The
name of this late-'60s British band might unwittingly lead some
collectors to believe they were another in the hordes of dainty U.K.
psychedelic pop groups. However, though a few of their tracks did indeed
fall into that category, for the most part they recorded equivalents to
American sunshine pop. In fact, they filled out their repertoire with
some close, unimaginative covers of late-'60s, lightweight, U.S. harmony
pop/rock hits. The group's more psychedelic offerings attract the most
interest, although there weren't too many of those to choose from since
the band only issued three singles. All of them appeared on Decca in
1967-69, the highlight being the 1968, 45 rpm "Twenty Ten," a
nice minor-keyed piece of harmony-laden light psych, with soft wah-wah
guitars and foggy organ. The B-side of their first single, "In My
Magic Garden," was slightly more middle-of-the-road
psychedelia-influenced harmony pop, and not bad
In 1969, a self-titled Tinkerbells Fairydust
album was assembled at Decca, and included four of the six songs that
had appeared on their singles, as well as nine other tracks. Although
this got as far as the test pressing stage, it never did get released.
It did get issued on CD in the late 1990s, and though it does include
"Twenty Ten" and "In My Magic Garden," the majority
of it's a disappointment, emphasizing light harmony pop-psych numbers
that make them out to be the British equivalent of American groups such
as the Happenings. ~ Richie Unterberger
"Lazy Day" / "In My Magic Garden" (Decca F 12705)
1967 "2010" / "Walking My Baby" (Decca F 12778) 1968
"Sheila's Back In Town" / "Follow Me Follow" (Decca
F 12865) 1969
The
name of this late-'60s British band might unwittingly lead some
collectors to believe they were another in the hordes of dainty U.K.
psychedelic pop groups. However, though a few of their tracks did indeed
fall into that category, for the most part they recorded equivalents to
American sunshine pop. In fact, they filled out their repertoire with
some close, unimaginative covers of late-'60s, lightweight, U.S. harmony
pop/rock hits. The group's more psychedelic offerings attract the most
interest, although there weren't too many of those to choose from since
the band only issued three singles. All of them appeared on Decca in
1967-69, the highlight being the 1968, 45 rpm "Twenty Ten," a
nice minor-keyed piece of harmony-laden light psych, with soft wah-wah
guitars and foggy organ. The B-side of their first single, "In My
Magic Garden," was slightly more middle-of-the-road
psychedelia-influenced harmony pop, and not bad