EAGLE/COME UNDER NANCY'S TENT JLS 3011 (-70) US

Got nothing to do with the US multi-million-selling outfit "Eagles". Instead it's the third and final album from the list-wise not that successful psych-rock band Beacon Street Union, who after being ditched by MGM due to low sales got a new contract with Janus and recorded this one-off under new name for the label. So far I haven't heard their second LP "The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens", but always been a big fan of the debute "Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union" and its almost perfect blend of raw and catchy with lots of mean guitars (see earlier post - https://monolover.blogspot.com/2017/11/beacon-street-unioneyes-of-beacon.html ). Bands that went through changes at the end of their carreers and released swansongs on new labels are not unheard of, though in most cases those undertakings seldom reached up to earlier achievements. But this almost does. A couple of the tracks - "Brown Hair", "City Girl" and "Coming Home Day" - soft folky rock much in sync with the early seventies zeitgeist, but most of the rest psych-rock, played as it was still 1967. Numbers like "Pack Up", "Come In, It's All for Free", "Dance On Little Beauty", "Snake In The Grass" and "Kickin' It Back To You" - all with energetic vocals to pumping drums and sharp guitars - make my mind drift back to the "Eyes Of..." debute. Sometimes bands alter their agendas according to changing public tastes, but in this case I'm glad these guys almost didn't. Audio on this press is just fine - clear and well separated with an inviting garage feeling. Originally released on vinyl also in UK (Pye International NSPL 28138) and Downunder (same as US). Italian 2001 re-issue on both vinyl and CD (Akarma AK 173 - AK 157/3). Premiere US had label as seen here and glossy cover. (YZÄ*) (ÖGÄ*)