{"product_id":"truck-surprise-surprise","title":"Truck – Surprise! Surprise!","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the many forgotten bands of the late ’60s, few shine as brightly (and unjustly overlooked) as Singapore’s own the October Cherries. From Singapore to Belgium to Abbey Road, The October Cherries reinvented themselves again and again — Truck, Col. Truck, Jade \u0026amp; Pepper — leaving behind a trail of dazzling Beatlesque pop-psych.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1974 in Singapore\/Malaysia, Truck’s \"\u003cem\u003eSurprise! Surprise!\u003c\/em\u003e\" re-arranged songs first released on the Cherries “Dreamseller” album and sounds like it could’ve been part of the 60s British psych era but filtered through early 70s production: melodic, Beatles\/Badfinger-influenced English vocals, catchy songs, lush arrangements, fuzz \u0026amp; wah‑wah guitar, electric piano, and cool analog synth \/ Moog  which gives the album a wonderful unique vibe. Featuring “Earth Song”, included by the late Trish Keenan of Broadcast in her celebrated Motorway Mix. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/guerssen.com\/product\/surprise-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Truck is a Singaporean psych rock band consisting of two brothers and another dude. There really isn’t much information about this record online, but as far as I can tell, they recorded an earlier version of it with another guy under the name The October Cherries (such a sick name), but then kicked him out, deleted his guitar parts, and replaced them with insane synth… or something?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I first heard this album the same way I heard a lot of music for the first time over the last decade or so,” recalls Courtney, “while sitting in the back of the Real Estate tour van as our dear old drummer, Jackson Pollis, jockeyed the aux cord. These songs jumped out at me and I asked him who it was. He told me the name of the band and that they were from Singapore, which seemed notable to me. I asked him to burn me a cd (remember those days), and it became a driving around staple for me. The cd is long gone, but I still come back to this album on YouTube often.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The main thing that has kept me coming back to this album are the songs. There really isn’t a dud on here. “Broken Chair” is a ballad for the ages, with a gargantuan chorus. An absolutely tremendous tune. I saw someone online compare this album to Wings-era Paul McCartney, and I’d say that’s fairly apt. Hyper melodic music, hooks on top of hooks, mutated by weird synth sounds and sometimes nonsensical lyrics. It’s amazing to me that this album isn’t more well known. It seems to have only been reissued once in the early 2000s by a Spanish label. Light in the Attic or whatever, take note.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ravensingstheblues.com\/martin-courtney-on-truck-surprise-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRaven Sings The Blues\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Original artwork in hard cardboard sleeve\u003cbr\u003e— Remastered sound in 24-bit domain\u003cbr\u003e— Insert with liner notes and photos\u003cbr\u003e— Includes download card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6uB6ktGApUKFlJYXUVQpxp?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=c80e9ba74562496e\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Guerssen\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Originally Released: 1974\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Pop Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Singapore Titles\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guerssen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904430817438,"sku":"4255805500897","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1526479606_10.jpg?v=1782452967","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/truck-surprise-surprise","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}