The Zoo's sole album was released by Bell in 1968 and features an array of styles that cover all bases from garage and psych through to blue eyed soul and R&B. Whereas the heavy bubblegum blues soul tracks may recall a lesser late period Standells the psych orientated songs, particularly 'Try Me' and 'From A Camel's Hump' or the softer paisley moment 'Love Machine' are defining.Very rare 68 psychedlic rock produced by Ed Cobb in '68. Ed worked with The Chocolate Watchband and this release is an interesting album of rock with The Zoo...
Although California-based Zoo managed to produce only a single album during their short career, it is surprising how fresh and relevant this record still is, some 36 years on.
Formed in 1968 by Murphy ‘Chocolate Moose’ Carfagna, the band also featured Mike Flicker on drums and Howard Leese on lead guitar both of whom went on to join Heart, Leese as guitarist and Flicker as the band’s producer.
Chocolate Moose was released in 1968 on Ed Cobb’s Sunburst label (Sunburst 7500) and is far more than just a rock album. Its strong punk and psychedelic tendencies, coupled with a smattering of R’n’B, propel the album with an energetic vitality that is underpinned by Leese’s searing guitar. The album, rare at the time, has now become a major collectors item.
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