Fever Tree - Another Time Another Place CD, 60s Texas Psych UK Import

FEVER TREE 'FEVER TREE' / 'ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE' 60'S TEXAS PSYCH ~ UK IMPORTFEVER TREEA FANTASTIC 60's TEXAS PSYCH BANDFEVER TREE ~ 'FEVER TREE' (1968 DEBUT ALBUM)FEVER TREE ~ 'ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE' (1969 2nd ALBUM)BOTH COMPLETE STEREO ALBUMS ON ONE CDLABEL: SEE FOR MILES LTD. (UK) ~ SEECD 364RELEASED: 1993RARE UK IMPORT CD ~ LONG OUT OF PRINTEXCELLENT LINER NOTES: DINNES CRUICKSHANKRECORD COMPANY: SEE FOR MILES RECORDS Ltd. (UK)CD MASTERING: MAYKING (UK)BARCODE: 5 014661 036433CD MATRIX/RUNOUT: SEE.CD.364 MASTERED BY MAYKINGCONDITION: DISC: VG++ TO EX BOOKLET: VG++ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I've been going thru my large vinyl and CD record collection over the past few months and pulling out some CDs and LPs that I thought that someone else would want for their collection. I've been collecting records for nearly 50 years, CD's since they first appeared in the 80's, and it's time to pass some of them on to the next generation of collectors.After all, we are just temporary 'caretakers' of these musical gems until the next owner and next collection takes them in.This week on EBay I am offering up this rare and fantasic 1993 UK import CD of the great, sixties, Houston Texas Psych band 'Fever Tree'.This single CD compilation includes 20 tracks and contains the complete Stereo versions of Fever Tree's first 2 albums: Tracks 1-11 from the 1968 debut album "Fever Tree" (MCA/UNI-UNLS 102) Tracks 12-20 from the great 1968 2nd album "Another Time Another Place" (MCA-MUPS 374)This fantastic sounding CD was released back in 1993 by the UK reissue label 'See For Miles Records Ltd.' and is the Stereo version, much harder to find than the similar issue in Mono.While I'm a big fan of listening to vintage 60's rock recordings in Mono, I believe that most Psych albums sound better in Stereo, and these 2 classic albums are no exception.The CD itself has a fantastic custom printed label, which is very cool, and this rare original 1993 release also contains the fold-out booklet with great liner notes by Dinnes Cruickshank.Later pressings had different, less imformative liner notes and the CD labels are rather plain. This original 1993 two-fer CD version is the best way to hear these 2 classic psych albums, unless you are lucky enough to find the rare vinyl pressings on the Uni label.★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★The great songs on this rare UK import include:FEVER TREE ~ 'FEVER TREE' (1968 DEBUT ALBUM)Imitation Situation I (Toccata And Fugue) Where Do You Go? San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) Ninety-Nine And One Half Man Who Paints The Pictures Filligree & Shadow The Sun Also Rises Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing Unlock My Door Come With Me (Rainsong)FEVER TREE ~ 'ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE' (1969 2nd ALBUM)Man Who Paints The Pictures - Part II What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City Don't Come Crying To Me Girl Fever Grand Candy Young Sweet Jokes Are For Sad People I've Never Seen Evergreen Peace Of Mind Death Is The Dancer ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★This CD comes with a colorful tri-fold booklet showing the original album jackets of the first 2 albums, song titles, production notes and excellent liner notes by noted Psych collector Dinnes Cruickshank.★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★The members of Fever Tree in 1968/1969, when these albums were recorded included:Michael Knust ~ Lead GuitarDennis Keller ~ VocalsE. E. 'Bud' Wolfe ~ BassJohn Tuttle ~ Drums & PercussionRob Landes ~ Keyboards (Piano, Organ, Clavinet, & Harpsichord) plus occaisional Harp, Cello & Flute.Mike Knust plays a 1966 Epiphone Sheraton guitar with twin mini-humbuckers and a Bigsby vibrato. His pedals were a combo of Roger Mayer's 'Fuzzface', a Vox Tone Bender, and a wah-wah pedal all played thru Vox amps with Lansing speakers.Although the group, chiefly Mike Knust and Rob Landes, wrote much of their own material, some of the songs and lyrics were written by their production team, the experienced, older, husband and wife team of Scott & Vivian Holtzman. The Holtzmans had previously worked writing songs and lyrics for film soundtracks and for other local artists such as Tex Ritter and The New Christy Minstrels.This odd combo; young tuned-in hippies working with older traditional songwriters, created and produced some fairly unique and distinctive material.While the band members wrote most of the heavier psych-rock material, 'the team' wrote a few songs as well, including a couple of excellent ballads that were further enhanced by the addition of light strings, recorded in L.A., and arranged by David Angel and Gene Page, who had also worked with Buffalo Springfield and with Arthur Lee of Love on their classic 'Forever Changes' album.