Ultimate Spinach

Ultimate Spinach Were A Psychedelic Rock Band Which Formed In 1967 In Boston Massachusetts. The Band Originally Consisted Of Ian Bruce-Douglas Lead Vocals Keyboards Guitar Barbara Jean Hudson Guitar Vocals Geoffrey Winthrop Guitar Richard Nese Bass And Keith Lahteinen Drums . The Band Was Part Of A Small Psychedelic Music Scene In New England That Was Heavily Promoted By MGM Records As The "Bosstown Sound". The Band Was Lead By Singer Songwriter And Multi-Instrumentalist Ian Bruce-Douglas And Released Three Albums Over The Course Of Its Career "Ultimate Spinach" 1968 "Behold & See" 1968 And "Ultimate Spinach III" 1969 . Their Debut Album Was The Most Successful Of All The "Bosstown Sound" LPs Released By MGM Reaching #35 On The Billboard 200 And Selling Over 100 000 Copies. Myers And Lahteinen Had Left The Group By The Time Of Their Second Album And Russell Levine Drums And Carol Lee Britt Vocals Were Added To The Lineup. Winthrop Departed Shortly Thereafter And Was Replaced By Guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Later A Member Of Steely Dan And The Doobie Brothers. Bruce-Douglas Quit The Band In Late 1968 And Leadership Of The Group Passed Onto Hudson And Baxter Who Re-Formed Ultimate Spinach With A Completely Different Lineup Aside From The Two Of Them. The New Lineup Released The Third Ultimate Spinach Album In 1969 And Disbanded Shortly After Its Release. read less