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Artist:	TEA COMPANY, THE
Title:	Come and Have Some Tea With The Tea Company
Label:	WORLD IN SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	WIS 1037CD

"From New York City, The Tea Company was one of the early birds from the U.S. psychedelic underground scene, with an LP on the market, originally released on Smash Records, in '68. This album stands for the evolution of the 45 rpm psych-garage bands to the upcoming LP-generation with extended improvisation parts. The Tea Company evolved from The Naturals, which were founded in 1963 and played the big ballroom supporting The Mamas and the Papas, The Lovin' Spoonful, Bob Dylan, Ritchie Havens, and many others. The band describes themselves as 'an assemblage of possessed rock performers; retinue preparing the unusual; alternating with the roots of soul... whose purpose is to cause sensation, due to stimulation of the auditory centers of the brain!' They became famous in the U.S. for spectacular live shows and lyrical hippie statements. The music is inspired by The Beatles, using exactly the same equipment as them. The Tea Company played with lots of freaked out echo organ/guitar noises on a 12 string Rickenbacker and various stereo madness, reminding strongly of Syd Barrett's spirit but more driven by hard hittin' drums. Being buddies with Vanilla Fudge and inspired by them, The Tea Company also did an outrageous 9 min. version of 'You Keep Me Hangin On,' which is celebrated amongst '60s collectors as a true milestone. The album is a mind-blowing, intense production (CD includes 4 bonus tracks by The Naturals). Remastered for this CD-release the sound is experimental, intense and fresh, the 8 page booklet contains a nice bio, photos and memorabilia. A must for those who wanna feed their minds with unusual early heavy psychedelic rock!"

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