TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Phluph" - Phluph (1968)
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"Phluph" - Phluph (1968)
Phluph (pronounced Fluff) is some cool organ-driven psych. Much like The Doors in their approach, but without sounding the least bit dark or dangerous. The music is pop-psych, less blues psych. A little spacey, at times. You've got some excellent organ-play shenanigans pushing things along with some guitar fuzz burns showing their head, which is always welcome. Nothing here is a mindblow, but it's fun. It's all a cool snapshot of the lysergic times and pretty good for what it is.
Think of Phluph's only album...as the square you needle drop early in the evening while friends are still coming in and out of the kitchen for a hit on the bong snake. There'll be plenty of time for some Ultimate Spinach and other heavy hitters before the flavored Altoids have had a chance to kick in. Phluph is an under-appreciated psych album that still flies under the billfold radar.
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"Phluph" - Phluph (back)
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"Phluph" - Phluph
(sleeve front & back)
Favorites include:
"Dr. Mind"
"Ellyptical Machine"
"Love Eyes"
I picked up my copy on eBay, but I did see a used copy at The Record Ship for a good price just a few days after I got mine. I didn't pull the record out, but it had a good price. I'd never seen one in the wild before, and of course, one pops up after I've already pulled the trigger online. And so it goes.
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Verve Records label
Cat #
V6-5054
SIDE A DEADWAX
V6-5054 SIDE-1 MGS-1470 11 ['S' block-shaped]
SIDE B DEADWAX
V6-5054 SIDE-2 MGS-1471 11 ['S' block-shaped]
"Ellyptical Machine" - Phluph / "Phluph" (1968)
TRACKS:
A1 "Dr. Mind" 2:51
A2 "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" 2:41
A3 "In Her Way" 3:03
A4 "Another Day" 4:40
A5 "Girl In Tears" 3:10
B1 "Ellyptical Machine" 2:30
B2 "Lovely Lady" 5:50
B3 "Death Of A Nation" 2:30
B4 "Love Eyes" 6:56
B5 "Patterns" 2:33
PERSONNEL:
Benson Blake IV - vocals, guitar
Lee Dudley - vocals, drums
Joel Maisano - vocals, organ
John Pell - vocals, bass
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