Wool – Love, Love, Love, Love, Love
Wool – To Kingdom Come
Wool – Funky Walk
Picked this up via trade on a recent trip to Avalon Vintage, which is more or less in the same space as Strictly Grooves was a little while ago in Highland Park, with Rodney still responsible for the records and the addition of a bunch vintage clothing and what not. I’m always on the lookout for psychedelic stuff that I haven’t heard about and that was certainly the case with this record.
Wool was so titled not because of the band’s affinity for the sheep based fluffy, but because it was the last name of the group’s leader Ed Wool. Wool brought his sister along for the ride and she adds a bit of grit to her contributions, though “To Kingdom Come” is the best of her tracks. “Funky Walk” shows the band was a fan of James Brown styled soul sounds,but unfortunately despite its length it’s quite a long tease without any clean drums. Things get nice and fuzzy on the lead track (also to be found on a 45) “Love, Love, Love, Love, Love.” You might think the title is bit long, but if they’d been more true to the song they’re missing at least 2 based on the chorus. I can’t say that I love, love, love, love, love this record, but it’s a solid addition and likely to get more than a few spins over the years.
Cheers,
Michael