We Are Ever So Clean (original) (raw)
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1967 studio album by Blossom Toes
| We Are Ever So Clean | |
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| Studio album by Blossom Toes | |
| Released | 24 November 1967 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rockfreakbeatacid rock |
| Length | 39:56 |
| Label | Marmalade |
| Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky |
| Blossom Toes chronology | |
| We Are Ever So Clean(1967) If Only for a Moment(1969) | |
| Singles from We Are Ever So Clean | |
| "What on Earth / Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar / Look at Me I'm You"Released: October 1967 | |
Professional ratings
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We Are Ever So Clean is the debut album by Blossom Toes, released in 1967 on Marmalade Records. The album was reissued in 2007 by Sunbeam Records along with bonus tracks.[2][3][4][5]
It is listed in Record Collector’s "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".[6] Richie Unterberger calls the album "One of the happiest, most underappreciated relics of British psychedelia."
Side A
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look at Me I'm You" | Godding, Gomelsky | 3:55 |
| 2. | "I'll Be Late for Tea" | Godding | 2:42 |
| 3. | "The Remarkable Saga of the Frozen Dog" | Westlake | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Telegram Tuesday" | Godding | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Love Is" | Godding | 2:41 |
| 6. | "What's It For" | Cregan | 3:03 |
| 7. | "People of the Royal Parks" | Westlake | 2:20 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "What on Earth" | Godding | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar" | Cregan, Westlake | 2:38 |
| 10. | "I Will Bring You This and That" | Godding | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Mister Watchmaker" | Godding | 2:22 |
| 12. | "When the Alarm Clock Rings" | Cregan | 2:26 |
| 13. | "The Intrepid Balloonist's Handbook, Volume One" | Cregan | 2:12 |
| 14. | "You" | Godding | 2:45 |
| 15. | "Track for Speedy Freaks (or Instant LP Digest)" | Godding, Gomelsky, Cregan, Westlake | 1:25 |
Bonus tracks (2007 reissue)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Everybody’s Talking" (Outtake) | 2:32 |
| 17. | "Look At Me I’m You" (Instrumental) | 3:47 |
| 18. | "I’ll Be Late for Tea" (Mono Mix without Overdubs) | 2:28 |
| 19. | "Mister Watchmaker" (Live) | 3:08 |
| 20. | "I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight" | 3:23 |
| 21. | "Jim Cregan interview" | 0:57 |
| 22. | "Love Is" (Live) | 3:01 |
| 23. | "Collects Little Girls" (Demo) | 4:03 |
| 24. | "Hometime" (Demo) | 3:44 |
| 25. | "Looking Up I'm Looking Back" (Demo) | 3:03 |
- Brian Belshaw - bass, vocals
- Jim Cregan - guitar, vocals
- Brian Godding - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Kevin Westlake - drums
- David Whittaker - orchestration
- Poli Palmer - percussion, vibes (Bonus tracks 22-25)
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "We Are Ever So Clean - Blossom Toes". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (8 August 2007). "We Are Ever So Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Wirth, Jim (25 February 2022). "Blossom Toes – We Are Ever So Clean/If Only For A Moment". Uncut. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Tyler, Kieron (6 March 2022). "Music Reissues Weekly: Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Molotkow, Alex (14 August 2007). "Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Record Collector Magazine's 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records: Web link". Retrieved 6 January 2011.