is in Near Mint condition (drill hole in top right corner)
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