FOUR TOPS/CHANGING TIMES MS-721 (-70) US

 Motown originals are always welcome additions to my collection, especially those from my favorite acts, like Four Tops. This tenth original album may not be known as their strongest effort, but certainly carrying enough zest to make it worth while. I wouldn't call it psych, but some of the arrangements are certainly adventurous enough. For exemple the long sound collage at the beginning of "In These Changing Times", the repetitive brass part towards the end of "Right Before My Eyes" or the doomsday fuzz guitar in "Something's Tearing At The Edges Of Time". Of course you also get top vocals all through and quite a few catchy parts conveyed by excellent audio, but it's those oddities that really does it for me and make me wanna spin it again and again. So even if put down by many critics it's sure embraced here and will remain a much loved part of my Motown collection. First released on Motown in US and Canada. Early seventies issues on Tamla Motown in UK, Japan, Downunder, France, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and a couple of South American countries. US 1990 CD on Motown (MOTD 5478). Premiere US had label as shown here in a glossy cover with Motown ad inner. (TÖMÖ*)  (YZÄ*)  (FÖRH*)