Side Effect - Goin' Bananas (1977) Vinyl LP • Sylvia St. James, All in Your Mind

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Yellow colored vinyl. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks good, a few creases near edges; light scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); inner-gate could not be evaluated because it is partially stuck closed, it does seem to have a tear near the top-center. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is easy-to-read with mild wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners; small developing split near top center. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and several small divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Goin' Bananas
2. Open Up Your Heart
3. Watching Life
4. Keep On Keepin' On
5. It's All Your Mind
6. Private World
7. Mr. Monday
8. Never Be The Same
9. Back In Time
10. Cloudburst

About The Record:

Goin' Bananas, by Side Effect, is the third album by this funk/disco/soul group. Helen Lowe's replacement, Sylvia St. James, joined Side Effect with Goin' Bananas, and although Lowe's departure was a major loss for the group, St. James shows herself to be an expressive and capable vocalist on the catchy Private World, the title tune (a goofy yet infectious funk song), and an interpretation of Cloudburst that is probably the group's most jazz-oriented offering ever. Augie Johnson, meanwhile, has a charming lead vocal on Open Up Your Heart. The funky single It's All In Your Mind made it to No. 18 on Billboard's R&B singles chart. For this LP, Side Effect went all out with the bananas gimmick -- St. James was depicted in a Carmen Miranda-like getup, and Fantasy pressed the LP on yellow vinyl (Allmusic review by Alex Henderson).