Originally Posted by mojopinuk

THE ZOO - PRESENTS CHOCOLATE MOOSE (1968)
Given the 60s kick I have been on these past two days, I just had to re-visit this one again. This record is right up there with the likes of the 13th Floor Elevators debut as one of my absolute favourite psych rock records of the era. A band together only two short years, guitarist Howard Leese would then go on to play in Heart and this is the only full-length documentation of their existance.

The album is wonderfully produced, especially in comparison to some other albums released around this time, features some of the best vocals of any 60s psych record I have ever heard, and in places displays some Standells-like proto-punk. I don't know how much of an influence this album was on anyone or anything, but I know I would need to consider the performance of certain favours to the right people to be able to afford a copy of this on vinyl, on the rare occasion one is listed.