FLO & EDDIE MS 2141 (-73) US

  After Turtles disbanded 1970 the vocal duo Mark Volman and Howard Kayland stayed busy. Apart from being part of Zappas'  Mothers Of Invention on stage and four albums 1970-72, they also provided vocal backing on one Steely Dan plus four T.Rex albums early seventies and released two solo ones the same period - the 1972 "The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie" and this. I haven't got in to the first yet, but the one here has been in my collection to and from ever since release and always been able to encourage me when things looked bad. So sparkling positive it always put me in a good mood. Rhythm section including bassist Jim Pons (Turtles, Mothers) and drummer Aynsley Dunbar (New Animals, Bluesbreakers, Mothers, his own Retaliation  https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-aynsley-dunbar-retaliationdoctor.html  and many more). Produced by Bob Ezrin and, as the story goes, made to go along with Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" tour, which the duo was part of. What you get is a mix of self-penned and covers. Today I may be able to live without the comic numbers "The Sanzini Bros" and "Carlos And The Bull", but a couple of their other own songs comes with a true Turtles quality - like "If We Only Had The Time" and "Another Pop Stars Life". Though what really makes me come back for more spins are the cover versions. For exemple Kinks "Days" and Small Faces "Afterglow" are treated with so much love it's impossible not to be touched. However You don't have to take my word for it. Full album below - just listen and enjoy! Originally also issued in Canada, UK (Reprise K 44234), France, Germany and Downunder. US 2008 2xCD on FloEdCo (MFO 48001) came with both this and "The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie". Premiere US had label as shown here in a structured cover.  (YZÄ*)