I bought this album out of curiosity, not expecting much, and was more than pleasantly surprised. Norman Greenbaum, it turns out, was far from a one-trick-pony and had a very individual sound and style which is not very well-known. He was, as is often the case, a victim of one song's success in that not a lot else by him is known or acknowledged. The whole album is full of catchy melodies and often strange lyrics and is fast growing on me. I think it is a keeper! I have chosen Marcy as it is the song which immediately caught my attention; the synthesiser, to my ears, sounds incredibly modern for 1969 but I have no idea what they used to achieve that sound (I would welcome any info on that actually; could it have been a moog?). All I know is that I like it a lot. A good retrospective of Norman Greenbaum's career is currently available on c.d. at a reasonable price and is a good and cheaper alternative to trying to find the original vinyls (unless you get lucky in a second-hand store somewhere):
