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| GATES OF EDEN-Mini Skirts/Girls, Girls, Girls U.S. Jubilee 45-5562 1967 |
British 60's quintet the Gates Of Eden cut just three singles in their home country from 1966-1967, strangely this was their only U.S. release and neither tracks on this release were ever issued in the U.K!
Australia issued both sides and France and Germany released "Mini Skirts" with different flip sides.
"Mini Skirts" is an infectious little number with a whistling intro (that continues throughout the number) and fuzz guitar, call and response falsetto backing vocals and liberal use of lots of "la la la's" along with some Nicky Hopkins style piano tinkling. The lyrics are predictably about the then fashion craze of short skirts. To my ears it's easily their most powerful track and it boggles my mind that it wasn't issued in Britain!
Both sides are available on streaming via a Gates of Eden collection that compiles all of their 60's material titled "Too Much On My Mind: The Pye Singles As & Bs".
Hear: "Mini Skirts":
Hear "Girls Girls Girls":
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