DESCRIPTION:
The World of Oz - Like a Tear [The World of Oz] 1969
Formed 1968, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Disbanded 1969 //
Members: Christopher Robin (vocals, guitar), Tony Clarkson (bass), David 'Kubie' Kubinec (guitar, organ), David Reay (drums), Geoff Nicholls (organ), Rob Moore (drums).
The World of Oz LP was released on schedule and disappeared without creating a ripple on the charts, on either side of the Atlantic. The album cover was a very strange one — it featured visual representations of the last lineup of the group, which was understandable but also strange, as they were hardly heard on the record inside. The cover design was an especially ornate affair, utilizing characters from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz universe, which, according to Kubinec, also included representations of their manager, and even annotator Jonathan King, while the back cover had images of Bickerton and arranger Mike Vickers. As a psychedelic artifact, musical and visual, that LP and the cover were serious collectors' items for many years.