★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★THE BACKGROUND AND STORY OF 'FEVER TREE'Fever Tree were an excellent, underrated Texas Psychedelic Rock band of the late 60's, wildly popular and renowned during their time. Fever Tree were in the right place, at the right time, and had great early success, but after several terrific albums, internal band conflicts and financial pressures broke them apart, like so many bands, and they never got their due and are somewhat forgotten today.Based out of Houston Texas, home to other great 60's psych-rock bands like The 13th Floor Elevators, The Moving Sidewalks, Euphoria and Big Brother and the Holding Company, the group is best remembered for their 1968 hit 'San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)', one of the periods great anthems, with its dramatic melody, utopian lyrics, and searing fuzz guitar.Fever Tree traces it's roots to the mid-1960s when lead guitarist Mike Knust was still in high school, working in a music store, and teaching guitar on the side. One of his students was E.E. 'Bud' Wolfe with whom he shared a love of Beatles music. The two discussed writing together and forming a band. A friend of Mike Knust, Jerry Campbell, another local guitar teacher, was invited to join in. Campbell brought along one of his best students, Dennis Keller.The loose group of friends got together after lessons, jammed and bonded over their love of the Beatles and general love of music, but there were too many guitar players among them to form a working band.Knust convinced Bud Wolfe switch to Bass and convinced Keller to sing, since his vocals were much better than his guitar chops.With the addition of keyboardist Don Lampton and drummer John Tuttle the group began rehearsing as 'The Bostwick Vines', playing local school dances and clubs.The Viet-nam war was escalating around this time, and although most of the group were still in High school or too young for service, they lost Jerry Campbell to the draft.The group re-organized with Mike Knust taking over lead guitar and acting as the band's leader.To help with promotion, Knust hooked up with local newspaper writer Scott Holtzman and his wife Vivian. The pair had some songwriting experience, writing material for other artists.Scott Holtzman also wrote a popular music column called 'Now Sounds' in the local Houston Post newspaper that reported on the current music scene and what was happening in the rock music world.Mike Knust knew that the Holtzmans were experienced and well connected musically, so he hunted them down and asked them to sign on as the group's managers. It was a smart move, as opportunities for the band quickly opened up.The Holtzmans helped the band secure local club dates, get together a repertoire of covers and original material, and arranged an audition for Bobby Shad's Mainstream record label out of New York City.By this point, the underground scene in Houston had become more hip and psychedelicized, and the band was busy expanding their sound and their minds.Mainstream was a new label at the time and was releasing a lot of rare, lesser known, psych bands. They had recently signed Big Brother and the Holding Company, a hip band out of nearby Port Arthur, Texas, who had a young Janis Joplin as their lead singer and frontperson.Mainstream liked what they heard, everything but Don Lampton's keyboard playing, so Lampton was replaced with a friend of the Holtzman's, gifted keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Rob Landes.At the suggestion of the Holtzman's, the group also changed their name from 'The Bostwick Vines' to the less English sounding and much more hip 'Fever Tree'.The name 'Fever Tree' comes from an actual tree in Africa that is revered by the locals for the various healing products and psychoactive medicines that can be made from it's leaves, sap and bark. The name fit the vibe and times.With Landes on board and a new name and image, Fever Tree recorded and released