TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Come And Have Some Tea With The Tea Company" - The Tea Company (1968)
"Come And Have Some Tea With The Tea Company" - The Tea Company (1968)
The Tea Company, from out of New York, left behind one album. The music was intentionally trippy and a bit freaky with an album cover that leaves little doubt as to the kind of "tea" they are thinking about. Side one is the deeper psych for the head and side two has a more poppy psych vibe. And I loved it. The band dive in with both feet. Nothing too heavy, but tasty studio trickery abounds and make for some pleasing psych moments.
Some of the lyrics are a tad cheesy in places, but they are sung with a sincerity that begs forgiveness. I dug it. The album has become a sought-after essential for psych lovers and nice copies are starting to sting the wallet. Still, as record hunters are want to say...good deals can be had. My copy was a "right place, right time" find for low dollar from a local seller known as Garageman G.
"Come And Have Some Tea With The Tea Company" (back)
Favorites are "Flowers"...the 10-minute mind-trip about unrequited love that slips into something much different. I first heard this one played on The Psychedelic Experience several years ago and was hooked. The opening track "Come And Have Some Tea With Me" is a great opener that sounds just like the album cover looks. The Tea Company does a 9-minute version of the Vanilla Fudge classic, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and they kill it. Nail to wood. Finally, seeing the "Lipton Tea Man" on the back cover is the coolest thing ever and would make a great t-shirt should anyone have a printer.
Smash Records
Cat #
SRS-67 105
SIDE A MATRIX
SR 67105-A- S1 MR D
SIDE B MATRIX
SR 67105-B- S1 MR
"Come and Have Some Tea With Me" - The Tea Company (1968)
TRACKS:
A1 "Come and Have Some Tea With Me" 3:32
A2 "Flowers" 10:09
A3 "Love Could Make the World Go Round" 3:36
B1 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" 8:50
B2 "Don't Make Waves (Water Sound Effects)" 1:39
B3 "As I Have Seen You Upon The Wall" 2:46
B4 "Make Love, Not War" 2:36
PERSONNEL:
Frankie Carr - vocals, guitar
Al Vertucci - guitar, vocals
John Vancho - bass, vocals
Mike Lassando - drums, b-vocals
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