Original released on LP RCA Victor LSP 3724
(US, January 1967)
First time I recall hearing The Youngbloods on the radio with their lone "hit" ("Get Together"), I thought they had a female singer! Never thought much of them nor ever wanted to collect them. Years later seeing them on a bootleg dvd with them performing "Tears Are Falling" on American Bandstand made me rethink things, even with their lame Dick Clark interview and his attention given to their "Zal Yanovsky" Banana (talented multi-instrumentalist who had a wacky hairstyle with a goofy name) Anyway I tracked down a copy of their debut lp and was very pleased to find it to be well done. A few bad choices of covers like "C.C. Rider" - done better by The Animals and "Aint That Lovin' You Baby" - done better by labelmates The Blue Things, are the only weak areas. The rest of the Lp including the beautiful "Foolin' Around" and "Four in the Morning" prove that they were not a one hit wonder. (in RateYourMusic)
