MOTHER TUCKERS YELLOW DUCK - Home Grown Stuff, 1969 (CANADA, Vancouver, psych blues rock)(Capitol ST 6304)

Formed in Vancouver in 1968 , their first 45 has become their most sought-after item. Described on their second album as a "happy mixture of psychedelic rock, blues-rock, jazz-rock with an overall country flavour" their material is an enjoyable and diverse mixture of styles. The first album is the stronger of the two, being the less country-influenced and more psychedelic. Crammed with excellent guitar-work throughout and fine harmony vocal arrangements, the highlights include the uptempo "Times are Changing", the great country-rocker "One Glass for Wine", the dynamic lick-laden "One Ring Jane", the sublime melancholy of "Funny Feeling" and the climatic slow-burning finale of "Somebody Think", which can also be appreciated on Echoes in Time, Vol. 1. Recommended - an album to savour. The group was slated for inclusion on the Cool-Aid Benefit album but either Capitol or their management put the nix on it ! This album was re-issued on CD in 2000.

Line-up

John Patrick Caldwell - vocals, harp
Charles Faulkner - bass
Les Law - guitar
Roger Law -guitar
Hugh Lockhead - drums
Donnie McDougall - guitar, vocal



Tracklisting

1. Times are Changing 2:43

2. No One in Particular 3:46

3. Little Pony 2:14

4. One Glass for Wine 3:14

5. Elevated Platform 2:39

6. Walk Your Head Around 4:36

7. One Ring Jane 4:22

8. Pot of Gold 3:27

9. Intermission Poetry 3:10

10. Funny Feeling 3:38

11. Blue Dye 2:43

12. Someone Think 3:55