Folkrock/psych transition duo showcase their unreleased 1967-68 recordings. At best reminiscent of mid-period Beau Brummels or the Blue Things LP, though many tracks have desperate, strained vocals instead of the cool Sal Valentino moves I would have preferred. Others have reported enjoying the vocals in a Sky Saxon way - decide for yourself.
I counted 4 good tracks including an alternate version of their sole 45 release "My last impression", the flipside of which unfortunately is not included at all. [PL]
Sugar Cube Blues Band
Personnel:
BUDLEY BAYS acoustic and electric gtrs A
BILL CROWDER vcls, hrmnca A
DANNY LANCASTER bs A
DEVO LANCASTER drms A
TONY PORTERA organ A
ALBUM:
1(A) SUGAR CUBE BLUES BAND (Rockadelic RRLP 21) 1995
45:
1 My Last Impression / Corinna Corinna / A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (Black Crow 100) 1967
From Grenada, Mississippi, this act recorded an album in 1967 which finally saw the light of day in 1995. There are some good songs included, especially My Last Impression, which is very much in the garage-psych vein.
Indeed the band's title is misleading as the songs aren't really bluesy at all. The material, which was all written by Bill Crowder, spans garage, psychedelia and more melodic rock and is well worth seeking out.
My Last Impression can also be heard on the vinyl version of The Psychedelic Experience, Vol.
1, whose liner notes state that some of the band members had recorded a 45 way back in 1959 as the Sundowners.
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