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| NIRVANA-All Of Us(The Touchables Theme)/Trapeze U.S. Bell B-739 1968 |
With the passing of founding member Patrick Campbell-Lyons I thought it would be fitting to post a Nirvana single. The British 60's pop psych act Nirvana had a very slim American discography with just three singles and two incredibly rare albums issued here in 1968. Today's subject was their third and final U.S. release. Curiously it's October 1968 release preceded it's British issue (as Island WIP-6045) by one month!
"All Of Us" is the theme tune to an incredibly boring and mundane film called "The Touchables" about four dolly birds who kidnap a male pop star/idol and hold him captive in their super futuristic space pod home. Despite how dross the film is the theme tune is incredible (the soundtrack LP is an odd affair as well). Leading in with some very churchy organ and baroque cello (and eventually harpsichord) it's an amazing slice of orchestrated pop psych. The airy backing vocals add to the atmospheric feel with incredible strings by Syd Dale and produced by Chris Blackwell and Jimmy Miller.
The flip side "Trapeze" sounds like an almost entirely different band. There's a light touch of a string quartet and though it's not at all unlistenable it doesn't stand up well next to the stellar A-side.
Both sides are available on streaming and the highly recommended Nirvana compilation "Rainbow Chaser: The 60's recordings (Island Years)".
Hear "All Of Us":
Hear "Trapeze":
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