Sunday, 3 February 2008

The Smoke [US] - The Smoke 1968

The Smoke was a one-off studio group created by producer/musician Michael Lloyd. Lloyd was previously in an early lineup of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. The Smoke dedicated this obscure release to Stuart Sutcliffe and the band cannot help but pay homage to their obsessions, the Beatles and the Beach Boys. There are no duff tracks on this soft pop masterpiece which was housed in a beautiful white jacket that recalled the Beatles Yellow Submarine album artwork.

Read more about Michael Lloyd:
Jim lrvin and Tim ForsterMOJO, January 1998


Recorded: Hollywood Boulevard Studios, Los Angeles, California, summer 1968, released: November 1968 (Sidewalk/Tower ST 5912).

Personnel:
Michael Lloyd - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, horn and string arrangements
Stan Ayeroff - guitars
Steve Baim - drums

Tracks:
1. Cowboys And Indians
2. Looking Thru The Mirror
3. Self-Analysis
4. Gold Is The Colour Of Thought
5. The Hobbit Symphony
6. The Daisy Intermission
7. Fogbound
8. Song Thru Perception
9. Philosophy
10. Umbrella
11. Ritual Gypsy Music Opus 1
12. October Country
13. Odyssey


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://rapidshare.com/files/90342674/SmokeUS.zip.html

Malone said...

Fantastic! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot for this great album. Got the October Country cd but it's time for a reissue of this one.

Max