P.F. Sloan - Twelve More Times (1966)

Hey guys, after a nearly 2 month hiatus, I'm finally back, and I sprained my ankle so I got a week off work, which means I should be able to get quite a few more albums up here to make up for the 2 month break.

I've uploaded a couple P.F. Sloan 45's here before, but in case you don't know, P.F. Sloan is most known for writing hits such as "Eve Of Destruction" for Barry McGuire, "Let Me Be" for The Turtles (which is on this album), "Secret Agent Man", and quite a few others. Jimmy Webb wrote a song called "P.F. Sloan", which became a minor hit for The Association. And, Brian Wilson's controversial therapist, Eugene Landy, had claimed to be P.F. Sloan in interviews. He also helped arrange "Vibrations In C" with Calgary folk-pop maestro Barnaby Bennett, for release on The Tetraktys' classic Die Brucke. There's also rumors that around the same time he was working with folk-pop maestro Barnaby Bennett, he was attending private song-writing sessions with the much fabled Friar Chris. It's all pieces of the puzzle.

This is P.F. Sloan's second solo album. Originally released in 1966, it has more of a full LA folk-pop sound than his previous work. In my opinion, this album is P.F. Sloan's best solo album, and has his best songs. "The Man Behind The Red Balloon" is one of my all-time favorites, and the version of "Here's Where You Belong" is much better than the version on The Grassroots - Feelings. "Halloween Mary" is a real heavy-hitter, and it can also be found on the fairly-recent Where The Action Is: LA Nuggets collection. Though you could complain that this album is almost a little too Bob Dylan influenced, the songs are still all great in their own merits, and I highly recommend it to fans of 1960's LA, folk-pop, and of course, Bob Dylan.

Certified For Trippers.

Tracklist:
1. From A Distance
2. The Man Behind The Red Balloon
3. Let Me Be
4. Here's Where You Belong
5. This Precious Time
6. Halloween Mary
7. I Found A Girl
8. On Top Of A Fence
9. Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good)
10. Upon A Painted Ocean
11. When The Wind Changes
12. Patterns Seg. 4

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The Grassroots - Feelings (1968)

This album was rougly was Headquarters was to The Monkees. After the release of Let's Live For Today, which included many session musicians, The Grassroots wanted to show off the strengths of the group with limited session musicians. The result turned out to be a really great psych-pop album. Produced by Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan. Certified for trippers.

Tracklist:
1. Feelings
2. Here's Where You Belong
3. The Sins Of A Family
4. Melody For You
5. Who Will You Be Tomorrow
6. You Might As Well Go My Way
7. All Good Things Come To An End
8. Hot Bright Lights
9. Hey Friend
10. You And Love Are The Same
11. Dinner For Eight
12. Feelings (reprise)

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P.F. Sloan - Karma (A Study Of Divinations) 45 (1966)

Any posting of Die Brucke has to shine a light back to the roots of that trip, and that trip came from a 45 released in 1966 by Philip Sloan. The only psychedelic trip 45 Philip Sloan ever released as a solo artist.

Tracklist:
1. Karma (A Study Of Divinations)
2. I Can't Help But Wonder Elizabeth

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P.F. Sloan - From A Distance Japanese 45 (1965)

Japanese P.F. Sloan 45 with songs from his first album. Eve of Destruction was a huge hit for Barry McGuire, but this version is better.

Tracklist:
1. From A Distance
2. Eve Of Destruction

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