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Monday, July 28, 2008
Paul Revere and The Raiders - Revolution! (1967)
Το συγκεκριμένο δισκάκι είναι ένα από τα λίγα original που καμαρώνω πως έχω και εγώ. Γενικά όπως έχω πει τα χρόνια εκείνα τα οικονομικά δεν επέτρεπαν ανδραγαθήματα με original.
Tracks:
1. Him Or Me-What's It Gonna Be?
2. Reno
3. Upon Your Leaving
4. Mo'reen
5. Wanting You
6. Gone-Movin' On
7. I Had A Dream
8. Tighter
9. Make It With Me
10. Ain't Nobody Who Can Do It Like Leslie Can
11. I Hear A Voice
Tracks:
1. Him Or Me-What's It Gonna Be?
2. Reno
3. Upon Your Leaving
4. Mo'reen
5. Wanting You
6. Gone-Movin' On
7. I Had A Dream
8. Tighter
9. Make It With Me
10. Ain't Nobody Who Can Do It Like Leslie Can
11. I Hear A Voice
Paul Revere and The Raiders - Greatest Hits (1967)
Για την ώρα το μόνο που έχω να πω για αυτό το γκρουπ είναι ότι ακόμα παίζουν μουσική. Είναι με τις κλασικές στολές του Revolutionary War, άσπρα μαλλιά και κοιλιές. Προφανώς δεν ήταν αυτή η εικόνα του γκρουπ που ξεκίνησε από το Idaho την δεκαετία του 60, δεκαετία (στο ξεκίνημα έπαιζαν ροκάκια instrumental) στην οποία σάρωναν τα πάντα στο διάβα τους. Στους «γκαραζάκηδες» πιο πολύ έκατσε το κλασικό Just Like Me, ωστόσο όποιος τους ψάξει θα βρεί και άλλες κομματάρες. Με τους Raiders θα τα πούμε αρκετές φορές ακόμα…καλά να είμαστε μόνο, όσον αφορά ένα σύντομο ιστορικό τους, μπορείτε να το ακούσετε στο τελευταίο κομμάτι (Legend Of Paul Revere)
Tracks:
1. Louie, Louie 2:44
2. Louie Go Home 2:41
3. Steppin' Out 2:14
4. Just Like Me 2:26
5. Melody For An Unknown Girl 2:04
6. Kicks 2:28
7. Hungry 2:59
8. The Great Airplane Strike 3:08
9. Good Thing 3:04
10. Ups And Downs 2:52
11. Legend Of Paul Revere 3:12
Tracks:
1. Louie, Louie 2:44
2. Louie Go Home 2:41
3. Steppin' Out 2:14
4. Just Like Me 2:26
5. Melody For An Unknown Girl 2:04
6. Kicks 2:28
7. Hungry 2:59
8. The Great Airplane Strike 3:08
9. Good Thing 3:04
10. Ups And Downs 2:52
11. Legend Of Paul Revere 3:12
Red Crayola - God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It (1968)
Σκούρα τα πράματα με τις μουσικές των Red Crayola. Πειραματική ψυχεδέλια είτε για εξάσκηση είτε για «ταξιδεμένους». Ομολογώ πως δυσκολεύομαι αρκετά να τους ακούσω, αλλά γενικά τους ακούω. Όσοι έτυχε να έχουν εκείνη την διπλή συλλογή της International Artist, θα παρατήρησαν ότι εκεί έχουμε κάποιους διαφορετικούς Red Crayola…πιο «ομαλούς» θα έλεγα.
Tracks:
1. Say Hello To Jamie Jones
2. Music
3. The Shirt
4. Listen To This
5. Victory Garden
6. Coconut Hotel
7. Sheriff Jack
8. Free Piece
9. Ravi Shankar: Parachutist
10. Place For Piano And Electric Bass.mp3
11. Dairymaid's Lament
12. Big
13. Leejol
14. Sherlock Holmes
15. Dirth Of Tilth
16. Tina's Gone To Have A Baby
17. The Jewels Of The Madonna
18. Green Of My Pants
19. Night Song
Tracks:
1. Say Hello To Jamie Jones
2. Music
3. The Shirt
4. Listen To This
5. Victory Garden
6. Coconut Hotel
7. Sheriff Jack
8. Free Piece
9. Ravi Shankar: Parachutist
10. Place For Piano And Electric Bass.mp3
11. Dairymaid's Lament
12. Big
13. Leejol
14. Sherlock Holmes
15. Dirth Of Tilth
16. Tina's Gone To Have A Baby
17. The Jewels Of The Madonna
18. Green Of My Pants
19. Night Song
Red Crayola - The Parable Of Arable Land (1967)
Personnel:
RICK BARTHELME drms A B
STEVE CUNNINGHAM bs A B C
BONNIEE MERSON gtr A
DANNY SCHACT hrmnca A
MAYO THOMPSON gtr, vcls A B C
TOMMY SMITH C
JESSE CHAMBERLAIN
GUY CLARK
ALBUMS:
1(B) THE PARABLE OF ARABLE LAND (International Artists 2) 1967
2(C) GOD BLESS THE RED KRAYOLA AND ALL WHO SAIL WITH IT (International Artists 7) 1968
NB: (1) reissued on Radar (RAD 12) 1978 and Decal (LIK 20) 1988. (2) reissued on Radar (RAD 16) 1979 and Decal (LIK 29) 1989. (1) and (2) have also been issued together on a European CD and in the U.S. by Collectables. Later releases include:- Soldier Talk (Radar RAD 18) 1978, Black Snakes (with Art and Language) (Recommended) 1983; THREE SONGS ON A TRIP ACROSS THE U.S. (mini) (Recommended) 1985; The Male Factor Die (Glass) 1989. There is also a very strange, live album recorded in 1967, (B) Coconut Hotel (DC 62) 1996.
