TCCDM Pulls One Out..."A Mouth In The Clouds" - The Group Image (1968)

"A Mouth In The Clouds" - The Group Image (1968)

     I recently added another psych album to my collection, and one that still flies a bit under the radar.  The album "A Mouth In The Clouds" has a West Coast folk-psych spirit, although the band hails from Manhattan, New York.  Midtempo vibes drift from an easy rub to more jammier fortes.  The lyrics are interesting and trippy with an even mix of male/female trade-off.  I had no luck identifying the main male vocalist, but it’s all good.  The Group Image definitely enjoys adding a mildly lysergic hippie panache all over the wax, and it’s easy to imagine friends sitting on shag pillows, passing a few strawberry Bamboo twists around while discussing whatevers as hippie lamps throw colored lights on the walls.  It's an interesting spin if you find one.

     “A Mouth In The Clouds” was the band's only album, and though not rare, it is a hard one to come by on dry land.  My copy was purchased online for $14 shipped.  It was one of those "seller discount" deals that pop up when the owner sees it's on your watchlist and needs a buyer quick.  Prices are beginning to creep, but you can still catch one near the $20 mark if you're not in a big hurry.  

"A Mouth In The Clouds" - The Group Image (back)

Favorites include:
"A Way To Love You All The Time"
"Moonlit Dip"
"Banana Split"
"Hiya"

     "A Mouth In The Cloud" was pressed on Community Records at the Abbey plant originally located in East Newark, New Jersey.  The seller described the album cover and vinyl as vg+, and I had no complaints upon arrival.

Community label

Cat #  
A 101
SIDE 1  DEADWAX
101-A (2)  10-4  9-68  0  AB-10-68  AudioMatrix
SIDE 2  DEADWAX
101-B (2)  10-4  9-68  AB 10-68  AudioMatrix

"Moonlit Dip" - The Group Image / "A Mouth In The Clouds (1968)

TRACKS:
A1  "Aunt Ida" 5:00
A2  "A Way To Love You All The Time" 2:50
A3  "Moonlit Dip" 5:45
A4  "Voices Calling Me" 3:30
A5  "New Romancing" 2:50
B1  "Hiya" 6:08
B2  "Banana Split" 6:15
B3  "My Man" 1:55
B4  "Grew Up All Wrong" 2:50
B5  "The Treat" 5:30

PERSONNEL: 
Sheila Darla - vocals
Dr. Hok (Arty Schlackman) - lead guitar
Freddy Knuckles - guitar
William Guy Merrill (Billy Merrill) - guitar
Black Doug - bass
Prof. Leon Luther Rix - drums

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