{"product_id":"the-smoke-its-smoke-time","title":"The Smoke - It's Smoke Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormed from Yorkshire beat-era roots and reborn in London as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Smoke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMick Rowley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMal Luker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn \"Zeke\" Lund\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeoff Gill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were one of the great should-have-been bands of the British psychedelic explosion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough their UK breakthrough was curtailed by controversy, their blistering \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Friend Jack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" found a far warmer reception in Germany, where it climbed to No. 2 and briefly made them genuine continental stars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRushed out for the German market in 1967, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's Smoke Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e caught the band at their peak: a vivid collision of tough mod-pop, garage bite and emerging psychedelia. From the fuzz-driven attack of \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Friend Jack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh In A Room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Can Take It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" to the melodic charm of \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaterfall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWake Up Cherylina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", it remains a prized snapshot of mid-Sixties freakbeat invention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis expanded Morgan Blue Town edition brings that cult classic back on premium green 180gm vinyl, adding the previously unreleased original version of \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Friend Jack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and a detailed insert essay. For collectors, psych devotees and curious newcomers alike, it is the definitive way to rediscover The Smoke's rare, radiant and still-potent sole LP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MORGAN BLUE TOWN","offers":[{"title":"180g Green Vinyl LP","offer_id":60344052384089,"sku":"SDZ-56035","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/5036436141425.jpg?v=1793712282","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-smoke-its-smoke-time","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}