Red Crayola were established in Houston in September 1966. line-up 'A' was very much embryonic. They began playing straight rock numbers like Hey Joe but by December 1966 they had developed the improvised music style - the Freeform Freak-out - that they are best remembered for. All interested parties were invited to perform in their shows and in effect a companion group (known as The Familiar Ugly) was established. When International Artists invited Thompson, Barthelme and Cunningham to record their debut album in March 1967 The Familiar Ugly were featured in the Freeform Freak-outs between each track. Quite aside from the Freak-outs the album included some very strange material - formless and improvised, the psychedelia of tracks like Hurricane Fighter Plane (which Roky Erickson played organ on), Transparent Radiation (which Roky played harmonica on) and Pink Stainless Tail was very different to that of other Texas bands of the era. On stage, too, the Red Crayola were very much an acquired taste.
Lacking natural rhythms and structure their music was practically impossible to dance to. They were once paid ten dollars (to split three ways) and asked to leave a gig at the New Orleans House in Berkeley after 20 minutes! They were, however, invited to play at the Berkeley Folk Festival in the Summer of 1967. Once again their performance did not go down well and the band fell apart with Thompson spending time in New York and Los Angeles. One of their live performances was released in the nineties as Coconut Hotel, but it isn't recommended unless you're into avant garde/ambient noises.
In 1968 Thompson and Steve Cunningham returned to Texas and along with a new drummer Tommy Smith, who had briefly played with Bubble Puppy, began recording their second album, which consisted of numerous one and two minute tracks of simple but experimental acoustic weirdness. They were now spelling Krayola with a k. Surprisingly perhaps, this album was even less successful than their first and the band became dormant for many years. They did apparently record a double album with guitarist John Fahey but the tapes were lost.
Mayo Thompson has continued to enjoy an active solo career. He fronted a temporary group called Saddlesore and recorded a solo album. He met Jesse Chamberlain in New York in the Winter of 1974/75 and later reformed Red Krayola with Jesse as a two-piece. This line-up gigged in London in 1978. The band were signed by Radar who reissued (1) and (2) and put out (3), an album of new wave material. On (3) the two-piece was assisted by Lora Logic and Pere Ubu. Indeed Thompson went on to join Pere Ubu until they temporarily dissolved. Thompson has also worked as or with Art and Language who straddle his other projects, indeed Art and Language assisted on their fourth album Black Snakes which is full of Thompson's dramatic vocals and included Allen Ravenstine (of Pere Ubu) on sax and synthesizer.
Compilation appearances have been confined to:- Hurricane Fighter Plane on Austin Landing (LP) and Born Bad, Vol. 4; Hurricane Fighter Plane (demo) on Acid Dreams Vol. 2 (LP); plus five cuts on the Epitaph For A Legend (Dble LP) compilation. Two - Nickle Niceness and Vile Vile Gross - were previously unissued. The other three were different recordings of Hurricane Fighter Plane, Pink Stainless Tail and Transparent Radiation. They do also have Hurricane Fighter Plane on a 7" flexi-disc (Radar SFI.347) issued in 1978. The other three cuts are by the 13th Floor Elevators. They also have one cut Pink Stainless Tail on a 7" promotional release (Radar SAM-88) that came out the same year. Copies were given away at a 1978 reunion concert along with the magazine 'Howdy From Texas The Lone Star State'.
Jesse Chamberlain is also a member of Necessaries and Steve Cunningham later played for Malachi.
