Cult UK pop-psych heroes Turquoise burst forth from Muswell Hill with two of the most perfectly formed pop singles of 1968 then seemingly went the way of so many of their contemporaries and vanished! But this story goes a lot deeper than that - Oh yes!

Friends and neighbours of Ray and Dave Davies: Ewan Stephens, Vic Jansen and Jeff Peters would see the Kinks rise to global fame during the mid-1960s; eventually forming a band of their own. A little of the brothers’ influence inevitably rubbed off on The Brood (for ‘twas they) with Dave producing demo sessions for them and touting the results round the labels to no avail. Through Dave, they were soon being managed by John Mason, who had his clients Keith Moon and John Entwistle produce another session for them in 1967. Mason then hooked The Brood up with another of Mason’s clients, Tom Keylock, The Rolling Stones’ tour manager, who, along with Kirk Duncan of the Spencer Davis agency, secured them a recording contract with Decca, a publishing deal with Apple and a name change to Turquoise.

The next few months were spent rehearsing at the Stones’ space in London’s Docklands, visiting various London recording studios, running with The Who and The Kinks and generally having a ball being young pop stars in swinging London. Although only two singles appeared – ‘53 Summer Street’ b/w ‘Tales Of Flossie Fillett’ and ‘Woodstock’ b/w ‘Saynia’, now much-loved classics of the psychedelic pop genre - the band cut several tracks during this time which remained unreleased until now.

[title]The Further Adventures Of Flossie Fillett[/title] brings together every surviving recording made by The Brood and Turquoise between 1966 and 1969; including a virtual album’s worth of prime 1968 pop in a Kinks/Who/Small Faces/Move style as well as alternate versions and demos. It features liner notes by noted psych/Apple authority Stefan Granados and brand new in-depth interview material with Turquoise main man Jeff Peters.

Beautifully re-mastered in the usual Rev-Ola style and positively bursting with fantastic original photos and memorabilia from the band’s own archives! This is a landmark release and a MUST for all fans of quality UK ‘60s pop-sike.

1. Tales Of Flossie Fillett
2. Flying Machine
3. Sister Saxophone
4. 53 Summer Street
5. The Sea Shines
6. Village Green
7. Saynia
8. Sunday Best
9. Woodstock
10. Stand Up And Be Judged
11. Woodstock (First Reduction)
12. Flying Machine (First Version)
13. Leana (Backing Track)
14. What's Your Name
15. Mindless Child Of Motherhood
16. You're Just Another Girl (As The Brood)
17. Wrong Way (As The Brood)
18. The Turquoise 1968 Christmas Record

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFZFE/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000FBFZFE/?tag=imwan-21

BTW, for fans of this style of music: Rev-Ola's description of the band is fairly accurate, but if you can imagine a midpoint between The Idle Race (as opposed to The Move) and the "Village Green"-era Kinks, that would be closer to the mark. The Turquoise weren't lightweights!