Spooky Two
The band's second album - Spooky Two- still considered to be their masterpiece was released in mid 1968 and made the Billboard Top 100, but never reached the heights that…
Whiskey-a-Go-Go
It should be remembered that this was a time of great social change, the back drop of the Vietnam war, civil rights and white youth rebellion in the name of…
America calling
Amidst all this, America beckoned. Following Traffic's first U.S. tour which was a great success Spooky Tooth followed. In the early summer of 1968 the band flew (via the polar…
Woolwich Green Farm
The group, with the exception of Gary Wright who was still at his apartment in Chelsea, was now living at Woolwich Green Farm an old Tudor farmhouse in Berkshire surrounded…
Launching at the Speakeasy
The Spooky Tooth sound was developing during this time. Gary's Hammond organ on one side of the stage and Mike Harrison on the other sitting nervously behind his new Baldwin…
Sunshine Help Me
Olympic Studios 1&2 became the bands new "home from home" and with producer Jimmy Miller they began to work on song selection, arranging and recording the album to be know…
Island were signing lots of bands
It is important to remember that Island was about to be launched with "Traffic" and the as yet un-named "other band", both of whom were recording their debut albums. There…
Where did the name Spooky Tooth come from?
Where does a group of people working as a team begin to find a collective name that they're happy to live with? Each person has his own imagination and hopefully,…