World of Oz – The Hum Gum Tree

The World of Oz were four Brummie lads who took it upon themselves to stage an onslaught on the charts during the efflorescent days of 1968 and early 1969.

Their brand of flowery-pop tickled the underskirts of psychedelia but never managed to make an impact on their home shore. However, the brightly-attired troupe did manage a minor hit in Holland with the Toytown psych of ‘Muffin Man’.

‘The Hum-Gum Tree’ is a slightly harder-edged example of their output, and an absolutely splendid one at that.

Taken from their one and only album, 1969′s The World of Oz, ‘The Hum Gum Tree’ boasts a psychedelic feel without compromising on the poppiness, and lyrics that firmly belong in the realms of sinister childhood fantasy.

There will be a review of the album The World of Oz in these very pages, next week.

The World of Oz is available to buy from Amazon.co.uk

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