of cabbages and kings

The archetypal British Invasion moptop duo are caught in the winds of change. 1967's Of Cabbages And Kings, issued in the ample wake of Sgt. Pepper, is a horse of a different color, preferably paisley. From the Dickensian tombstone-tale of "Rest In Peace" to the ambitious five movements of "The Progress Suite," it's a perfect little slice of incense-and-peppermints pop/rock, as bracing today as ever