(Pop, Pop Rock) [CD] Blue Mink - 5 Albums Collection 1969-1974 (Universal Music Japan 2006), FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

#77701. Melting Pot 03:54
02. Gidda Wadda Wobble 03:50
03. Gimme Reggae 03:13
04. But Not Forever 03:02
05. Chopin Up Stix 04:21
06. I Can Feel It Baby 04:32
07. Country Music 04:33
08. Mary Jane 03:19
09. Over The Top 06:23
Bonus Track:
10. Good Morning Freedom 02:54

#77701. Our World 04:07
02. Cat House 03:14
03. World (You're Closing On Me) 03:58
04. We Have All Been Saved 03:47
05. The Gap 02:59
06. Mind Your Business 03:09
07. Gasoline Alley Bred 04:00
08. You Walked Away 03:34
09. Bang Bang Johnny's Gang Is After Me 03:53
10. Is It You Who Has The Power 03:52
11. Pastures New 03:29
12. Jubilation 04:18
Bonus Tracks:
13. Silk What? 02:31
14. Sweet And Sour 03:54
15. Time For Winning 03:28
16. The Banner Man 03:32

#77701. Count Me In 04:48
02. Sunday 03:27
03. It Just Goes To Show 03:16
04. We Will Get By 06:00
05. Warm Days, Warm Nights 07:54
06. One Smart Fellow 05:29
07. John Brown's Down 03:24
08. Love And You And Me 03:57
Bonus Tracks:
09. Did You Get It 04:35
10. Wacky, Wacky, Wacky 03:31

#77701. Watch Out 02:43
02. Randy 03:15
03. Another 'Without You' Day 03:10
04. Daughter Of Someone 03:50
05. Together 04:05
06. Stay With Me 03:18
07. By The Devil I Was Tempted 03:41
08. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 03:26
09. Harlem 02:38
10. Lonliness 03:47
11. Harmony 04:04
12. Where Did They Go 03:58
Bonus Tracks:
13. Instant Karma 03:16
14. Spirit In The Sky 04:35

#77701. Stop Us 03:39
02. Let Him Stay 03:10
03. Quackers 02:57
04. A Song For Madeline 02:38
05. Non Commercial Blues 04:19
06. Morning Glory 03:34
07. I Wanna Be Around (With You) 04:04
08. Mouth 02:12
09. Eyeballs 04:58
10. Yesterday's Gone 04:00
11. Talking Drum 01:34
12. Morning Dew 03:56
Bonus Tracks:
13. Get Up 02:35
14. You're The One 02:57
15. Where Were You Today 02:29

Allmisic / Biography by Dave Thompson
One of the giants of British pop in the early '70s, Blue Mink was formed in fall 1969 by keyboard player Roger Coulam, around a nucleus of musicians based at London's Morgan Studios - bassist Herbie Flowers, guitarist Allan Parker, and drummer Barry Morgan were also involved. Having already recorded a number of backing tracks, Coulam then approached soul singer Madeleine Bell and former David & Jonathan star Roger Greenaway as vocalists; Bell accepted, Greenaway declined but recommended his songwriting partner (and fellow David & Jonathan-er) Roger Cook in his stead. With this lineup, Cook and Greenaway's "Melting Pot" was released as Blue Mink's debut single, a plea for multi-racial harmony that reached number three in the U.K. that November. An album of the same title was released in the new year, alongside the single "Good Morning Freedom" - for reasons unknown, the single did not originally appear on the LP. However, its swift rise into the U.K. Top Ten prompted a rethink, and subsequent pressings packed it on board. Throughout Blue Mink's career, the members maintained their high profile session careers - in March 1970, Cook and Bell appeared on Elton John's eponymous album; John reciprocated by covering "Good Morning Freedom" on the compilation album Pick of the Pops (while waiting for his own career to take off, the pianist made ends meet by recording anonymous covers of top hits for the budget Deacon label). The following month, Cook rejoined Greenaway briefly in a new band, Currant Kraze, while the pair maintained their songwriting career with such anthems as "You've Got Your Troubles," "I've Got You on My Mind," and "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Other extracurricular activities over the next few years included Alan Parker's the Congregation and Herbie Flowers' pivotal involvement with Lou Reed's Transformer album. Titled for the group's third hit single, Blue Mink's second album, Our World (U.S. title Real Mink) was released in September 1970. The group then faded from view for some six months before resurfacing with "The Banner Man" in spring 1971. Their first release for the Regal Zonophone label (earlier records were issued by Philips), "Banner Man" reached number three. However, close to another year elapsed before Blue Mink reconvened for a two-week-long engagement at London's Talk of the Town nightspot in January 1972, to be immortalized on the Live at the Talk of the Town album two months later. Oddly, Blue Mink's next studio album, A Time of Change, was released simultaneously with the live record (the set was originally to be titled "Harvest," but was changed to avoid confusion with Neil Young's latest release). With the band now featuring percussionist Ray Cooper and keyboardist Ann Odell, November 1972 brought another number three hit, "Stay with Me," their last for Regal Zonophone before parent company EMI merged the historic label into a new imprint, also named EMI. Blue Mink's fourth album, Only When I Laugh, followed in March 1973. However, the group's appeal was clearly slipping, as glam rock elbowed Blue Mink's brand of light-hearted pop out of the way - their latest single, "By the Devil (I Was Tempted)," struggled to break into the Top 30 and, while June 1973's "Randy" would return Blue Mink to the TopTen, it was to prove their final hit. Blue Mink released one further album, January 1974's Fruity, together with the single "Quackers." Neither did anything, and the band broke up that fall, following one final American tour. Elton John was among the celebrities present to say goodbye, introducing the band on-stage at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Blue Mink's final single, "Get Up," was released in July 1974 - it passed by completely unnoticed, but would resurface two years later, retitled "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)" scoring a massive disco hit for the Rimshots. Since the band's demise, each of the members maintained a loud presence in the world of sessions and songwriting. Blue Mink, meanwhile, have been immortalized on a string of compilations, each recounting the string of effervescent hits that established them among Britain's best-loved pop groups of the early decade.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blue-mink-mn0000061988

Performer:
Blue Mink
Albums:
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1969 Melting Pot
Universal Music Japan / POCE-1048
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1970 Our World
Universal Music Japan / POCE-1049
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1972 A Time Of Change
Universal Music Japan / POCE-1050
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1973 Only When I Laugh...
Universal Music Japan / POCE-1053
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1974 Fruity
Universal Music Japan / POCE-1054
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Info:
British Rock Masterpiece Part 14
Universal Music Japan / Strange Days Records / British Rock Masterpiece / Philips
? & © 2006 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Exclusive License to Strange Days Records in Japan
Comes in a CD sized papersleeve album replica
With Obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in japanese
Made in Japan
Dynamic Range: 11 / 11 / 11 / 10 / 11
Released Year: 2006
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https://www.discogs.com/Blue-Mink-A-Time-Of-Change/release/1515509
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