their debut single on Mainstream 'Hey Mister' b/w 'I Can Beat Your Drum' (Mainstream 661). That was followed by another single 'Girl, Oh Girl (Don't Push Me)' b/w 'Steve Lenore' (Mainstream 665). Those early singles opened further doors and Fever Tree got an opening slot on The Jefferson Airplane's 1966 Houston Coliseum date. Being associated with the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and being on Mainstream Records cracked open and solidified the larger world of Psychedelia for the band.The band's debut album was produced by the Holtzmans, who wrote some of the original material along with guitarist Mike Mike Knust and keyboardist Rob Landes, but instead of going with Mainstream, the band went with Uni Records (MCA) for the release of their debut, which launched them onto the bigger scene. The 1968 debut album, the self-titled 'Fever Tree', was fantastic album, released at just the right time when psychedelic music was at it's high point, and is still praised for its cutting-edge Texas psych-rock, experimental, fuzzy and feedback drenched sound.This album oozes fuzzy lysergic experimentation, and a bit of a Baroque-pop feel, reflecting their folksier roots.Hits like 'San Francisco Girls', the ultimate anthem of the psychedelic peace and love scene, 'Man Who Paints the Pictures', and their phenomenal covers of songs like Wilson Pickett's 'Ninety-Nine and One Half', the Beatles' 'Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out', and Buffalo Springfield's 'Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing' made the album really stand out. Neil Young has mentioned that he was very blown away and impressed with Fever Tree's moving, day-dreamy version of 'Clancy'.Several of the band's songs shift gears mid-piece between slow, soft melodies and fast, dark heavy sounds, almost in a proto-prog kind of way.For example, the opening track of their debut album, 'Imitation Situation/Where Do You Go?' starts out with a soft, almost religious vibe, complete with Bach- like organ and hymn-like chanted vocals, before unexpectedly exploding into heavy rock as Dennis Keller's dark, almost proto-punk, vocals demand to know “Where do you go when the lights go out?”. The song continues with it's heavy vibe before returning to a softer finish, complete with some trippy flute work by Rob Landes.Like many of the band's earlier songs, this one is very experimental, very Proto-prog and very psychedelic.Their debut album featured some great material, complete with blistering fuzz-propelled guitar, and hip, acid soaked lyrics, sung by an excellent lead singer. The album also featured excellent studio production and some cutting-edge recording techniques including oodles of studio sound effects and the addtion of the sounds of a real Houston rainstorm to the recording of 'Come with Me (Rainsong)'.Musically the album was diverse and experimental, with lots of great songs, great playing, and some real highlights, and should have been much more of a massive commercial success, but the record was not promoted well by their record company, who were much more interested in having the band tour.Propelled by a strong album and their 'hit' single 'San Francisco Girls', Fever Tree went on a long, seemingly never-ending, National tour, opening for bands like The Jeff Beck Group, Spirit, Canned Heat, The Burrito Brothers, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf and Pacific Gas & Electric.'San Francisco Girls' climbed the charts, reaching a respectable and the album sold well, peaking at # 156, but it deserved much better.Rather than push the album, Uni were interested in the bigger, long term picture and released a follow-up single, the group's cover of Neil Young/Buffalo Springfield's 'Clancy', while pushing for another new album.'Clancy (Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing)' b/w 'The Sun Also Rises' (Uni 5517). Summer 1968 release. In between shows on their grueling tour, Fever Tree started working on their next album, recording it in chunks at various studios, in different cities, including Denver and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. To keep 'Fever Tree' in the public's eyes and ears while working on their follow-up, Uni Records then released a new non-LP 45:1968's 'Love Makes The Sun Rise' b/w 'Filigree And Shadow' (Uni 55146). Fever Tree's 2nd album, 1968's "Another Time, Another Place" found the group much more confident in their songwriting and playing abilities.Many