psych

Fourth Way, The

The Far Side of the Moon

Pink Cloud

Soul City

765

1968

VG/VG

$20.00

Here's a complete mystery to us ...  It's certainly not what we expected from this label.  The songs are credited to R. Graves and Steve Venet, with the "A" side featuring a female delivering a spoken word sci-fi flavored monolog over a backing track that mixes Telestar-styled electronic keyboards with Indian flavors.  The flip side sounds like a couple of stoned hippies trying to sing a nursery rhyme (without much success).  It also features what may be the worst whistling we've ever heard.  Fascinating in a really bad fashion ...

8th Day, The

She's Not Just Another Woman

I Can't Fool Myself

Invictus

IS 9087

1971

VG-/G+

$3.50

While most Invictus and Hot Wax acts sported a pop sheen, lead singer Melvin Davis and company opted for a raw and ragged soul stance.  That may be why we like 'em so much.  Their biggest hit, the single hit # 3 R&B and #11 pop.  (Both sides play with some noise.)

soul

8th Day, The

She's Not Just Another Woman

I Can't Fool Myself

Invictus

IS 9087

1971

VG/VG

$7.00

Second copy, in better shape than the one above.

9th Creation, The

Falling In Love

Sexy Girl

Pye

PYE 71069

1975

VG+/VG+

$7.50

Don't ask us how an Oakland, California-based soul outfit got signed to the English Pye label.  The "A" side is a mildly attractive soul ballad - a tad too slow for our tastes, but with a nice "falling in love" chorus.  The flip side is an anonymous slice of mid-'70s Heatwave-styled lite funk.

rock   

10 cc

I'm Not In Love

Channel Swimmer

Mercury

73678

1976

VG/VG

$2.00

After spending weeks applying some 200 takes to get the layered harmonies on tape, the band was reluctant to release the resulting "A" song.  They finally agreed to let it out after English radio stations began playing a bootleg copy.  The result is stunning and remains one of the coolest multi-track efforts we've ever heard.  The non-LP flip side is more popish, but equally cool, and sports a nice Graham Gouldman guitar solo.  Hitting # 2 pop, it was also their commercial zenith.

rock   

10 cc

The Things We Do For Love

Hot To Trot

Mercury

73875

1977

VG/VG

$2.00

The "A" side's one of Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman's most commercial and mainstream efforts, provided them with their second biggest American hit (# 3 pop).  Easily one of their catchiest melodies, it's simply glistening pop.  The suitably weird flip side (is that the gizmo making the weird slide guitar sound), was a non-LP effort.