The Mixtures surfed the foamy wave of Mungo Jerry-splotation bands like Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs and, er .... uh, Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs. Having charted in their native Australia with a cover of "In The Summertime" in 1970 The Mixtures soon followed with "The Pushbike Song." To compile their success, they belched out this LP in '71. "Hit Me on the Head" from Side 2 is a charmer. It channels Kim Folwey's "Alley Oop," slam dunks Tommy Roe's "Caveman," and beats (pun intended) Jimmy Castor Bunch's punch drunk (cough, cough) "Troglodyte" by a whopping year. I positively love the negative vibe and kookie, catchy chorus on this Adamberry-Southall composition. Which somehow leads me to the question, Wonder what Chicory Tip whadda done with it? ... Hey, hold on! Wait a minute.And if you're curious about the title song then here ya go ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6MtWRGW3M&feature=related
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