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THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES

ROY LONEY, CYRIL JORDAN, TIM LYNCH, DANNY MIHM, GEORGE ALEXANDER, plus JIM DICKINSON, and THE FLAME-ETTES

One of America's greatest, most influential, and legendary cult bands, Flamin' Groovies came out of the San Francisco area in 1965 playing greasy, bluesy, rock & roll dashed with a liberal sprinkling of British Invasion panache, in an era soon to be dominated by hippie culture and hyperextended raga-rock freakouts. Caught in a double bind of playing the wrong kind of music at the wrong time (as well as not looking the part), the Groovies were almost completely forgotten as the Fillmore/Avalon Ballroom scenes, dominated by the Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, et al., rendered them anachronistic. The plain truth, however, was that despite not being in tune with the zeitgeist, the Groovies made great music, and managed to sustain a career that lasted for over two decades

"TEENAGE HEAD"

<originally published on Kama Sutra pink label design in 1971>

LP     KAMA SUTRA RECORDS     KSBS 2031   STEREO

PRINTED IN USA    1972 SECOND PRESSING

ON KAMA SUTRA BLUE LABEL DESIGN

SINGLE SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  KAMA SUTRA - BLUE LABEL w/ARTWORK on TOP - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: KSBS 2031  

Catalog on labels: KSBS 2031

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): KSBS 2031 A-2  AC  SON  (Stamped): Bell Sound

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): KSBS 2031 B-2  AC  SON  (Stamped): Bell Sound

On labels: rim text "Kama Sutra…….Exclusively Distributed by Buddah Records Inc., 810 Seventh Ave., N.Y. 10019-T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."

Produced by Richard Robinson

All selections written by LoneyJordan and published by Kama Rippa Music-Loney Tunes (ASCAP)

unless otherwise indicated

On back cover: Tracklist + Credits

Produced by Richard Robinson

© 1971 Kama-Sutra Records, Inc.

Also on Ampex 8-Track Cartridge & Cassette Stereo Tapes

Distributed by Buddah Records

tracklisting

Side A: HIGH FLYIN BABY - CITY LIGHT

HAVE YOU SEEN MY BABY? - YESTERDAYS NUMBERS

Side B: TEENAGE HEAD - 32 20 - EVIL HEARTED ADA

DOCTOR BOOGIE - WHISKY WOMAN

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Miriam Linna once opined that the Roy Loney-era lineup of the Flamin' Groovies suggested what the Rolling Stones would have sounded like if they'd sworn their allegiance to the sound and style of Sun Records instead of Chess Records. If one wants to buy this theory (and it sounds reasonable to me), then Teenage Head was the Groovies' alternate-universe version of Sticky Fingers, an album that delivered their toughest rock & roll beside their most introspective blues workouts. (In his liner notes to Buddha's 1999 CD reissue of Teenage Head, Andy Kotowicz writes that Mick Jagger noticed the similarities between the two albums and thought the Groovies did the better job.) While the Flamin' Groovies didn't dip into the blues often, they always did right by 'em, and "City Lights" and "Yesterday's Numbers" find them embracing the mournful soul of the blues to superb effect, while their covers of "Doctor Boogie" and "32-20" honor the originals while adding a energy and attitude that was all their own. And the rockers are among the best stuff this band ever put to tape, especially "High Flying Baby," "Have You Seen My Baby?," and the brilliant title track. And unlike Flamingo, Teenage Head sounds just as good as it deserves to...(All Music)