Ah yes, Wheatfield Soul. One of my favourite albums from the boys. The album cover is obviously inspired by the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album art. What can I say about this album, other than it is sometimes their most overlooked record. They strung their first major hit single off this one. You got some great tunes on here, for example: These Eyes, Pink Wine Sparkles In The Glass, I Found Her In A Star (shoulda been a hit!) Friends of Mine, When You Touch Me, Wednesday In Your Garden. Too many great songs! The boys were boomin' with this release, and who better to produce this record than Jack Richardson (RIP) who actually took out a second mortgage on his house, to help with the fees for making this album. This really being the only record of theirs featuring psychedelic sounds, I wish that we could've heard a little more of that. I'd love to know what was going through Burton's mind (or what he was on) when he wrote the lyrics for Pink Wine. "The colour of skin still beats education" has to be one of my favourite lyrics of his. I can't really place anything wrong with this album, it was really well put together.
Andy
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