When doing research for this post I found a very interesting article covering about everything on background for and making of the album, building on an interview with the man himself http://ugly-things.com/the-making-of-think-pink/ . I got nothing to add on those subjects so following is personal only. Long time ago I saw a critic calling this album "the last gasp of the UK sixties psych scene". True in a way - the songwriting, performance and total ambience are a lot more 1967-68 than 1970 - but it's certainly not a gasp, more of a roar or a very loud moan. The setting alone is christmas for this old psych enthusiast, collecting members from Deviants, Pretty Things, Junior's Eyes, Tomorrow, Edgar Broughton Band, Tyrranosaurus Rex and adding Twink's then g/f "Silver Darling". Though Twink denys any acid dropping was made during recordings the whole outcome ooze of LSD. "The Coming Of The Other One" and "Fluid" sounds like vinyl trips and the lack of consinstency, the whims and unexpected turns, the long raunchy guitar solos and the groovy lyrics makes it an excellent acid psych album, performed by some of the best in the game. With the people involved it's not surprising you can hear echoes from all bands mentioned, but also quite a lot inspiration from Barrett's Floyd. Favorite tracks - "Ten Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box", "Tiptoe On The Highest Hill" and "The Sparrow Is A Sign" - all because of the raw, offensive guitars. Premiere UK on Polydor (2343 032). First US on Sire/London came in a fold/out cover (SES 97022). Sunbeam reissues on LP with original tracking (SBRLP 5095) and CD with eight bonus tracks (SBRCD 5095). First German had label as shown here, fully laminated cover and lyric insert. (GÖXÄ*) (ÄZC*)
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