This is softer and more melodic than their previous two albums. It didn't do as well commecially and has been seen as the beginning of a downward spiral that eventually led to the group breaking up two years later. I don't think it's bad at all - it has some very good pop and rock tunes, maybe softer in comparison to earlier stuff, still the production is similar and garage feeling is there most of the time. And for once I'm pretty satisfyed with a sixties stereo issue, in this case because the variations hardly differs at all. As far as I can hear this is the mono with a few minor stereo effects. "Little Red Donkey", "Somewhere My girl Is Waiting" and "Love Is All Around" seems to have some kind of light compatible mixes and in a few other places panorama differs - stereo appearing wider and more airy - yet for the most part it's a one-channel mix and pushing the mono button doesn't make even the tiniest difference. So I'm good with this and find it a lot better than most other contemporary two channel issues. The album wasn't originally issued in US, but the -68 compilation "Love Is All Around" (Fontana SRF 67576) has some of the tracks. German -67 release (Page One 77261 IT) came with same tracking as UK in a different cover. Also issued on CD 2004 (Repertoire REPUK 1021). First UK with label as shown here and laminated flip/back cover. (TRÖX*)
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