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Artist:	THEM
Title:	Them
Label:	KLIMT (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	MJJ 314LP

"Originally released in 1970 on the Los Angeles-based psychedelic label, Happy Tiger, Them was the band's first release since Van Morrison's departure in 1965. After a few years spent floundering, the band regrouped under the leadership of founding member Alan Henderson to produce this brilliant psychedelic-tinged album. Morrison's replacement was none other than the king of session men, Jerry Cole. Cole was quite a catch for the band considering his lengthy resume, which included recording with The Byrds on 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' The Beach Boys on Pet Sounds, and Nancy Sinatra on 'These Boots Are Made For Walking,' to name just a few. He was also one of the best bandleaders in the business, leading bands on the top television music shows of the day, Hullabaloo and Shindig, among others. On top of all this, Cole was also a songwriter, and here contributes the opening tracks to both sides A and B, 'I Keep Singing' and 'Memphis Lady.' Unfortunately this renaissance of the band failed to produce any hits, and they soon faded into history, leaving fans with little knowledge of this great, if little-known, second era of Them."

Artist:	THEM
Title:	Them In Reality
Label:	KLIMT (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	MJJ 321LP

"If only bassist Alan Henderson had had the good sense to stop using the Them moniker after Van Morrison's departure 1965. Instead, when the band was reborn on Los Angeles' Happy Tiger label in 1970, he hung on to the name (but not the sound) and fans never forgave him for this. Therefore, the fact that Them continued to make great music into the seventies has gone largely under the radar. By the time 1971 rolled around, the band was a stripped-down trio consisting of Henderson on bass, Jim Parker on guitar/vocals, and John Stark on drums (both ex-Kitchen Cinq). Kicking off the album with an extended fuzz guitar version of Van Morrison's calling card, 'Gloria,' may have been Henderson's way of saying, 'feel free to make comparisons, the new Them is back with a vengeance!' For the first time in years Them was a real band again (and not some studio project), with Parker and Stark writing most of the songs, like the brilliant 'California Man.' The new Them was lean, hungry and hard rocking...kind of like the original Them that everyone knows and loves. Too bad that this time around no one was listening."

Artist:	THEM
Title:	Them
Label:	SWEET DANDELION (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	SWDDL 714LP

"After the departure of Van Morrison, the legendary Them reformed in the U.S. where they released a couple of albums for Tower as well as a bunch of singles. In 1970, with only bassist Jerry Cole left from the original formation, they recorded this rare album for the money-laundering label Happy Tiger. Allegedly counting on contributions by guitarist Ry Cooder and well-known composer/producer Jack Nitzsche (whose worked with the Rolling Stones, Phil Spector, Neil Young and many others), this album is, in our opinion, the best of Them's American output. With a much rawer sound than their psych-pop Tower efforts, here you'll find snotty garage-punk, waves of fuzz, strong vocals and pounding drum breaks (just listen to the opening track!), with a style ranging from garage punk to trippy psychedelia, a spoonful of Eastern music and a brief hint of country ('Take A Little Time'). Limited to 500 copies, with remastered sound and preserving the original artwork."

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