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Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head And Flamingo (1976 Uk Kama Sutra Ksmd 101 24-96 Needledrop)(Son-Of-Albion)

Track listing:
  1. High Flyin' Baby 3:30
  2. City Lights 4:25
  3. Have You Seen My Baby 2:53
  4. Yesterdays Numbers 3:58
  5. Teenage Head 2:50
  6. 32-20 2:03
  7. Evil Hearted Ada 3:23
  8. Doctor Boogie 2:31
  9. Whisky Woman 4:46
  10. Gonna Rock Tonite 4:44
  11. Comin' After Me 3:31
  12. Headin' For The Texas Border 5:06
  13. Sweet Roll Me On Down 2:12
  14. Keep A Knockin' 2:16
  15. Second Cousin 3:19
  16. Childhood's End 2:24
  17. Jailbait 4:19
  18. She's Falling Apart 4:51
  19. Road House 5:38

Notes

Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head (1971) and Flamingo (1970) 24-bit/96kHz

Rock | 1976 UK 2 LP re-issue | Kama Sutra KSMD 101

Miriam Linna once opined that the Roy Loney-era lineup of the Flamin' Groovies suggested what the Rolling Stones would have sounded like if they'd sworn their allegiance to the sound and style of Sun Records instead of Chess Records. If one wants to buy this theory (and it sounds reasonable to me), then Teenage Head was the Groovies' alternate-universe version of Sticky Fingers, an album that delivered their toughest rock & roll beside their most introspective blues workouts.


(In his liner notes to Buddha's 1999 CD reissue of Teenage Head, Andy Kotowicz writes that Mick Jagger noticed the similarities between the two albums and thought the Groovies did the better job.) While the Flamin' Groovies didn't dip into the blues often, they always did right by 'em, and "City Lights" and "Yesterday's Numbers" find them embracing the mournful soul of the blues to superb effect, while their covers of "Doctor Boogie" and "32-20" honor the originals while adding a energy and attitude that was all their own. And the rockers are among the best stuff this band ever put to tape, especially "High Flying Baby," "Have You Seen My Baby?," and the brilliant title track. And unlike Flamingo, Teenage Head sounds just as good as it deserves to; Richard Robinson's production is clean, sharp, and gets the details onto tape with a clarity that never gets in the way of the band's sweaty raunch. While Flamingo rocks a bit harder, Teenage Head is ultimately the best album the Flamin' Groovies would ever make, and after Roy Loney left the band within a few months of its release, they'd never sound like this again. Mark Deming, Allmusic.

Excellent mastering by Pye Records on this re-issue. Though I say so myself, it sounds great!



Track listing:

'Teenage Head'

01. High Flyin' Baby
02. City Lights
03. Have You Seen My Baby?
04. Yesterday's Numbers
05. Teenage Head
06. 32-20
07. Evil Hearted Ada
08. Doctor Boogie
09. Whiskey Woman

'Flamingo'

10. Gonna Rock Tonight
11. Comin' After Me
12. Headin' for the Texas Border
13. Sweet Roll Me on Down
14. Keep a Knockin'
15. Second Cousin
16. Childhood's End
17. Jailbait
18. She's Falling Apart
19. Road House

Personnel:

Roy Loney - vocals, guitar
Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals
Tim Lynch - guitar, vocals
George Alexander - bass guitar
Danny Mihm - drums, percussion
Jim Dickinson - piano on 'Teenage Head'
Commander Cody - piano on 'Flamingo'
'Teenage Head' recorded at Bell Sound, New York
'Flamingo' recorded at Pacific High Studio, San Francisco
Produced by Richard Robinson

Technicals:

Knosti RCM.
Michell GyroDec full version.
Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC Cartridge.
Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amplifier.
Gold Interconnects. E-MU 0204 Audio Interface.
Recording, split and manual de-click with Adobe Audition 3.0.1
Click Repair 3.9.1
Vinyl transfer by son-of-albion, February 2014