The Lollipop Shoppe - Just Colour 1968 FULL VINYL ALBUM

Co-produced by Hudson and Danielle Maurey, for a rush job, 1968’s “Just Colour“ is very good. One of the best psych-oriented releases on Uni (The Druids of Stonehenge might give it a run for it’s money), material such as ’Underground Railroad’, ’Who’ll Read the Will’ and ’Don’t Look Back’ mixes engaging melodies with tons of feedback guitar and an arsenal of studio effects. It’s a great LP to listen to with a beer and headphones. As lead singer Cole’s kind of an acquired taste. It’s more noticeable on slower tracks such as ’It’s Only a Reflection’ and the accordion propelled ’Baby, Don’t Go’, but Cole’s voice is somewhat shrill, thin and edgy. Luckily, to our ears Cole’s demonic energy more than compensates for his technical deficiencies, but we may be in the minority since lots of reviews complain about his performance. Clearly, your reaction to Cole’s voice will determine whether you love or hate the LP. We’d suggest giving it a couple of spins since material such as ’You Must Be a Witch’, ’Don’t Close the Door On Me’ and ’It Ain’t How Long’ is simply superb. Tracks 1. You Must Be A Witch (F. Cole) - 2:44 2. Underground Railroad (F. Cole, R Buzzell) - 7:43 3. Baby Don’t Go (B. Atkins, F. Cole) - 2:38 4. Who’ll Read The Will (B. Atkins, F. Cole) - 2:28 5. It’s Only A Reflection (E. Bowen) - 3:07 6. Don’t Look Back (F. Cole) - 2:29 7. Don’t Close The Door On Me (F. Cole, R Buzzell) - 4:25 8. It Ain’t How Long (E. Bowen, F. Cole) - 2:42 9. It’s Makin’ It (E. Bowen, F. Cole) - 2:29 10.I’m Gonna Be There (B. Atkins, F. Cole) - 2:41 Don’t Give Me No More (B. Atkins, F. Cole) - 2:14 (F. Cole) - 2:25 The Lollipop Shoppe *Bob Atkins - Bass *Ron Buzzell - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals *Ed Bowen - Lead Guitar, Vocals *Fred Cole - Vocals *Carl Fortina - Accordian *John the Greek - Keyboards *Tim Rockson - Drums