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WISHFUL THINKER / CALL ME ON YOUR TELEPHONE

Wigwam

 

Jazz Rock/Fusion

3.93 | 5 ratings

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Mortte
4 stars Here´s another obscurity in Wigwam´s discography also connected to their second album producer Kim Fowley. When Kim was leaving back to US after Tombstone Valentine sessions, he promised there will be also US release of the album. Band members didn´t take him seriously, maybe they thought Kim would forget Wigwam soon, when noticed it will not become next Beatles. But already in the same year there came promo and special edition, 2lp versions of Tombstone Valentine and official 2lp version next year. And from the album was released this single! To me it seems Blues Section was even dearer to Kim, because in Discogs it seems their piece "Call Me On Your Telephone" is on the A-side and Wigwam piece is on B! Also in the US double album in the second album there are only 2 songs from Wigwam and rest are from Blues Section (one Kirka´s piece together with BS). Just noticed Fowley also managed to release album in Italy, also in Verve Forecast-label! Sales of the album and the single weren´t big, but still I think it was quite an achievement from that time Finnish band!

The Band was a big influence to Wigwam, maybe even bigger than Beatles or other 60 bands group members listened. You can really hear that in "Wishful Thinker". But although influences are clearly heard, it´s really beautiful song, really one of the Pembroke´s best! Also Pembroke´s BS piece "Call Me On Your Telephone" is one of his great ones, when it came first time 1967 in Finland, it really put Finnish music into another, very international level! So it´s very easy to give this single four stars.

Mortte | 4/5 |

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