The Blue Things - The Blue Things (Expanded) (1966/2017)

Posted By: Rtax
Date: May 10, 2023

The Blue Things - The Blue Things (Expanded) (1966/2017)
FLAC (tracks) - 281 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 114 MB
44:27 | Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: RCA Records

The Blue Things Review by Richie Unterberger
This self-titled CD reissue is basically a reissue of their only album (from 1966), which has been known both as Listen & See and The Blue Things, bolstered by the significant addition of all six songs from their three non-LP 1966-1967 RCA singles. All of this material, except the final 1967 single (recorded after the departure of Val Stecklein), has been reissued in some form on other releases. This edition, however, has a big advantage over other reissues in that it was remastered from the RCA tapes, also adding extensive, excellent historical liner notes. As for the 1966 album that forms the backbone of this disc, it's still one of the finest overlooked folk-rock records of the 1960s, combining some of the best elements of the Byrds and Beau Brummels in its mid-tempo electric-acoustic arrangements. The 1966 psychedelic single tracks "Orange Rooftop of Your Mind," "One Hour Cleaners," and "You Can Live in Our Tree" are also fine cuts that show the band progressing at a furious rate, with psychologically complex lyrics and unusual fuzz and violin-ish distorted guitar textures. The final single ("Somebody Help Me"/"Yes, My Friend"), though, was a pretty lame offering considering the quality of the band's prior RCA efforts.

Tracklist
1. High Life 2:18
2. Girl of the Northern Country 2:33
3. Doll House 2:28
4. La Do Da Da 2:45
5. Look Homeward Angel 2:21
6. It Ain't No Big Thing, Babe 2:24
7. Ain't That Lovin' (You Baby) 2:33
8. I Can't Have Yesterday 2:32
9. Now's the Time 2:19
10. The Man on the Street 2:19
11. I Must Be Doing Something Wrong 2:18
12. Honor the Hearse 2:14
13. The Orange Rooftop of Your Mind 2:49
14. One Hour Cleaners 2:45
15. You Can Live In Our Tree 3:06
16. Twist and Shout 2:45
17. Yes, My Friend 1:56
18. Somebody Help Me 2:02
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