One of the obscure "serious" acts on the adventurous yet poppy White Whale label, Horses are more remembered for their rather off-the wall connections....their junior member, actor/guitarist Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame, their close links with the Grateful Dead (guesting on albums and eventually forming Dead side project Kingfish with Bob Weir)...but Horses were a splendid band in their own right.Country rock-ish pop in the vein of Hearts and Flowers...and perhaps more closely their White Whale labelmates The Rockets (later to become Crazy Horse)...but with a surprisingly modern sound. Produced and largely written by John Carter and Tim Gilbert, best known for the Psychedelic pop songs of The Strawberry Alarm Clock and The Rainy Daze....this is in fact a superb album of 1969 West Coast pop-rock...with a guitar heavy powerpop edge uncannily like the current crop of young LA bands, this is a timely release for an unknown classic! This is the latest in our series from the legendary White Whale label! With the band featuring the first (rather good!) recorded work of Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame! With 10 of 11 tracks written by producers John Carter and Tim Gilbert, the duo most famous for writing "Incense and Peppermints" for the Strawberry Alarm Clock, and producing the legendary Rainy Daze. Remastered from original tapes in the usual perfectionist Rev-Ola style plus full historical linernotes featuring interviews with band members, unpublished photos and all!! This is a must for all West Coast pop rock, Powerpop, Country rock...and I suppose Grateful Dead and Don Johnson fans!....this is a seriously good album never before been on CD anywhere!
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