TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Cherry People" - Cherry People (1968)

"Cherry People" - Cherry People (1968)

From Washington, D.C., Cherry People travel mostly in the garagey sunshine-pop lane stopping for an occasional dip in the light psych pond.  On their self-titled square, the musicianship is good and the upper-register vocals give many of the songs a heady vibe.  The occasional arrangements of horns and strings are tastefully utilized and not overdone.  The two psych tracks are light and similar to what The Monkees would sometimes offer up on their later albums.  The album was not exactly what I was hoping for.  The cover suggests much more psych than it actually delivers, but it's pretty good for what it is.

"Cherry People" - Cherry People (back)

"Cherry People" - Cherry People
(inside gatefold)

Favorites include:
"I'm the One Who Loves You"
"Mr. Hyde"
"And Suddenly"

The album gatefold cover is textured with embossed letters and faces, and the packaging looks nicely put together.  The vinyl feels like heavy gram and sounds excellent.  This one has a BB hole in the bottom-left corner.  You can usually find this album on the cheap.  I found my copy at Spektrum for less than $10 and I couldn't just leave it there.

Interestingly, one of the members of Cherry People was guitarist Punky Meadows who would later form the 70s hard rock band...Angel.  According to Wiki, while with the band and thereafter, Meadows was invited to join Kiss, Aerosmith, and the New York Dolls, but declined all their offers. 

"Cherry People" - Cherry People
(Heritage Label)

Cat #
HTS-35,000 / HTS 35,000
SIDE A  DEADWAX
HTS-35,000 SIDE-1 MGS-1484 13 LJ  
SIDE B  DEADWAX
HTS-35,000 SIDE-2 MGS-1485 11 

"Mr Hyde" - Cherry People / "Cherry People" (1968)

TRACKS:
A1  "And Suddenly" 2:06
A2  "Girl On The Subway" 2:52
A3  "On To Something New" 2:22
A4  "Imagination" 1:54
A5  "Mr. Hyde" 2:39
B1  "Do Something To Me" 2:13
B2  "Ask The Children" 2:08
B3  "I'm The One Who Loves You" 2:06
B4  "Don't Hang Up Me, Girl" 2:53
B5  "Light Of Love" 2:40

PERSONNEL:
Doug Grimes - vocals, harmonica, percussion
Punky Meadows - guitar
Chris Grimes - guitar, vocals
Jan Zukowski - bass
Rocky Isaac - drums

Good stuff.

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