Basic Blues Magoos [SEP] record label
Basic Blues Magoos
Basic Blues Magoos is the third album by the American rock band the Blues Magoos. It was released on Mercury Records in May 1968 ("see" 1968 in music). The album saw the group transitioning from psychedelia back to their blues rock roots. Though the album has gained more favor over the years, it was received as a disappointment upon its original distribution and failed to chart.
Background.
The Blues Magoos' second album, "Electric Comic Book", was released five months
their one and only single for the label called "Wait and See". It was produced by former Music Machine bassist Keith Olsen. The record flopped and, despite successful touring in which the band opened for bands like Strawberry Alarm Clock and The Blues Magoos, they were dropped from the A&M label.
Despite not obtaining a hit single, the group did attract attention from Capitol Records who signed the group to a contract. Under the label's Tower subsidiary the band, with production by Keith Olsen and Curt Boettcher,