Left Banke Too LP 1st Press 1968 Original Vinyl Psych Baroque Smash SRS 67113

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Vintage Left Banke Too LP 1st Press 1968 Original Vinyl Psych Baroque Smash SRS 67113
Vinyl VG, has a weird looking mark (see photo) but plays well at that point only with a minor click.  Overall VG to VG+.
Cover VG, tiny seam split near left corners, but otherwise nice with just minor cover wear.   wear.  Again, see photos.
From a non-smoking home.
Track list:
Goodbye Holly 2:42
There's Gonna Be A Storm 4:03
Sing Little Bird Sing 3:04 Nice To See You 2:39
Give The Man A Hand 2:31 Bryant Hotel 3:22
Desiree 2:39
Dark Is The Bark 3:27 In The Morning Light 2:47
My Friend Today 3:03
From Wikipedia:

The Left Banke was formed in 1965 and consisted of keyboard player/songwriter Michael Brown, drummer/singer George Cameron, bass guitarist/singer Tom Finn, singer Steve Martin (who also used the name Steve Martin Caro), and drummer Warren David-Schierhorst. Brown's father, Harry Lookofsky, a well-known session violinist, ran a studio in New York and took an interest in the band's music, acting as producer, manager and publisher. After some initial recording sessions, David-Schierhorst was ousted, with Cameron switching to drums and Jeff Winfield on guitar. Brown's song, "Walk Away Renee", was sold to Smash Records, a subsidiary of Mercury Records, and became a huge hit in late 1966. The band's second single, "Pretty Ballerina", also written by Brown, charted in early 1967, and The Left Banke released an album entitled Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina, by which time Rick Brand had replaced Winfield on guitar.

Tension between Brown and the rest of the band soon began to surface. When "Walk Away Renee" belatedly became a hit, the original band had become inactive. Brown decided to capitalize on the single's success by assembling a new version of The Left Banke for touring purposes, with Bert Sommer on lead vocals, original drummer Warren David, and (future member of Spinal Tap) Michael McKean on guitar. Brown also recorded a single, "Ivy, Ivy" b/w "And Suddenly" as The Left Banke, with Sommer and a group of session musicians.[6][7] The remaining members of the band hired attorneys to issue a cease and desist order and urged their fan club to boycott the record, which led to confusion among radio stations over which "Left Banke" to support. Radio and Smash Records ultimately removed their support from the single, which subsequently failed to make the Billboard Hot 100. The "New" Left Banke never performed live. "And Suddenly" was eventually recorded by a group called The Cherry People and became a minor hit. McKean would later find fame as an actor (Laverne & Shirley, This Is Spinal Tap, Better Call Saul).

In late 1967, the original group reunited and recorded more material, including the single "Desiree." Brown left the group permanently shortly thereafter and was replaced for touring purposes by Emmett Lake. Cameron, Finn and Martin continued to record and tour, with Tom Feher replacing Lake on keyboards and writing half of the band's new material. The songs recorded by various incarnations of the group in 1967 and 1968 were assembled into a second LP, The Left Banke Too, which was released in November 1968. This album featured backing vocals by a young Steven Tyler (who later became the lead singer of Aerosmith) on "Nice To See You", "My Friend Today" and "Dark Is The Bark". The band continued playing live in 1969, without Martin, but soon disbanded due to lack of success and financial problems. Later that same year, Brown and Martin reunited in the studio to record another single as The Left Banke, "Myrah" b/w "Pedestal", which was their final single for Smash Records.