★★★★★
When The Buckinghams crested the US charts with Kind Of A Drag in 1967, they subsequently decamped from the USA imprint to Columbia. Their new label was clamouring for product off the back of the big hit, resulting in two Buckinghams albums emerging on Columbia within the space of a year. Hardly an uncommon practice at the time, and undeniably indicative of cynical corporate haymaking - but, in this instance, stifle those alarm bells...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
When The Buckinghams crested the US charts with Kind Of A Drag in 1967, they subsequently decamped from the USA imprint to Columbia. Their new label was clamouring for product off the back of the big hit, resulting in two Buckinghams albums emerging on Columbia within the space of a year. Hardly an uncommon practice at the time, and undeniably indicative of cynical corporate haymaking - but, in this instance, stifle those alarm bells...
- www.recordcollectormag.com
2012-02-06
★★★★★
Producer James Guercio took on such a major role in the Buckinghams' second album that he amounted to a more influential force, perhaps, than anyone in the band. He arranged, conducted, and wrote or co-wrote six of the ten selections. Most noticeably, there were orchestral arrangements, complete with tympanis and blaring horns, that wouldn't have been out of place in film scores, large jazz bands, or even (at their most dissonant) early Frank Zappa records...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
You have to hand it to the Buckinghams, who released this album over 30 years after being on the charts. And it's not bad. The band wisely includes a cover of Billy Joe Royal's hit "I Knew You When," plus a version of their own biggest hit, "Kind of a Drag," performed a cappella. The album includes ten other very listenable original pop tracks.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Given its source, Kind of a Drag was one of the most extraordinary albums of the 1960s. One expected great, diverse LPs out of the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, among others; by contrast, even the better albums by top garage-punk outfits such as the 13th Floor Elevators generally had a one-note feel to them, or were conspicuously strong in one direction. So when a Chicago-based garage band (or were they a garage band...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
The group's 1968 album for Columbia yielded their last big hit, "Back In Love Again,"along with some more solid numbers from the band, including nice versions of "Can I Get A Witness"and "Till The Sun Doesn't Shine."This compact disc reissue combines the original 11 track lineup with nine bonus tracks including "You Misunderstand Me," "Where Did You Come From," "It's A Beautiful Day (For Lovin'),"and the previously unissued "I Just Don't Know How To Say Goodbye."
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27