Although they never achieved commercial success either in the United Kingdom or the USA, Blossom Toes were one of the most interesting British psychedelic groups of the late 1960s. The band was formed in London in 1967 as The Ingoes by Brian Godding (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) and Kevin Westlake (drums). After teaming up with the legendary impresario Giorgio Gomelsky, best known as the producer of the Yardbirds, he changed their name and signed them to his Marmalade label.

Their debut album was recorded at London's Chappell Recording Studios, which Gomelsky produced using every studio trick imaginable. He enriched their psychedelic pop, which ranges from psych-rock to baroque pop, with a wide variety of brass, strings and woodwinds. This extremely rare Italian pressing, which was released a year later in 1968 and features completely different cover artwork, is Blossom Toes’ first album, entitled We Are Ever So Clean. Following their second LP, If Only For A Moment, which also sadly received little attention at the time of its release, the group disbanded. Their debut album was voted number 40 in Record Collector’s list of the „100 Greatest Psychedelic Records“.