Their debute LP "Stop The Music" (see earlier post) was a mishmash of previous 45 cuts, all more or less unproduced garage pop. One or two catchy, but as a whole leaving a sloppy or even unskilled impression. This, second and last before original band breaking up 1967, is a totally different animal. Before the recordings bassist Olle Nordström had left to start a booking agency and was replaced by Sheffield lad Mike Watson, who'd first come to Sweden as part English combo The Hi-Grades then working as backing band to Larry Finnegan and Jerry Williams. And listening to this it's obvious Watson took the lead. Apart from him writing six of the tracks the entire atmosphere oozes of contemporary British rock/pop. A fine blend between up-tempo and ballads, tightly produced with a fair share of good guitars and catchy moments. I've seen it listed as "psych"... maybe, but then only in a very broad sense of the word. Most of it do sound like something from a coeval very capable English outfit, not very experimental or pioneering but melodic and well played. I like the up-tempo tracks best - "Lost My Girl" has a good guitar all through, "Gonna Keep Searchin" with its amost annoying high-pitch backing vocals and "Why Why Why" a very catchy Watson composition also released as 45 and doing well on the lists. To my knowledge this was the only vinyl issue. 2016 EU 2XCD on RPM Records (WRETROD 974) came with the band's entire song book, carrying pristine mono or stereo mixes. All original LP:s were pressed in Germany for the Swedish market. First with label as shown here, thick vinyl and fully laminated cover. (GÖXÄ*) (SCÄ*)
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