thee sixpence

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.11" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The biggest selling record that Paul Buff engineered while at Original Sound Studios was Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense And Peppermints." Before they were SAC, the group was known as Thee Sixpence and they released four singles for All-American. Their most popular track, "Fortune Teller," appeared as the A-side of their second single (released October 1966) and the B-side on the second pressing of their final single "Heart Full Of Rain" (January 1967). Both "Fortune Teller" and "Heart Full Of Rain" are here.
"Fortune Teller" was written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville, and it was covered frequently by British groups like The Rolling Stones. Thee Sixpence's version is completely solid - direct and to the point. "Heart Full Of Rain" was written by Thee Sixpence's new keyboardist Mark Weitz, but their manager Bill Holmes gave himself sole credit for writing it. A later, heavy arrangement of the song was done by Big Brother Featuring Ernie Joseph, and Ernie put his name on the song with Holmes! It was not until after further personnel changes that Thee Sixpence went onto brief fame and fortune as Strawberry Alarm Clock."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.12" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The previous volume featured two sides by the pre-Strawberry Alarm Clock group Thee Sixpence. We have another two here: "Long Day's Care" and "My Flash On You." The fuzzy rave-up "Long Day's Care" was the A-side of their first All-American single, released in August 1966. Thee Sixpence was obviously enamored with Arthur Lee's group Love, as they covered Arthur's songs "Can't Explain" and "My Flash On You" as their first two B-sides. Both of those songs were thinly veiled rewrites of "Hey Joe," which Thee Sixpence even covered as their third B-side! More tracks from Thee Sixpence will follow on later volumes."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.14" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Two tracks each from two All-American acts, The Thundermugs and Thee Sixpence, are up next. The Thundermugs' "Motion Tree" was the B-side of their single "Captain Midnight" (Volume 13). Jack Lutz wrote that song and "Mr. Z's Backyard." No, not THAT Mr. Z, but another one from Lutz's imagination! Sarcasm and humor reign supreme. From August 1966, Thee Sixpence's "Can't Explain" (co-written by Arthur Lee) was the B-side of their first single "Long Days Care" (Volume 12). "In The Building" was a very adventurous A-side, their third for All-American. It was released in November 1966. There was absolutely no commercial potential for such a dark sounding record, and it was compounded by two misspellings: the group was shown as The Sixpence and the B-side "Hey Joe" was shown as "Hay Joe"! "

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.16" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The next pair of tracks by Thee Sixpence is "Hey Joe" and "Gotta Get The First Plane Home." The first was the Billy Roberts classic done in an arrangement similar to the Love version but with additional time changes. It was the B-side of the "In The Building" single from November 1966. "Gotta Get The First Plane Home" was written by Ray Davies, and it was recorded by The Kinks for their LP "The Kink Kontroversy." The version by Thee Sixpence was the B-side of initial copies of the "Heart Full Of Rain" single in January 1967. "Gotta Get The First Plane Home" was quickly replaced on that single by "Fortune Teller.""

	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.11     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.12     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.14     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.16     (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
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