The Growing Concern – The Growing Concern

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Year:	1968

Tracklist

		Hard Hard Year	4:25
		Edge Of Time	4:28
		Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled	2:44
		A Boy I Once Knew Well	4:24
		All I Really Want	2:20
		Mister You're A Better Man Than I	4:50
		What Kind Of Life	2:58
		Other Side Of Life	4:57
		I Know A Girl	2:36
		Sit Down I Think I Love You	2:24

Credits (9)

John Pedley
Bass
Jack Lonshein
Design, Illustration
Ralph Williams (5)
Drums
Pete Guerino
Guitar, Lead Vocals
Ralph Toms
Lead Guitar
Dan Passaglia
Organ, Vocals

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Stereo	Mainstream Records – S/6108	US	1968	US — 1968	Recently Edited
	The Growing Concern LP, Promo, Mono	Mainstream Records – 56108	US	1968	US — 1968	New Submission
	The Growing Concern CD, Album, Reissue	Golden Reborn Classics – GRC 003	Germany	1996	Germany — 1996	New Submission
	The Growing Concern CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Radioactive (2) – RRCD069	UK	2004	UK — 2004
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Radioactive (2) – RRLP069	UK	2004	UK — 2004	New Submission
	The Growing Concern CD, Album, Reissue	World Psychedelia Ltd. – WPC6-8481	South Korea	2005	South Korea — 2005	New Submission
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, 180 Gram	Mainstream Records – S/6108	US	2007	US — 2007	Recently Edited
	The Growing Concern CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue, Paper Sleeve	P-Vine Records – PCD-25074	Japan	2008	Japan — 2008	Recently Edited
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release	Phoenix Records (2) – ASHLP3020	UK	2009	UK — 2009	Recently Edited
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram	Mainstream Records – S/6108	US	2012	US — 2012	New Submission
	The Growing Concern CD, Album, Reissue	Early Dawn – ED 1811	Europe	2018	Europe — 2018	New Submission
	The Growing Concern 10×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, 320 kbps	Mainstream Records – none	US	2020	US — 2020	New Submission
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo	Life Goes On Records – LIFE015	Europe	2022	Europe — 2022	New Submission
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Mainstream Records (3) – S/6108				New Submission
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Red Translucent	Mainstream Records – S/6108	US		US	New Submission
	The Growing Concern LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Fantazia Music – S/6108	Germany		Germany	New Submission

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Reviews

Biliken Mar 27, 2025
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo) LIFE015
NM/NM copy in shrink available. Message me if interested please.
rarere Dec 25, 2024
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Stereo) S/6108
Heard of this late in life. Glad I did and found a pristine copy. Side B is OK but side a is amazing. The use of the organ on Hard, Hard Time and the guitars on Edge Of Time as well as the vocals on several tracks, even when mixed male and female
logdoghay Oct 6, 2024
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Promo, Mono) 56108
beautiful mix. definitely sounds like a dedicated mono mix. vocals are very very strong with nice centered instrumentals as well. one of my favorite albums!
SpiritByrds Feb 10, 2022
Edited 3 years ago
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Stereo) S/6108
One of the Best and most expensive psych lps on the Mainstream label. Late 60's psych pop west coast vibe with male and female harmonies and organ and fuzz guitar. Very consistent and always fun on repeat listens! Compare to The Art of Lovin, Ill Wind, Yankee Dollar, Sapphire Thinkers, Jefferson Airplane and Peanut Butter Conspiracy.
sillykite Nov 18, 2021
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Stereo) S/6108
Seems like a really good record but they should have used the female vocalist for most of the singing because her voice is mysterious and cool and the guy sounds a little cornball. Still worth having but awful expensive.
graceland_homegrown Jan 15, 2016
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) S/6108
This entry shall refer to an early 90s needle drop bootleg reissue made in Austria or Hungary. The cover image is reproduced incomplete. There is no lettering on the spine.
The original Mainstream labels have not been reproduced.
Matrix/Runout A side: S6108 A 1 BE
Matrix/Runout B side: S6108 B 1 BE
mankat007 Dec 10, 2011
Edited 13 years ago
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Stereo) S/6108
This album has a few interesting moments but is not fantastic. The male lead singer is allowed too many vocals and in comparison to the female singer, sounds too corny. The covers are hit or miss. Don't listen to the "Jefferson Airplane" comparisons other reviewers and dealers claim this album contains. This album has almost a pure "Mammas & Papas" vibe with a tiny bit of "Jefferson Airplane" added to the sound but with not enough female vocals. This is yet another example of how rare does not necessarily mean awesome.
manus-von-alles Dec 13, 2010
referencing The Growing Concern (LP, Album, Stereo) S/6108
Definitly one of my favorite US-psychedelic albums, beneath such as Ill Wind or Gale Garnet and the Gentle Rain. Listen to, and you will anderstand. There also exist an European Counterfeit, that´s release dates to the middle of the 80ies. As an exeption, this is done quite proper and sounds as good, my original Mainstream-copy does. So both may be an recommendation, while i never listen to the cds. Maybe anybody can give us an advice to them?