Mr. Flood's Party

Band members               Related acts

- Tom Castagnaro - (1968-69)
- Michael Corbett - vocals, flute, percussion (1968-69)
- Jay Hirsh - vocals, guitar, keyboards (1968-69)
- Rick Mirage - (1968-69)
- Marcel Thomspen - (1968-69)
- Freddy Toscano - (1968-69) 

 

 

 - Corbett and Hirsh
- Frogs for Everyone (Freddy Toscano)
- The Now 

 

Rating: *** (3 stars)

Title:  Mr. Flood's Party

Company: Cotillion

Catalog: SD-9003

Year: 1969

Grade (cover/record): VG/VG

Comments: minor ring, edge and corner wear; little bit of noise but plays through without any skips or major distractions

Available: 1

Price: $95.00

 

 Originally known as The Now, this little known sextet debuted with the 1968 single "I Want" b/w "Like a Flying Bird". Picked up by Atlantic's newly formed Cotillion subsidiary, they quickly released an equally unheralded follow-up single "Deja Vu" b/w "A Hard Time" before opting to change their name to the curious Mr. Flood's Party.

1969's cleverly-titled "Mr. Flood's Party" offered up a pleasant set which managed to mix lite psychedelia with some progressive moves. With five of the six members contributing material (Jay Hirsh and Michael Corbett responsible for the bulk of the set), selections such as "Northern Travel", "Deja Vu" and "Advice" sounded like a stoned Association suffering from a J.R. Tolken fixation (if you doubt us, check out "Simon J. Stone"). In hindsight that description doesn't sound too attractive ... which isn't fair since the set's actually pretty entertaining. Full of pretty melodies, nice harmonies and unorthodox song structures, highlights include the psychy "The Liquid Invasion" and the dreamy "Garden of the Queen".

"Mr. Floods Party" track listing:
1.) Northern Travel (Jay Hirsh - Michael Corbett) - 6:29
2.) Deja Vu (Jay Hersh - R. Amerling) - 4:55
3.) Advice (Freddy Toscano) - 3:06
4.) Prince of Darkness (Jay Hirsh - Freddy Toscano) - 3:55
5.) Simon J. Stone (Jay Hirsh) - 2:30
6.) Stanley's Tea (Jay Hirsh - Marcel Thompsen) - 2:09
7.) The Liquid Invasion (Jay Hirsh) - 4:09
8.) Garden of the Queen (Jay Hirsh - Michael Corbett) - 3:39
9.) The Mind Circus (Jay Hirsh - G. Raines) - 6:50

Needless to say, the set vanished without a trace, followed in short order by the band. Hirsh and Corbett subsequently continued their musical collaboration (see separate entry).  By the way, the somewhat high price is warranted by the fact we've only seen one copy of this LP in 20 years.

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