THE TURTLES - SHE'S MY GIRL / CHICKEN LITTLE WAS RIGHT, NOVEMBER 1967

In a post Sgt. Pepper world The Turtles found themselves recording another piece of Bonner & Gordon gold.  'She's My Girl' is a musical triumph of the highest order within the pop music spectrum.  The tune was further accompanied with a killer picture sleeve and a nice promo film which was becoming increasingly popular.  DIG IT.

'Chicken Little Was Right' on the flip is no disappointment.  This psychedelic hoedown is a bit different than the tamer version which appeared on the Battle Of The Bands LP the following year..

LAST FRIDAY'S FIRE - I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL / WHAT IS SHE THINKING OF, MARCH 1967

Last Friday's Fire was the moniker of the talented Mike Condello's Arizona based group who had been around for a few years in various incarnations.  In 1967 this group would cut two 45's on Lee Hazlewood's LHI label, and also serve as the backing band on the Lynn Castle single.

'I Can't Help The Way I Feel' written by Lee Hazlewood features a cool 'Eastern inspired' melody and a nice bass line from Ray Trainer who played and wrote a number of songs on Condello's excellent Phase 1 album released the following year.

The psychedelic undertones are dropped on the Condello penned flipside 'What Is She Thinking Of' in favor of a more basic rock sound.  These sounds would be further explored on the Phase 1 LP.

BAKER KNIGHT AND THE KNIGHTMARES - HALLUCINATIONS / I FEEL SICK ABOUT THE WHOLE THING, FEBRUARY 1967

I had a 'top score of the year' recently in the form of a minty promo copy of 'Hallucinations', a single released by Baker Knight in early 1967.  By that time Thomas Baker Knight had already racked up ten plus years in the music business, but this would be his first and only psychedelic single.  He sure made it count!  It's one hell of an outing with guitars a buzzing and sound effects that cascade around an absolutely killer vocal delivery.  You can go ahead an file it next to your singles from the Electric Prunes who were label mates of Knight at the time.

On the flip 'I Feel Sick About The Whole Thing' is mostly a return to form for Knight who is known more for his rockabilly/country/pop vocal sounds.  A decent tune it is, but 'Hallucinations' is enough for the price of admission alone...