A Photographic Retrospective By John Robert Rowlands
The Wombles
"Their sole North American album, given a warm two star rating in the first edition of the
Rolling Stone Record Guide (by Dave Marsh, no less!) Sales aided by mid chart placing (#55)
of Beach Boys sound alike single "Wombling Summer Party" in August 1974 and frequent
guest appearances on Captain Kangaroo, the popular US children's TV show (on CBS Network).
The version of "Wombling Summer Party" that is on this album and was released as a single differs from
the version on the UK album - on the original version the song stopped (like in the Beach Boy's
live version of "Barbara Ann") midway through the record, before starting again.
On the US release, the stoppage has been edited out."
Photograph of the Wombles on tour in Los Angeles by John Robert Rowlands