Savoy Brown - Looking In

I don't really have a Halloween post this year, but this one may be close.  

Savoy Brown - Looking In (Parrot 1970)

British blues band Savoy Brown with their fourth album.  Sports a cover reminiscent of EC comics.

I'm not sure what inspired them to go all demonic.  The music and lyrics are basic Chicago style blues.

And how demonic can you be if you're on Parrot Records with that cute little guy with hat and cane.

This record holds a soft spot in my history.  Around the time of its release I stepped into an independent counter-culture record store for the first time.  This record was playing.  Being a fan of monster movies and Mad Magazine, I was immediately taken by the cover.

Every time I put it on I'm immediately taken me back to an environment of sand candles, black light posters, black lights, strobe lights, incense, and various whatnot used for smoking stuff.   And they had records too.  The best selection with the best prices.  No 45's because those were for a different crowd.  David Peel and the Lower East Side on the wall rather than the Cowsills.

I really loved that vibe in a record store.  With the rise of the 'hip' chains like Tower, Music Plus and the Wherehouse, these types of stores slowly died out.  The Wherehouse was hip, but they had corporate mandated turnstiles.

My local record emporium has a small black light room in the hallway leading to the back door.   They're trying to recapture the counter-culture store spirit on a small level.