The Flowerpot Men - Peace Album / Past Imperfect (1969-70) (Remastered, 2000)

Artist: The Flowerpot Men
Title Of Album: Peace Album / Past Imperfect
Year Of Release: 1969-70/2000
Label (Catalog#) : Repertoire [REP 4883]
Country: UK
Genre Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Quality: Flac (*tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 01:13:13
Total Size: 435Mb

This British group was an outgrowth of mid-'60s pop group the Ivy League. Songwriting partners John Carter and Ken Lewis wrote, produced and performed "Let's Go to San Francisco" and licensed it out to Deram, who had an international hit with it as the Summer of Love was just winding down. The pair released four more singles, including one under the moniker Friends. None were hits and the group dissolved in 1970. Though they were extremely derivative of the then-au courant West Coast sound (especially the post-surf Beach Boys), the group managed to come up with some worthwhile tracks that showed a talent for smooth pop in a variety of modes (folkish, progressive, psychedelic, etc.) albeit with little rock backbone.

Tracks:
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Peace Album - 1969
01. Prologue
02. These Heavy Times
03. Mythological Sunday
04. Colours
05. Blow Away
06. Cooks of Cake & Kindness
07. Gotta Be Free
08. Heaven Knows When
09. White Dove
10. Epilogue
Past Imperfect - 1970
11. Now and Then
12. Say Goodbye to Yesterday
13. Memories of Tomorrow
14. Autumn Love
15. Morning Prayer
16. Blues
17. I Am Me
18. Journey's End
19. All You Have Is You
20. Brave New World
21. Children of Tomorrow

Personnel:
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Backing Vocals – Ken Lewis (3) (tracks: 11 to 21), Peter Barnfather (tracks: 11 to 21)
Bass – John Ford (2)
Drums, Percussion – Richard Hudson
Guitar – Micky Keen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – John Carter (2)
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Peter Barnfather (tracks: 1 to 10)
Vocals, Piano, Organ – Ken Lewis (3) (tracks: 1 to 10)
Washboard, Sitar – Richard Hudson (tracks: 1 to 10)
Written-By – Shakespeare (tracks: 11, 13, 15, 18 to 20), Carter (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 21), Lewis (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10), Barnfather (tracks: 7, 8), Alquist (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 12, 14, 21)

All thanks to original releaser