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| THE FREEDOM-Where Will You Be Tonight/Trying To Get A Glimpse Of You U.S. Mercury 72804 1968 |
U.K. act (The) Freedom was founded by two former Procol Harum members Ray Royer (guitar) and Bobby Harrison (drums) who departed the band in 1968. Freedom went through numerous line up changes so it's fairly difficult to pinpoint exactly who played on this release, which was their debut. It was issued in the U.K. in June 1968 as Mercury MF 1033, curiously it was issued here a whole month earlier! "Where Will You Be Tonight" was first introduced to me via a delightful bootleg psych/Freakbeat CD-R "Jagged Time Lapse Volume One" in the early 2000's.
"Where Will You Be Tonight" is a delightful little number driven by some boozy barroom piano and eventually is accompanied by some subtle Mellotron and blistering guitar licks and laid back vocals.
The melody is incredibly regal and aided by the sweeping Mellotron hiding behind the scenes reminding me a lot of the late Denny Laine period Moody Blues.
"Trying To Get A Glimpse Of You" reminds me a bit of The End with it's melodic Mellotron (it's especially reminiscent of their "Cardboard Watch") and it's uptempo guitar licks remind me a lot of The Fleur De Ly's.
Both sides are available on streaming and "Trying to Get A Glimpse Of You" appeared on the excellent Grapefruit CD box set "Looking At Pictures In The Sky: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1968".
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