Flamingo (Flamin' Groovies album)

Flamingo is the second studio album by the rock band the Flamin' Groovies. It was released in 1970. Following the group's departure from the Epic record label, it was the first of their two albums for Kama Sutra Records.

Flamingo was produced by Richard Robinson at Pacific High Recording in San Francisco. It was recorded on an unusual 12-track machine built by Scully Recording Instruments. It used the same one inch tape as professional 8-track studio recorders but with a slightly narrower track width. Guitarist Cyril Jordan later blamed the "squelched" sound of the album on the 12-track recorder. The 12-track system was used by other artists, such as Tom Scholz of Boston, who raved about the sound quality. However, 12-track was soon overtaken by the two inch 16-track format and the Flamin' Groovies used this for their next album.