of the songs on "Another Time, Another Place" are high energy psych-rockers driven by Michael Knust's unrelenting, searing, fuzzy guitar and deep, heavy, almost dark vocals by Dennis Keller.The album continued their partnership with the Holzmans, who produced and wrote some of the material, but the new album was much better and stronger than their debut.Songs like 'Man Who Paints the Pictures, Part 2', and 'Don't Come Crying To Me Girl' are heavier rock tunes, while still retaining some psychedelic flavors, which perfectly fit lead singer Dennis Keller's powerful and impressive vocals, which people were comparing to The Doors' Jim Morrison at the time.The new album also highlighted the band's instrumental strengths. Mike Knust was becoming a much better guitarist and he churns out some fantastic fuzzy solos and performances.The album contains heavier rock songs, some blues, and some lighter, jazzier touches, but still has some great Psych songs, like 'I've Never Seen Evergreen', written in the wake of a Colorado Mountains acid trip and featuring a rare vocal from Knust. 'What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City' is a nice slow-burning blues number.Fever Tree's 2nd album was fantastic, better than their debut, sold well, and climbed to in the charts. The stress and pressure of constantly touring led to some personality conflicts within the band. That, combined with some bad business and financial issues, which left the band stuck with massive tour bills, all led to lead singer Dennis Keller quitting the band in January 1969.Fever Tree tried to regroup and carry on, but shortly after, the rest of the band called it quits as well. Mike Knust returned to Houston where he briefly formed the fantastic Texas psych-rock band 'Ark' with the drummer from The 13th Floor Elevators.The band's record company, and many fans, wouldn't let the band die and wanted more from Fever Tree. After a year long separation, Uni Records management convinced the band to regroup, relocate to California, and make another album. Uni gave them a place to live, rehearsal space, and some financial guarantees this time around.1969's "Creation" LP, once again produced by Scott and Vivian Holzman, was actually an excellent album, and far better than circumstances and ongoing personality issues should have allowed it to be.'Creation' contains 9 diverse songs, more commercial and less heavy than the 2nd album, and includes some female backing vocalists for the first time, making it more radio-friendly. 'Creation' also featured uncredited guest guitar work by Moving Sidewalk's, and future ZZ Top, axeman Billy Gibbons. The album had some decent songs, with Dennis Keller's powerful, Jim Morrison-sounding vocals and Mike Knust's fuzzy, growly guitar, like the album opener 'Woman, Woman', 'Wild Woman Ways' and 'Run Past My Window'. The album had a great blues track, 'Fever Glue', but Uni was clearly in charge this time and pushing the band towards top-40 radio and away from their gritty, dirty, Texas psych-rock roots.Fever Tree toured behind the new album and Uni released a pair of singles including the Doorsy 'Catcher In the Rye' b/w 'What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City' (Uni 55202), but Uni, once again, did little in the way of promotional support for the album or tour, tensions rose, and the recently married singer Dennis Keller decided he'd had enough, and quit the band mid-tour again, and returned to Houston. Uni tried to keep interest in the band up by releasing another non-album 45 single, 1969's 'I Am' b/w 'Grand Candy Young Sweet' (Uni 55228), but the rest of the band also called it quits shortly after.Despite the band basically collapsing and no longer working together, their record company released the ironically-titled "For Sale" album in early 1970.Although it's credited as a 'new' Fever Tree release, 'For Sale' was just a collection of earlier Mainstream outtakes, B-sides, and leftover odds and ends. A few 'new' songs were added, including a full-side take of 'Hey Joe, recorded by a new studio version of "Fever Tree", with drummer John Tuttle replaced by former Byrds drummer Kevin Kelley, keyboardist Rob Landis replaced by Grant Johnson, and the band fleshed out with various members of the Wrecking Crew. The L.A. studio vocal group The Blackberries covered backing vocals. Original Fever Tree guitarist Michael Knust only appears sporadically and can really only be heard on one track, a cover of