Skip Bifferty came from Newcastle, UK and released this great LP on RCA Victor in 1968. It starts with the classic "Money Man", a great psych nugget. We then have the calm "Jeremy Carabine", another great song. Next in line is the dramatic "When She Comes To Stay", which features amazing guitar licks after about half the song by the then 17 year-old John Turnbull, who went on to play in Ian Dury's Blockheads amongst others. After that is the spaced-out and Indian-influenced "Guru". Next, the melancholic "Come Around". Then we have one of my personal favourites from the LP, the whimsical "Time Track" and then, the jolly "Gas Board Underdog".
Then we turn on the record and we hear the wonderful "Inside The Secret", another of my favourite tracks of the LP. "Orange Lace" is a beautiful and easy song. Anyhow, the easyness have a prompt end with the next song, "Planting Bad Seeds", which has a great piano and nice guitar licks. Next is another one of my favourites, the beautiful and tempo-shifting "Your For At Least 24". "Follow The Path Of The Stars" is a beautiful and moody song. Next is "Prince Of Germany The First", another great song. Then we have the last track on the LP, the freaky "Clearway 51". So, there you go, a short review of a great pop-sike album. The album has been reissued several times, so it shouldn't be hard to find.
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