Ultimate SpinachUltimate Spinach

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Rock

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Psychedelic Rock

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Tracklist

(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet 2:38
Some-Days You Just Can't Win 3:28
Daisy 2:18
Sincere 3:29
Eddie's Rush 6:50
Strange-Life Tragicomedy 4:13
Reasons 3:51
Happiness Child 4:42
Back Door Blues 3:02
The World Has Just Begun 3:19

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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1969, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
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    MGM Records – SE4600 US 1969 US1969
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1969, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
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    MGM Records – SE-4600 Canada 1969 Canada1969
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1969, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
    LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
    MGM Records – SE-4600 US 1969 US1969
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1969, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
    LP, Album
    MGM Records – SE4600 US 1969 US1969
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    Cover of Sincere, 1969, 8-Track Cartridge Sincere
    8-Track Cartridge, Album
    MGM Records – B 84600 US 1969 US1969
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1969, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
    LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, White Label
    MGM Records – SE-4600 US 1969 US1969
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 1990, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach
    LP, Album, Unofficial Release
    Mr. G Records (3) – SE4600 Europe 1990 Europe1990
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, 1996, CD Ultimate Spinach III
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Big Beat Records – CDWIKD 165 UK 1996 UK1996
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, 2000, Vinyl Ultimate Spinach III
    LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gr
    Akarma – AK 121 Italy 2000 Italy2000
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, 2000, CD Ultimate Spinach III
    CD, Album, Reissue, Cardboard sleeve
    Akarma – AK 121/3 Italy 2000 Italy2000
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach, 2007, CDr Ultimate Spinach
    CDr, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release
    2000 Fruit Gum – none Russia 2007 Russia2007
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, 2010, CD Ultimate Spinach III
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
    Dogtoire – DGTR1213 Russia 2010 Russia2010
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, 2010, File Ultimate Spinach III
    9×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, VBR
    Not On Label – none Worldwide 2010 Worldwide2010
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    Cover of Ultimate Spinach III, , CD Ultimate Spinach III
    CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release
    Big Beat Records (2) – CDWIKD 165 Russia Russia
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    Reviews

    • GrayWings's avatar
      GrayWings
      Eclectic and unbalanced. Holy crap Eddie's rush is incredible. Wowza
      • SwiftySwanson's avatar
        SwiftySwanson
        Side 1 matrix on my copy reads:
        SE4600 Side1 MGS 1756 Recut 3 11
        Side 2 reads:
        SE4600 MGS 1757 Recut 3 21
        • cortexomodesto's avatar
          cortexomodesto
          Following the release of the second Ultimate Spinach album, band leader Ian Bruce-Douglas either disappeared of his own accord or was fired, depending on who's telling the story; Ted Myers and Tony Scheuren, whose Alan Lorber-produced Chamaeleon Church had recently disbanded, still owed Lorber another album and so were drafted to replace Bruce-Douglas in Spinach. In his 2017 memoir MAKING IT, Myers its: "There were a few good songs on that album, but to be perfectly honest, I never felt this band was truly my baby... to both Tony and me, this was really more or less a ‘bread and butter gig,’ something we did to pay the bills." (Judging by the no-frills production, Lorber too seems to have been rather less invested in this album than usual.)

          In spite of all that, I concur with GrayWings and biff77: I like the album very much, flawed though it is. True, it's Ultimate Spinach in name only, and has nary a psychedelic bone in its body... but then, how many bands in the Class Of '67 WEREN'T trying something different by '69? Although Myers doesn't mention them, to my ears the major influence here is clearly Moby Grape - and I say that's no bad thing. "Some Days You Just Can't Win", "Happiness Child" and "The World Has Just Begun" are exceptional songs and the rest are more than decent (but what is "Just Like Romeo & Juliet" doing here??), Jeff Baxter was an impressive guitarist even at that tender age, and - though I am a fan of the first two Spinach albums - as singers and especially as lyricists, Ted Myers and Tony Scheuren have Ian Bruce-Douglas beat by miles and miles.

          A further note, courtesy of Myers' book: although Russ Levine is credited with playing bass on the album, and is shown in the band photo on the back cover, he was "let go" shortly after the new line-up's rehearsals began and replaced by roadie Tom Caulfield (who received only a "SPECIAL THANKS" for his trouble).
          • GrayWings's avatar
            GrayWings
            I actually like this album, it's not really Ultimate Spinach anymore except for 2 or 3 original . Reasons is the only track on the album which I can't stand. Barbara Hudson was good at singing Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess.
            • biff77's avatar
              biff77
              Edited 5 years ago
              It's not that bad. "Reasons" and "Somedays You Just Can't Win" are decent songs. The only thing which is really really bad is the cover artwork ;)
              • L3Nola's avatar
                L3Nola
                Unbelievably dull, boring and lame. Sounds nothing like their first two albums. Essentially a different band under the same name. Jeff Skunk Baxter played guitar and the vocalist is new as well. Run of the mill schlock, which is a real shame. It’s a waste of time - avoid.
                • dsyn2spin's avatar
                  dsyn2spin
                  Edited 11 years ago
                  The third and final LP from this seminal "Boss-town Sound" group,
                  This was their weakest effort and it failed miserably at capturing the
                  type of psychedelic sound that their first two LP's were full of. It Has
                  maybe one OK track, but generally should be avoided.

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