Massive success they had in the pre-psychedelic era so Had no trouble transitioning out of psych due to the Was on the decline in 1969 and the Beatles and Stones Psychedelia gone in favor of mediocre 1970s post. Anyways if youĮnjoyed their first two albums, forget it here. I guess Jeff Lorber was still trying to milk theīoston scene for what it was worth. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Doobie Brothers and Steelyĭan fame appears not that it really made much of aĭifference. Original member and she doesn't even appear on allĬuts. Lineup with only Barbara Hudson being the only Spinach in all but name only as it's a completely new Plain to see their third and final album is truly a Harmonica bits and quasi-church choir like vocals). Some iffy material as well (I could live without the Mine it does feature some incredible material and While Behold & See will never become a favorite of The first two 'Ultimate Spinach' records are highly recommended. 'Ultimate Spinach' recorded some of the most original psychedelic rock records. The record moved away from the psychedelic sound of the first two records and consisted of mainstream rock songs. At the end of 1968 the band was reformed with Bruce-Douglas keeping only singer Barbara Hudson, but finally he left the band prior to the recording of the third self-titled 'Ultimate Spinach' record, leaving Barbara Hudson as the only original member. The second record "Behold and See" was released in 1968 and followed the direction of the first with tighter tracks and the same overall quality. The record sold well, but the band was a victim of the hype and got negative critics by the press. 'Ultimate Spinach' privileged long elaborated suites, alternating instrumental passages, poetry and multipart vocals (the voice of Barbara Hudson reminding Grace Slick and Sonja Kristina) with original arrangements, including flutes, sitar, harpsichord and the electronic Theremin instrument. All lyrics and music were written by leader Ian Bruce-Douglas. Their first self-titled record, inspired by West-coast bands like 'The Doors' and 'Jefferson Airplane', presented an original mixture of psychedelic rock, folk and classical music. These bands, all produced by Alan Lorber, had musically not much in common and 'Ultimate Spinach' was the most interesting band to come out of this hype. The three Boston bands starting that "movement" were 'Ultimate Spinach', 'Orpheus' and 'The Beacon Street Union'. Lorber created together with MGM the marketing concept of the 'Boston Sound' (later 'Bosstown' sound) to propose (and sell) an alternative to the West-coast bands. The same year the band changed their name to 'Ultimate Spinach' and recorded their first record for MGM, produced by the ambitious Alan Lorber. 'Ultimate Spinach' was founded in 1967 under the name of 'Underground Cinema' as the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ian Bruce-Douglas.
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