Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. A few creases near edges. slight discoloration with possible darker discoloration spots (front/back). Mild-wear along spine; text on spine is crooked. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge. Some wear to corners. 1978 pressing with last two songs from original pressing omitted. (Hole-punch in bottom-left.)
On Getting Together, Louis Teicher and Art Ferrante go back to movie themes and show tunes as well as popular songs that Bob Crewe and others were bringing to life on the airwaves. In doing so they hit a home run with this LP. Recorded at National Sound with production by Dr. George Butler, the boys bring back that "water guitar" found on the Box Tops Cried Like a Baby, and their own Midnight Cowboy, giving it to the Bob Dylan cover Lay Lady Lay. A strange mix of their eclectic, experimental side melting into commercial glitz makes for an interesting combination. They churned out so much product at this point in time that their creativity sometimes took a back seat to giving the people what they want. Art and Lou successfully merge the two concepts on this collection, a terrific instrumental version of George Harrison's Something segues into a rendition of Hair that has no hint of the Cowsills frivolity. The Toys get a nod with the duo's play on Bach, calling it A Familiar Concerto, leaving songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell out in the cold in regards to their version of Johann Sebastian's pop hit. Art & Lou take all the credit with "Arranged by Ferrante & Teicher" giving them the royalties. The arpeggios and interesting production return with Good Morning Starshine; here they allow unfolding sounds to play with the speakers, as did Bob Crewe's production of Oliver in 1969. The traditional and eternal favorite, Colonel Bogie March, concludes an LP with diverse material.