The Higher Elevation can be traced back to Colorado band The Monocles. After some local success they changed their name and signed a recording deal with Liberty Records out of Los Angeles. This would be one of three releases on the label. All the information you could ever need about the Higher Elevation can be found here in an interview with band member Rick Hull. You can also find some nice bits about the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on the webpage courtesy of Bob Yeazel who was a member of that band for a brief period. Back to the record at hand...
'Summer Skies' is an excellent piece of folk-pop with subtle 'Byrdsian' jangle. It features some breezy sunshine lyrics with a nice bridge and guitar break while clocking in at just over two minutes. A finely crafted tune produced by Frank Slay who also worked with The Strawberry Alarm Clock and The Rainy Daze. This track can be found on Fading Yellow Vol. 2 albeit the sound is a bit harsh... I was lucky enough to find a nice playing copy recently for $2 while digging through several boxes of 45's.
'Country Club Affair' is somewhat forgettable, but features a nice pop melody and a prominent organ sound. Both tunes were written by songwriting duo Tim Gilbert and John Carter (mispelled Carver on this release) who have been on this blog a few times.
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