Spooky Tooth/Pierre Henry, Ceremony (side A)

The inspiration for this odd pairing is unclear.  Spooky Tooth played somewhat aggressive rock with a bit of a space-y feel, but were certainly less "out" than Hawkwind or the Pink Fairies.  Pierre Henry, of course, was best known for his idea of musique concrète.  While their parts play at the same time on 1970's Ceremony, there is little sense of collaboration.  Spooky Tooth's songs and playing are competent and tasteful but undistinguished here.  Henry's sounds often sit over top of the mixes, with technical clarity and detail, and also with a palette that draws attention to itself.  The extreme cover images don't relate to either Henry's abstraction or Spooky Tooth's hard rock.  The concept of a collaboration between these elements seems like a great idea, but the results are more weird than special.  Also notable is that Gary Wright from Spooky Tooth went on to have a huge hit with "Dream Weaver".