Can't find much info about this band or record other than it seems to have been a more or less solo album by then former Canadian pop star Terry Black (1949-2009), who after the domestic fame started to fade went to US and got a contract with Decca. This first LP for them didn't sell at all and also became his last for the label. It's a hard one to describe, but larger part power-pop garnished by his seemingly schooled vocals and often surprisingly raw guitars. Two of the cuts can be tagged as pure psych - the haunting organ driven "Fool Amid The Traffic" spiced with very good guitars and "The Emperor" which isn't a song per se, more a collection of sounds, presumably carrying some kind of message. The main reason it didn't sell might have been they tried to blend rather ordinary male vocal style and psych rock, which would have made the whole shabang too soft for the rock fans and too disturbing for easy-listeners. I wouldn't call it a lost gem, but well worth to be spun and noticed, especially "Fool Amid The Traffic". Premiere US and Canadian on Decca (DL 75137). UK 2009 CD on Fallout (FOCD 2089). First German had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover with exclusive front design. (GÖXÄ*)
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