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Thee Sixpence (US) - Step By Step, 1967 (Psych)

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1. Long Days Care 2:02
2. Can't Explain 2:12
3. Fortune Teller 2:07
4. My Flash On You 2:00
5. In The Building 2:56
6. Hey Joe 2:33
7. Heartfull Of Rain 2:14
8. First Plane Home 1:50
9. Incense And Peppermints 2:37
10. Birdman Of Alkatrash 2:10
11. The World's On Fire 8:25

Lee Freeman - Lead Vocals (1,2,4,6,8), Rhythm Guitar (7,9-11), Harmonica (8)
Steve Rabe - Lead Guitar (1-6, 8)
Ed King - Rhythm Guitar (1-6,8), Lead Guitar (7,9-11)
Mike Luciano - Lead Vocals (3, 5), Tambourine (1,6)
Gary Loverto - Bass
Gene Gunnels - Drums (1-9)
Greg Munford - Organ (7,9-11), Lead Vocals (9)
Mark Weitz - Lead Vocals (7, 10), Tambourine (10)
Randy Seol - Drums (10-11), Lead Vocals (11)
George Bunnell – Flute (11)
Randy Seol - Vibraphone (11)
George Bunnell – Bass [2nd] (11)

AMG:
"Thee Sixpence are most noted by collectors as the group that, with some lineup changes, evolved into Strawberry Alarm Clock. Before that, they issued four singles in 1966-1967 on the tiny All-American label. These were above-average, though not outstanding songs in the typical raw, foreboding Los Angeles garage-verging-on-psychedelia mode, sounding close in respects to better-produced efforts during the same era by the Chocolate Watch Band, the Seeds, and the Standells. They had the good taste to cover a couple of Love songs, 'My Flash on You' and 'Can't Explain,' and were one of several L.A. bands to take a shot at a hard rock version of 'Hey Joe' (which, as it happened, Love had also put on their debut album). Their best song that was not a cover of a well-known tune was 'Heartful of Rain,' with its characteristic pained snarled vocal, snaky guitar lines, piercing organ, and minor-keyed background harmonies. Just before they released 'Incense and Peppermints,' their name was changed to Strawberry Alarm Clock; when that single was picked up by Uni, it went to number one and started a whole new career for the band. All of the material from their rare All-American singles (including the 'Incense and Peppermints'/'The Birdman of Alkatrash' 45 released under the Strawberry Alarm Clock name and picked up by Uni) was assembled for the CD reissue Step By Step."



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