Blue Cheer – New! Improved! Blue Cheer

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Label:	Philips – PHS 600-305, Philips – PHS-600-305
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1969
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock

Tracklist

A1	When It All Gets Old Written-By – Burns Kellogg*	2:51
A2	West Coast Child Of Sunshine Written-By – Bruce Stephens	2:35
A3	I Want My Baby Back Written-By – Bruce Stephens	3:12
A4	Aces 'N' Eights Written-By – Stephens, Peterson, Kellogg Burns*	2:43
A5	As Long As I Live Written-By – Stephens, Peterson	2:18
A6	It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Written-By – B. Dylan*	3:13
B1	Peace Of Mind Written-By – Randy Holden	7:17
B2	Fruit & Iceburgs Written-By – Randy Holden	6:05
B3	Honey Butter Lover Written-By – Randy Holden	1:21

Artwork – Greg Irons
Bass – Dick Peterson*
Drums – Paul Whaley
Guitar, Percussion [Tortoise Shell, Sandblocks] – Bruce Stephens (tracks: A1 to A6)
Mixed By, Engineer – Hank Cicalo
Percussion – Gene Estes (tracks: A1 to A6), Paul Whaley (tracks: A1 to A6)
Photography By – Lloyd Johnson
Piano, Organ – Burns Kellogg* (tracks: A1 to A6)
Producer – Milan Melvin
Twelve-String Guitar, Vibraslap, Vocals – Dick Peterson* (tracks: A1 to A6)
Vocals, Guitar [All Guitars] – Randy Holden (tracks: B1 to B3)

First cat. nr. on cover, second on label.

Cat. nr. not shown on top right of rear of jacket, unlike Blue Cheer - New! Improved! Blue Cheer.

Pressing Plant ID (Etched in Side A runout, possible Side B as well): MR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped [ || - ||| etched], variant 1): PHS 600305A- M1 || - ||| MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped [ | - ||| etched], variant 1): PHS 600305B- M2 | - |||
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped [ | - | etched], variant 2): PHS 600305A- M2 | - | MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped [ || - || etched], variant 2): PHS 600305B- M2 || - ||
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped [ || - || MR etched], variant 3): PHS 600305A- M1 || - || MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped [ | - || MR etched], variant 3): PHS 600305B- M2 - | - || MR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped [ | - | MR etched], variant 4): PHS 600305A- M1 | - | MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped [ || - || MR etched], variant 4): PHS 600305B- M2 - || - || MR

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	New! Improved! (LP, Album, Stereo)	Philips, Philips	SBL 7896, 852 136 BY	UK	1969
New Submission	New! Improved! Blue Cheer (LP, Album)	Philips	852 136 BY	Germany	1969
New Submission	New! Improved! Blue Cheer (LP, Album)	Philips	PST 5109	South Africa	1969
New Submission	New! Improved! Blue Cheer (LP, Album)	Philips	PHS 600-305	Canada	1969
Recently Edited	New! Improved! Blue Cheer (LP, Album, Promo)	Philips, Philips	PHS 600-305, PHS-600-305	US	1969

deepurple44 Jun 4, 2023
Peace of mind and Fruit & iceberg worth to own the album, heavy psych sound, loud bass, fuzzy guitar lick with a solid vocal. Side 2 is the main thing on this album. Stereo seperation is great, its sounds reaply good.
motorbooty Apr 22, 2021
Peace of Mind is a total killer heavy psych track.
Groovytymes Nov 8, 2020
Bit of chalk and cheese here, but side 2 does it for me, with "new" guitarist Randy Holden from the Other Half, what a soaring psych guitar sound never bettered, and I know my early guitarists, as i am that old !!
sklerici Apr 19, 2017
Is it possible to know what's written on the run out? I got the same noticed on the unofficial release but i think should be the same (PHS 600 305 M1 etc.).
MrCrankyPants Jan 9, 2011
Not Blue Cheer's best but this is still a very good album. Heavy Psych Rock at it's best. Love it! 70/100