The Smoke - It's Smoke Time

Title: It's Smoke Time Artist: The Smoke Release Date: 1967 Re-Released On: 9/30/1993 Label: Repertoire Records UPC: 4009910434826 Genre: Rock Styles: British Invasion, Psychedelic, Garage Rock, Mod, British Psychedelia, Freakbeat Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Laid-Back/Mellow, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Trippy, Naive, Innocent, Quirky, Reserved, Stylish, Sugary, Summery Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. My Friend Jack
2. Waterfall
3. You Can't Catch Me
4. High in a Room
5. Wake Up Cherylina
6. Don't Lead Me On
7. We Can Take It
8. If the Weather's Sunny
9. I Wanna Make It with You
10. It's Getting Closer
11. It's Just Your Way of Lovin'
12. I Would If I Could But I Can't
13. Have Some More Tea
14. Victor Henry's Cool Book
15. Sydney Gill
16. It Could Be Wonderful
17. Keep a Hold of What You've Got
18. She's a Liar
19. I Am Only Dreaming
20. Universal Vagrant
21. Dreams of Dreams
22. My Birth
23. Jack Is Back
24. That's What I Want
25. Playing with Magic
26. My Friend Jack [Alternate Take]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1993 CD Repertoire Records 4348

It's Smoke Time [Japan] It's Smoke Time [Germany]

Besides "My Friend Jack," other highlights of the Smoke's only album (all but one of whose tracks were group originals) include the beautiful mid-tempo ballad "Waterfall" and the bee-humming guitars and lilting backup vocals on "You Can't Catch Me." This Repertoire reissue of the original LP adds 14 additional cuts, including non-LP singles, a single issued in 1965 by The Shots (an earlier version of the group), a single puzzlingly issued under the alias the Chords Five, and an interesting alternate take of "My Friend Jack." A lot of these tracks pale in comparison to the 12 from the original album, but "Have Some More Tea" is a great Who-ish number, and "Sydney Gill" is a good stab at a more progressive mood. [Originally released in 1967, It's Smoke Time was reissued on CD in 2006 and contains the first 12 tracks of the original LP.] ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Geoff Gill Drums, Group Member Mark Brennan Liner Notes Mick Rowley Vocals, Group Member Phil Peacock Group Member, Guitar Shotstar Performer Wilfried Zinzow Compilation