SKIN ALLEY S 63847 (-69) UK

 British prog outfit founded in London 1968 by bassist/keybordist/vocalist Thomas Crimble and drummer Alvin Pope. After some member changes they got a contract with UK CBS and recorded this debute LP. My first taste of it was through the superb "Fill Your Head With Rock" sampler   https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/09/fill-your-head-with-rock-spr-3940-70.html , which had the "Living In Sin" cut. That has grown to be one of my favorites from there and for a long while I've been trying to get the original album which has been hard for a man with a rather thin wallet.  But a couple of days ago I found a fitting playable copy and...it was worth the wait.  Attractive melodies conveyed in a soft prog way with lots of organ and flute. One long and two short instrumentals, the rest vocal. All cuts self-penned. Favorite track...still - "Living In Sin". But there are a lot more to enjoy here. Full album below. This was the first of two for CBS, after which they moved to Transatlantic for two more albums 1972-73. Already 1970, following the recording of their second LP "To Pagham And Beyond", Crimble left the band to play bass with Hawkwind and is also said to have made major contributions to their "In Search Of Space" album    https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/05/hawkwindin-search-of-space-uag-29202-71.html  . For some reason this debute has never been released in US and didn't sell a lot in UK, Downunder or Netherlands, where it was first released. But today it has been reissued numerous times on CD and LP so anyone can get a taste. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a thin cover, some laminated.