Blue Things - The Blue Things Story, Vol. 2: 1963-1968

The Blue Things (on some releases they are listed as the Bluethings) were an extremely interesting band, full of talent and a willingness to take creative leaps that gives them some claim to being the Great Lost 1960s folk-rock group. Born on the high plains of Kansas, The Blue Things enjoyed tremendous regional success but were never able to expand on it, even though they had a major-label deal with RCA, which led to their only album, 1966's Listen & See. This disc charts their folkier material, beginning with lead singer (and chief songwriter) Val Stecklein's early recordings with the Hi-Plains Singers in 1963, tracks with a pre-RCA version of the band attributed to the Blueboys, key cuts and alternate takes from the Listen & See sessions, and ends with demos from Stecklein's solo project, Grey Life, from 1968. Read More