SOUTHWEST F.O.B. - SMELL OF INCENSE / GREEN SKIES, 1968

Dallas, Texas group Southwest F.O.B. recorded a version of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's 'Smell Of Incense' which was released in September of 1968 and achieved moderate success on the charts.  This was a particularly nice move on their part as the WCPAEB hadn't released the track as a single (they did shortly after the Southwest F.O.B. release, a much edited version of the near six minute album cut).  It doesn't achieve the explosiveness and atmosphere of the original, but it is a noteworthy recording made interesting by a prominent organ sound throughout.

The flipside 'Green Skies' is another groovy tune relying heavily on the organ and also bringing in some horns.  It's a bit of a mishmash with an interesting structure, shifting moods a few times over it's brief two minutes.  There's a specific moment in the tune where one can't help but recall 'We Can Work It Out', a more than likely influence of the recording.