Smoke, The : It's Smoke Time

Formed from Yorkshire beat-era roots and reborn in London as The Smoke, Mick Rowley, Mal Luker, John "Zeke" Lund and Geoff Gill were one of the great should-have-been bands of the British psychedelic explosion.

Though their UK breakthrough was curtailed by controversy, their blistering "My Friend Jack" found a far warmer reception in Germany, where it climbed to No. 2 and briefly made them genuine continental stars.

Rushed out for the German market in 1967, It's Smoke Time caught the band at their peak: a vivid collision of tough mod-pop, garage bite and emerging psychedelia. From the fuzz-driven attack of "My Friend Jack", "High In A Room" and "We Can Take It" to the melodic charm of "Waterfall" and "Wake Up Cherylina", it remains a prized snapshot of mid-Sixties freakbeat invention.

This expanded Morgan Blue Town edition brings that cult classic back on premium green 180gm vinyl, adding the previously unreleased original version of "My Friend Jack" and a detailed insert essay. For collectors, psych devotees and curious newcomers alike, it is the definitive way to rediscover The Smoke's rare, radiant and still-potent sole LP.