Smell of Incense [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

The Southwest F.O.B. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1968
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B00000DAMG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Smell of Incense

2. Tomorrow

3. Rock 'N' Roll Woman

4. Medley

5. All One Big Game

6. On My Mind

7. Bells of Baytown

8. And Another Thing

9. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

10. Independent Me

11. Green Skies

12. As I Look at You

13. Beggar Man

14. Feelin' Groovy

15. Dynamite

16. I Want Your Love

17. Smell of Incense

18. Nadine

19. Tomorrow [alternate mix]

20. And Another Thing

Editorial Reviews

Southwest F.O.B. was a groovy, harmony-laced Dallas, Texas combo that owed as much to the Association as it did to the trippy new sounds of the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. Shining a multi-hued spotlight on the heavenly harmonies of Dan Seals and John Colley (soon to become the chart-topping duo of England Dan & John Ford Coley), Southwest F.O.B.'s only album, Smell of Incense, also laid on plenty of Country Joe-like Farfisa. This hefty exact replica of the original 1968 Hip Records LP will immediately transport you to a ballroom full of sweet smoke with kaleidoscopic patterns flashing on the wall, free apples at the door and people swaying everywhere to totally irresistible rock 'n' roll. Next stop, Nirvana! --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than You Might Think, July 2, 2003

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Discowarp (Nova Anglaterra) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smell of Incense (Audio CD)

I'm listening to this right now, and it's been in my changer for about a week---mixing it up with the likes of Woody Shaw, Keith Jarrett, Enrico Rava, and The Fallen Angels. It holds up well in such company, and even makes one sit and take notice! Great covers of "Rock 'N' Roll Woman" and "Feelin' Groovy"---and a "Nadine" that will knock your socks off. Very pretty ballad "And Another Thing" combines Beatlesque vocal harmony with Paul Simon acoustic guitar thing. Astute musicianship throughout---and some suprising jazzy touches. Sorta like Circus Maximus here and there. A little on the pop side of the lyte sike dial---but a champ in that division. Delightful!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lost 60's Pop, October 3, 2008

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D.S. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Smell of Incense (Audio CD)

If you like the Byrds, Love and The Beach Boys then you will really love this record. It is in the same vein as the Sagittarius album Present Tense except less hippy dippy and more power pop. If you're a fan of this era of music then don't pass up this record. It deserves to be a lot better known and the drummer (whose name I can't remember) is one of the best I've ever heard.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nadine............That's It., July 18, 2001

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williambourque (Waltham, Ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smell of Incense (Audio CD)

Southwest F.O.B. was Dan Seals and John Colleys' music catapult to semi-stardom. This album contains all their released tracks, and as Sundazed usually does, features unreleased photos and songs. What I had a problem with was the lack of any ear grabbin or even finger snapping music. "Smell of Incense" might have been a good enough single then, but now, it sounds a lot like rehashed wanna-be psychedelia. The vocals are not to the forefront enough for such a talented vocal combo being present. To make matters worse, "Downtown Woman" is not remastered in stereo like it's medley counterpart, "Nadine", the only song on this album that stands alone. If only the whole album were composed of remixes it mightv'e got a higher rating. Get their seventies stuff.