| Jawbone was born from the ashes of The Mirage and Turquoise, two of the UK's greatest cult pop-psych bands (and both recently anthologized on RPM and Rev-Ola respectively) and their lone 1970 album rounds off their stories perfectly. When 'How's Ya Pa?' was released as a single in early 1970, it was credited to yet another new moniker, Jawbone. Typically for this period, Dave Hynes had become obsessed by The Band and set about re-modelling the group in their image. Consequently, titles like 'Honeysuckle Redwood Cabin,' 'Homestead' and 'Mister Custer' came thick and fast, bearing the distinct influences of The Band and The Byrds. On the flipside, Jeff Peters' yearning, Dylanesque 'Song For Sunny' sounds like a top-notch Turquoise out-take, 'Brave White Knight' blends Donovan, Simon & Garfunkel and 'Greensleeves' to thrilling effect and the superb version of The Beatles' 'Across The Universe' is chock full of flanged vocals, wah-wah guitar and all manner of glorious psychedelic trickery. The album has now become a bona fide British pop-psych curio and a true collector's item, commanding up to £500 a copy! |