Love's 'She Comes In Colors'. That was the end of the original lineup of Fever Tree. One of the late 60's most cutting edge experimental psych rock groups only lasted 2 years and recorded four albums before disbanding in 1970. After spending many years in Marin County California, in 1978, encouraged by former manager Scott Holtzman, guitarist Michael Knust returned to Houston and resurrected Fever Tree with original singer Dennis Keller. Fronted by Keller and Knust with support from new members Kenneth Blanchet (bass), Pat Brennan (keyboards) and Robbie Parrish (drums), the group began playing jazzy Prog-rock around Houston and the Gulf Coast club circuit. The resurrected line up recorded a four song EP "Return" and a live set, "Live At Lake Charles 1978" before personality issues reared themselves again and manager Scott Holtzman and vocalist Dennis Keller were fired, or quit, depending on who you believe.Ensuing legal issues with respect to ownership of the resulting master tapes of the live Lake Charles gig recording kept the album shelved for some 20 years, but it was eventually released.That was the final end of 'Fever Tree', once a great psych-rock band from Texas.Knust stayed in Texas where he bought a home, built a small studio (Airtight Recording Studio) and began playing in local bands, including 'Special Forces', 'The Michael Knust Band' and 'The Knightsnakes'. In the 1990's, a pair of nasty car accidents severely damaged Knust's playing hand, forcing him to undergo multiple surgeries and essentially re-learn the guitar. Sadly, Knust reportedly died from a drug overdose in September 2003 as hew was trying to get his music back together. He was only 54. As far as the rest of the members of 'Fever Tree', I'm not sure what Dennis Keller is doing. Rob Landes was teaching at Florida's St. Thomas University, Drummer John Tuttle got out of music and found work in construction. Bassist John Wolfe also got out of music, moved to Philadelphia, and found his calling in photography. There are a slew of posthumous 'best of' Fever Tree compilations. Some are legitimate, some questionable.In 2011, Sundazed Records put out a great live recording from 1969, but when it comes down to the 'essential' recordings, all you really need is this fantastic UK CD, which contains the first 2 albums, the best material they ever recorded.That first side of the debut album, with it's truly vibrant, psychedelic, and unique experimental sound, is one of my all-time favorite psych album sides.I would definitely recommend these first 2 albums to anyone interested in psychedelic rock, Texas psych, protopunk or experimental rock. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★THE FEVER TREE DISCOGRAPHYALBUMS'Fever Tree' (1968), Uni Records/MCA (Uni 73024) Billboard No. 156'Another Time, Another Place' (1968), Uni/MCA (Uni 73040) Billboard No. 83'Creation' (1969), Uni/MCA (Uni 73067) Billboard No. 97'Angels Die Hard' (soundtrack) (1970) Uni/MCA (Uni 73091)'For Sale' (1970), Ampex Records (Ampex A-10113)'Live at Lake Charles' (1978), Shroom RecordsSINGLES"Hey Mister" / "I Can Beat Your Drum" (1967) Mainstream"Girl, Oh Girl (Don't Push Me)" / "Steve Lenore" (1967) Mainstream"San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)" / "Come With Me (Rainsong)" (1968) Uni"What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City?" / "Where Did You Go?" (1968) Uni"Love Makes the Sun Rise" / "Filigree and Shadow" (1969)Uni"Clancy (Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing)" / "The Sun Also Rises" (1969)Uni"Catcher In the Rye" / "What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City?" (1970)Uni"I Am" / "Grand Candy Young Sweet" (1970) Uni"She Comes In Colors" / "You're Not the Same Baby" (1971) Ampex"I Put a Spell on You" / "Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go" (1971) Ampex★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★This rare, excellent, original 1993 2-LP CD is in excellent, gently used condition and comes from my personal collection. The CD and the booklet are in nice clean, scuff and damage free condition, and I'm sure you'll be very pleased with it.★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★Shipping cost within the lower 48 states is only$4.00 for these 2 CDs.If you would like insurance, or anything faster than Economy Mail, please let me know and I can arrange it for you. I’ll work with you to make sure you’re happy! 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