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TheCellarTapes · 05-11-2009, 10:17 AM

Tomorrow - Tomorrow
(1968)

Tracks

1 My White Bicycle 3:17
2 Colonel Brown 2:51
3 Claremont Lake 3:01
4 Real Life Permanent Dream 3:15
5 Shy Boy 2:26
6 Revolution 3:48
7 The Incredible Journey of Timothy Chase 3:17
8 Auntie Mary's Dress Shop 2:44
9 Strawberry Fields Forever 3:58
10 Three Jolly Little Dwarfs 2:26
11 Now Your Time Has Come 4:51
12 Hallucinations 2:37

Tomorrow were a London four piece formed in 1965, they have been mentioned in the Cellar before of course for their contribution towards the Mark Wirtz’s forgotten masterpiece, A Teenage Opera. Following similar lines as The Kaleidoscope, Tomorrow despite being an integral part of the London Psychedelic scene during the late 1960’s, are now largely forgotten.

When we talk about the seminal Psychedelic albums of the 67/68 period, people think of Piper at The Gates, Sgt Pepper and even Soft Machine’s Volume 1, all of which are heralded for their key contributions to the scene. Here in The Cellar however, we like to talk up albums like Tangerine Dream and S.F. Sorrow, giving them pride of place amongst these other landmark albums. But today I bring you another edition, Tomorrow with their self titled debut released in 1968 on Parlophone, produced by the great EMI magician Mark Wirtz.

The album begins with My White Bicycle, this was the first single for the band, it is also a track which fully utilises backward guitar phasing with wondrous results. It is a fine opener and is surprisingly accessible, creating a useful bridge between the sound coming from the UFO Club and the musical pallet of mainstream audiences.

There are a couple of songs which were recorded during Mark Wirtz’s Teenage Opera sessions. As that fine piece of work was shelved for 3 decades by EMI, these belting songs instead get their first airing on Tomorrow’s debut, some cracking songs like Colonel Brown and the beautifully decorative Auntie Mary’s Dress Shop, not to mention the superb Shy Boy.

The title of best track on this album I think must go to track four; Real-Life Permanent Dream has one of the best sitar riffs going, it is an amazingly trippy effort which is not alone on this LP for that particular vibe. The final track on the album for example is awfully trippy, Hallucinations, leaves London and instead has hints of the West Coast about it with its use of harmonies and lyrical content, joyous!

Tomorrow would see limited success with this album in 1968 and disbanded the same year. Lead guitarist Steve Howe would go on to join Yes, the drummer 'Twink' would join The Pretty Things, whilst singer Keith West had a decent solo career in the seventies. But Tomorrow in 1968 left us with an album which captures the mood of 1967/68 in London perfectly, in that it is ever so jolly and marvellously trippy. In time it must surely rank alongside the great British albums from the period, but there’s only one way to find out, Enjoy!

05-11-2009, 10:17 AM	#95 (permalink)
TheCellarTapes Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 490	Tomorrow - Tomorrow *(1968)* Tracks 1 My White Bicycle 3:17 2 Colonel Brown 2:51 3 Claremont Lake 3:01 4 Real Life Permanent Dream 3:15 5 Shy Boy 2:26 6 Revolution 3:48 7 The Incredible Journey of Timothy Chase 3:17 8 Auntie Mary's Dress Shop 2:44 9 Strawberry Fields Forever 3:58 10 Three Jolly Little Dwarfs 2:26 11 Now Your Time Has Come 4:51 12 Hallucinations 2:37 Tomorrow were a London four piece formed in 1965, they have been mentioned in the Cellar before of course for their contribution towards the Mark Wirtz’s forgotten masterpiece, A Teenage Opera. Following similar lines as The Kaleidoscope, Tomorrow despite being an integral part of the London Psychedelic scene during the late 1960’s, are now largely forgotten. When we talk about the seminal Psychedelic albums of the 67/68 period, people think of Piper at The Gates, Sgt Pepper and even Soft Machine’s Volume 1, all of which are heralded for their key contributions to the scene. Here in The Cellar however, we like to talk up albums like Tangerine Dream and S.F. Sorrow, giving them pride of place amongst these other landmark albums. But today I bring you another edition, Tomorrow with their self titled debut released in 1968 on Parlophone, produced by the great EMI magician Mark Wirtz. The album begins with My White Bicycle, this was the first single for the band, it is also a track which fully utilises backward guitar phasing with wondrous results. It is a fine opener and is surprisingly accessible, creating a useful bridge between the sound coming from the UFO Club and the musical pallet of mainstream audiences. There are a couple of songs which were recorded during Mark Wirtz’s Teenage Opera sessions. As that fine piece of work was shelved for 3 decades by EMI, these belting songs instead get their first airing on Tomorrow’s debut, some cracking songs like Colonel Brown and the beautifully decorative Auntie Mary’s Dress Shop, not to mention the superb Shy Boy. The title of best track on this album I think must go to track four; Real-Life Permanent Dream has one of the best sitar riffs going, it is an amazingly trippy effort which is not alone on this LP for that particular vibe. The final track on the album for example is awfully trippy, Hallucinations, leaves London and instead has hints of the West Coast about it with its use of harmonies and lyrical content, joyous! Tomorrow would see limited success with this album in 1968 and disbanded the same year. Lead guitarist Steve Howe would go on to join Yes, the drummer 'Twink' would join The Pretty Things, whilst singer Keith West had a decent solo career in the seventies. But Tomorrow in 1968 left us with an album which captures the mood of 1967/68 in London perfectly, in that it is ever so jolly and marvellously trippy. In time it must surely rank alongside the great British albums from the period, but there’s only one way to find out, Enjoy!