J.K. & CO. Suddendly One Summer LP WHITE WHALE 1969 US orig WWS 7117 RARE
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J.K. & CO.
The group was led by Jay Kaye, who was only 15 when he assembled J.K. & Co. in early 1968.
With assistance from arranger Robert Buckley (also still in his teens), producer Robin Spurgin,
and session musicians, he recorded a little-known album, Suddenly One Summer, for White Whale
in Vancouver (to where he had briefly relocated from Las Vegas). His florid, melodic songwriting
betrayed obvious debts to Donovan and George Harrison; his low-key vocals also recall
George's late Beatle efforts. The sappier excesses of his lyrics haven't dated well,
but his soothing arrangements (with low-key organs and saxes), beguiling melodies,
and good-hearted, meditative ambience make him one of the worthier obscurities of the late '60s.
As a band, J.K. & Co. didn't really exist until after the album was completed,
and Kaye formed a group to play the material live that included his cousin John Kaye on bass.
Although the LP got a little bit of exposure on Californian underground radio stations,
it was not well-promoted and remains barely known, even by many psych-heads
"SUDDENDLY ONE SUMMER"
1969 LP WHITE WHALE RECORDS WWS 7117 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: also exist copies with blue label
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: WHITE WHALE - LIGHT BLUE SPIRAL LABEL w/LOGO at right - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: WWS 7117
Catalog on labels: WWS 7117 (WST 8902) / WWS 117 (WST 8903)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): [?] o WST-8902 - 1B-
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): [?] o WST-8903 - 1B-
On labels: All selections written by Jay Kaye & Published by Pequod Music, Inc ASCAP....
....Produced & Recorded @ Vancouver Recording, Canada.
rim text reads "White Whale Records - 8961 Sunset Boulevard - Los Angeles, Calif."
On back cover: Arrangements: R. W. Buckley
Musical & technical production: R. H. Spurgin
tracklisting
Side 1: BREAK OF DAWN - FLY - LITTLE CHILDREN
CHRISTINE - SPEED - CRYSTAL BALL - NOBODY
Side 2: O.D. - LAND OF SENSATIONS & DELIGHTS - THE TIMES
MAGICAL FINGERS OF MINERVA - DEAD
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
This sounds like the solo album that George Harrison might have made before he left the Beatles,
as several songs have that solemn, spiritual, forlorn quality Harrison perfected on cuts like "Long, Long, Long."
With its languid guitars, organ, and somber mood, "Nobody" is so reminiscent of All Things Must Pass tracks
like "Let It Roll" that one is surprised to find that this album was done well before the release of
All Things Must Pass in the early '70s. Although the lyrics are blatantly hippie-ish, the music itself
sets a dignified, almost stately mood with its intimacy and tasteful restraint. "Fly" and "Nobody"
are genuine lost treasures of low-key late-'60s late psychedelia, and alone make the album worth investigating.
But it's inspired and pleasurable the whole way through, down to the super-brief
links and intros dotted throughout the record...(AllMusic)
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