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Nasty Habits!
Back in the day, the jovial fat monk in Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, inspired a pie and chip shop in Carlisle to be called The Friar Tuck-in (geddit?). That was in the late ‘70s, some time after Friar Tuck And His Psychedelic Guitar emerged in 1967.
Nasty Habits!
Back in the day, the jovial fat monk in Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, inspired a pie and chip shop in Carlisle to be called The Friar Tuck-in (geddit?). That was in the late ‘70s, some time after Friar Tuck & His Psychedelic Guitar emerged in 1967. Adorned with a would-be cleric on the cover, bearded and hooded for maximum protection, the kitsch sleeve of this one-off album looks like a quick-buck making exercise but in fact, this is one cool album that goes way beyond simple psychedelic impersonation. Featuring vocals and arrangements by a young Curt Boetcher who would later emerge in key sunshine pop outfits The Ballroom, Millennium and Sagittarius as well as working with Gary Usher and The Byrds among others, Friar Tuck have some short, sharp melodies under their cassocks. Mike Deasy is Tuck on guitar with a psyche approach and some deadpan dialogue too. The album, which has members of The Ballroom and The Goldebriars backing, is tongue in cheek, but there’s plenty of swinging stuff here that transcends simple mimicry and delivers some fine riffs of its own. Much sought after and only currently available as a limited edition 180 gsm vinyl release, this is well worth checking out. Friar Tuck & His Psychedelic Guitar
