It's Soft Rock And All Sorts, Katch 22

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Last updated 21 março 2025

Unearthing another hidden gem from the Saga catalogue. Katch 22 were a bunch of young boys that produced the UK answer to the US soft rock scene. It is ironic that a UK band can be so influenced by those US bands that were most highly under the influence of British popsike! Think of Harper's Bizarre, The Association, The Millennium or Eternity's Children even higher on tea! A surprisingly good production for a Saga pop/psych LP, the album is built up of excellent cover versions of some greats of the genre, paying tribute to the likes of The Left Banke ('Walk Away Reneé'), Simon & Garfunkel / Harper's Bizarre ('Feelin' Groovy') or even Buffalo Springfield ('Go And Say Goodbye') and also of some good originals in the same vein. It is certainly an underrated period piece that deserves a wider recognition, a great sounding album of orchestrated (and non orchestrated) pop sounds.

Mike Eastman - Katch 22 - The Strange Brew

Swinging London: The Accidental Genius of Saga Records 1968-1970 by First Impression, Five Day Week Straw People, The Magical Mixture, Katch 22, Good Earth, Blackbirds, Dave Moses Group, The Graham Walker Sound