Boston had its own psychedelic scene, which is typically derided as being derivitave of everything everyone was doing elsewhere. Ultimate Spinach were the big thing out of that scene that was called the Bosstown Sound. Personally, I have no trouble with this lack of originality. The band's first album certainly borrows from everyone else, but it's not like everyone in San Francisco came up with the idea independently of everyone else all at the same time, either. If Ultimate Spinace weren't true originals, they were a good band, and this is a terrific psych album.
Vocals were shared by Ian Bruce-Douglas and Barbara Hudson, and you'll wish that Hudson had sung more on this album, but I'm not disappointed in the results here. Listening to UItimate Spinace is almose like getting a crash course in the whole spectrum of the genre, with nods to Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish, and even the Doors along the way.
Original or not, this dark, organ-filled album from 1967 is an authentic relic of the era and is my recommended psychedlic album #4.
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Added to list of "to listen to", looks interesting, dark eh? I love keyboard and organ music in any way, shape, or form. thanks
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My dad has Ultimate Spinach records, he kept them as a joke, and now they sit in his basement office.
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That whole Boston scene was more or less written off as a joke back then, so your dad's take on Ulitmate Spinach makes sense. Born in the 1960s, I'm gratefully unemcumbered by the music prejudices of the era, while a close friend of mine who is ten years older than I am finds my passion for this music mostly ridiculous. To each his own, I suppose.
All the same, it's back to the west coast for recommendation #5.
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Which is ? (staying tuned)