A Gathering of Promises

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"I've Got To Reach You" to make sure you buy the CD version with 8 bonus tracks!,
As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's. "A Gathering of Promises" the 1969 release from Bubble Puppy should have been what the titled inferred. The band had tremendous potential and when the opening track on the LP called, "Hot Smoke And Sassafras" hit the American singles charts (Top 20) their popularity outside of Texas should have taken a major foothold. International Artists Records their label may not have had the distribution or the resources to promote the band to maximum lengths. The 13th Floor Elevators were part of the psychedelic/rock inventory of the Texas label as well. While many have not had the pleasure to experience the sounds of Bubble Puppy excluding the single with the addition of the bonus tracks it has never been a better time to explore the band. Make sure if you purchase the CD it is the eighteen track edition with the eight mono single mixes. "Hot Smoke And Sassafras" is always thought of as a powerhouse track with solid guitar. It most definitely is. Overlooked is the terrific vocal that blends with the instrumentation. One of those rare breeds that can satisfy the consumer that buys hit singles and the collector of albums. "I've Got To Reach You" takes a bit of the Beatles, adds the flavor of the Bee Gees and incorporates the solid vocals of Bubble Puppy. "Lonely" is a hybrid psychedelic and straight in your face rock and roll number. It is considered one of the strongest cuts available from the band. "Hurry Sundown" has vocal images of the Moody Blues. Bubble Puppy can enter any musical sandbox and play well together. "Beginning" is actually the final composition on the record. Mixing well-delivered vocals with the stereotypical majestic guitar sounds of the 1960's the final track leaves you the same as after the first, wanting a whole lot more. Thanks to the reissue with the mono mixes of album and non- album singles there will be a myriad of tunes for you to experience. If you enjoy Bubble Puppy check out their roots, found in the band Bad Seeds. Enjoy the music and be well, Craig Fenton Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

OUTSTANDING ALBUM, WITH BONUS TRAX!
Their smash hit (and, indeed, the only really big hit single from Texas' International Artists label), "Hot Smoke and Sassafras", a Nuggets classic, leads off this excellent, excellent LP. What follows are not the usual variations on the Big Hit, but a solid set of songs honed to perfection through endless gigs. Rod Prince had come from Corpus Christi's legendary Bad Seeds, linked up with bassist Roy Cox, second guitarist Todd Potter and drummer Clayton Pulley (replaced with David Fore by the time the album was recorded). Their amalgam of rock, blues, folk and country was late Sixties/early Seventies perfection, and will immediately transport you to a more musically adventurous time. They released the lone LP and three subsequent singles, but IA was going down in flames at the time, so their fate was sealed. Had they been on a larger, better distributed label they might have been able to build on their big hit into a solid career, but it was not to be. After the demise of IA they were brought to ABC/Dunhill by Steppenwolf's Nick St. Nicholas, a very big fan, and made an almost completely new LP of outstanding songs ("Todd's Tune" gets a rework here) under the new moniker of DEMIAN. Once again, the fates were against them because Dunhill did not promote the album well (they were too busy with the Mamas and the Papas, Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night) did not play up the former Bubble Puppy angle enough to let people know who these guys were, and this great followup LP sank into obscurity. Too bad. If you are into Nuggets or Seventies Blues/Rock, go for this: enjoy a shining moment. And check out the DEMIAN LP, reissued in 1994 on the German TRC label. It's hard to find, but well worth the trouble. Great stuff, guys. AND A BIG THANK YOU TO VARESE SARABANDE FOR REMASTERING THIS SET TO ITS BEST POSSIBLE FIDELITY, AND FOR ADDING ALL THEIR NON-LP 45 SIDES AS WELL! THIS IS THE ONE TO BUY!

A Classic Album Remastered With Bonus Tracks!
Bubble Puppy had a smash hit in 1969 with "Hot Smoke And Sassafras" which was a rock track loaded with smokin' guitars and excellent harmonizing. This album (rather cd), re-issued again on cd (originally released on Collector's Choice) on Fuel 2000 Records is remastered and includes eight bonus tracks. The songs are a combination of melodic rockers such as the above mentioned hit "Hot Smoke And Sassatras", "I've Got To Reach You", "Todd's Tune", "Lonely", "Elizabeth" and "Beginnings". But the album also highlight's Bubble Puppy's ability to write some well crafted slower songs such as the title track "A Gathering Of Promises", and "It's safe To Say". The bonus tracks are mono versions of "Hot Smoke And Sassafras" , "Lonely", "If I Had A Reason", "Beginning", "Days Of Our Time", "Thinkin' About Thinkin'", "What Do You See" and "Hurry Sundown". A great cd for those who enjoy listening to late sixties rock such as "Quicksilver Messenger Service", "Mountain", "The Nazz" and "Crow", etc.