We Are Ever So Clean

We Are Ever So Clean
We Are Ever So Clean
Studio album by Blossom Toes
Released	24 November 1967
Genre	Psychedelic rock; freakbeat; acid rock;
Length	39:56
Label	Marmalade
Producer	Giorgio Gomelsky
Blossom Toes chronology
Singles from We Are Ever So Clean
	"What on Earth / Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar / Look at Me I'm You"; Released: October 1967;

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Allmusic	^[1]

We Are Ever So Clean is the debut album by Blossom Toes, released in 1967 on Marmalade Records. The album was reissued in 2007 by Sunbeam Records along with bonus tracks.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

It is listed in Record Collector’s "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".^[6] Richie Unterberger calls the album "One of the happiest, most underappreciated relics of British psychedelia."

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Look at Me I'm You"	Godding, Gomelsky	3:55
2.	"I'll Be Late for Tea"	Godding	2:42
3.	"The Remarkable Saga of the Frozen Dog"	Westlake	3:02
4.	"Telegram Tuesday"	Godding	2:38
5.	"Love Is"	Godding	2:41
6.	"What's It For"	Cregan	3:03
7.	"People of the Royal Parks"	Westlake	2:20

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"What on Earth"	Godding	2:53
9.	"Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar"	Cregan, Westlake	2:38
10.	"I Will Bring You This and That"	Godding	2:55
11.	"Mister Watchmaker"	Godding	2:22
12.	"When the Alarm Clock Rings"	Cregan	2:26
13.	"The Intrepid Balloonist's Handbook, Volume One"	Cregan	2:12
14.	"You"	Godding	2:45
15.	"Track for Speedy Freaks (or Instant LP Digest)"	Godding, Gomelsky, Cregan, Westlake	1:25

Bonus tracks (2007 reissue)
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Everybody’s Talking" (Outtake)	2:32
17.	"Look At Me I’m You" (Instrumental)	3:47
18.	"I’ll Be Late for Tea" (Mono Mix without Overdubs)	2:28
19.	"Mister Watchmaker" (Live)	3:08
20.	"I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight"	3:23
21.	"Jim Cregan interview"	0:57
22.	"Love Is" (Live)	3:01
23.	"Collects Little Girls" (Demo)	4:03
24.	"Hometime" (Demo)	3:44
25.	"Looking Up I'm Looking Back" (Demo)	3:03

Personnel

Brian Belshaw - bass, vocals
Jim Cregan - guitar, vocals
Brian Godding - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Kevin Westlake - drums
David Whittaker - orchestration
Poli Palmer - percussion, vibes (bonus tracks 22–25)

References

^ Unterberger, Richie. "We Are Ever So Clean - Blossom Toes". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ Wolk, Douglas (8 August 2007). "We Are Ever So Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Wirth, Jim (25 February 2022). "Blossom Toes – We Are Ever So Clean/If Only For A Moment". Uncut. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Tyler, Kieron (6 March 2022). "Music Reissues Weekly: Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Molotkow, Alex (14 August 2007). "Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Record Collector Magazine's 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records: Web link". Retrieved 6 January 2011.

External links

Sunbeam Records info

[allmusic1-1] Unterberger, Richie. "We Are Ever So Clean - Blossom Toes". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

[2] Wolk, Douglas (8 August 2007). "We Are Ever So Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[3] Wirth, Jim (25 February 2022). "Blossom Toes – We Are Ever So Clean/If Only For A Moment". Uncut. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[4] Tyler, Kieron (6 March 2022). "Music Reissues Weekly: Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[5] Molotkow, Alex (14 August 2007). "Blossom Toes - We Are Ever So Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[6] "Record Collector Magazine's 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records: Web link". Retrieved 6 January 2011.

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