Tracks:
1. Free Form Freakout: Hurricane Fighter Plane
2. Free Form Freakout: Transparent Radiation
3. Free Form Freakout: War Sucks
4. Free Form Freakout: Pink Stainless Tail
5. Free Form Freakout: Parable Of Arable Land
RICK BARTHELME drms A B
STEVE CUNNINGHAM bs A B C
BONNIEE MERSON gtr A
DANNY SCHACT hrmnca A
MAYO THOMPSON gtr, vcls A B C
TOMMY SMITH C
JESSE CHAMBERLAIN
GUY CLARK
ALBUMS:
1(B) THE PARABLE OF ARABLE LAND (International Artists 2) 1967
2(C) GOD BLESS THE RED KRAYOLA AND ALL WHO SAIL WITH IT (International Artists 7) 1968
NB: (1) reissued on Radar (RAD 12) 1978 and Decal (LIK 20) 1988. (2) reissued on Radar (RAD 16) 1979 and Decal (LIK 29) 1989. (1) and (2) have also been issued together on a European CD and in the U.S. by Collectables. Later releases include:- Soldier Talk (Radar RAD 18) 1978, Black Snakes (with Art and Language) (Recommended) 1983; THREE SONGS ON A TRIP ACROSS THE U.S. (mini) (Recommended) 1985; The Male Factor Die (Glass) 1989. There is also a very strange, live album recorded in 1967, (B) Coconut Hotel (DC 62) 1996.
Red Crayola were established in Houston in September 1966. line-up 'A' was very much embryonic. They began playing straight rock numbers like Hey Joe but by December 1966 they had developed the improvised music style - the Freeform Freak-out - that they are best remembered for. All interested parties were invited to perform in their shows and in effect a companion group (known as The Familiar Ugly) was established. When International Artists invited Thompson, Barthelme and Cunningham to record their debut album in March 1967 The Familiar Ugly were featured in the Freeform Freak-outs between each track. Quite aside from the Freak-outs the album included some very strange material - formless and improvised, the psychedelia of tracks like Hurricane Fighter Plane (which Roky Erickson played organ on), Transparent Radiation (which Roky played harmonica on) and Pink Stainless Tail was very different to that of other Texas bands of the era. On stage, too, the Red Crayola were very much an acquired taste.
Lacking natural rhythms and structure their music was practically impossible to dance to. They were once paid ten dollars (to split three ways) and asked to leave a gig at the New Orleans House in Berkeley after 20 minutes! They were, however, invited to play at the Berkeley Folk Festival in the Summer of 1967. Once again their performance did not go down well and the band fell apart with Thompson spending time in New York and Los Angeles. One of their live performances was released in the nineties as Coconut Hotel, but it isn't recommended unless you're into avant garde/ambient noises.
In 1968 Thompson and Steve Cunningham returned to Texas and along with a new drummer Tommy Smith, who had briefly played with Bubble Puppy, began recording their second album, which consisted of numerous one and two minute tracks of simple but experimental acoustic weirdness. They were now spelling Krayola with a k. Surprisingly perhaps, this album was even less successful than their first and the band became dormant for many years. They did apparently record a double album with guitarist John Fahey but the tapes were lost.
Mayo Thompson has continued to enjoy an active solo career. He fronted a temporary group called Saddlesore and recorded a solo album. He met Jesse Chamberlain in New York in the Winter of 1974/75 and later reformed Red Krayola with Jesse as a two-piece. This line-up gigged in London in 1978. The band were signed by Radar who reissued (1) and (2) and put out (3), an album of new wave material. On (3) the two-piece was assisted by Lora Logic and Pere Ubu. Indeed Thompson went on to join Pere Ubu until they temporarily dissolved. Thompson has also worked as or with Art and Language who straddle his other projects, indeed Art and Language assisted on their fourth album Black Snakes which is full of Thompson's dramatic vocals and included Allen Ravenstine (of Pere Ubu) on sax and synthesizer.
Compilation appearances have been confined to:- Hurricane Fighter Plane on Austin Landing (LP) and Born Bad, Vol. 4; Hurricane Fighter Plane (demo) on Acid Dreams Vol. 2 (LP); plus five cuts on the Epitaph For A Legend (Dble LP) compilation. Two - Nickle Niceness and Vile Vile Gross - were previously unissued. The other three were different recordings of Hurricane Fighter Plane, Pink Stainless Tail and Transparent Radiation. They do also have Hurricane Fighter Plane on a 7" flexi-disc (Radar SFI.347) issued in 1978. The other three cuts are by the 13th Floor Elevators. They also have one cut Pink Stainless Tail on a 7" promotional release (Radar SAM-88) that came out the same year. Copies were given away at a 1978 reunion concert along with the magazine 'Howdy From Texas The Lone Star State'.
Jesse Chamberlain is also a member of Necessaries and Steve Cunningham later played for Malachi.
Tracks:
1. Free Form Freakout: Hurricane Fighter Plane
2. Free Form Freakout: Transparent Radiation
3. Free Form Freakout: War Sucks
4. Free Form Freakout: Pink Stainless Tail
5. Free Form Freakout: Parable Of Arable Land
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
John Parker Compton - To Luna (1971)
Θα θυμάστε ενδεχομένως τον καταπληκτικό δίσκο των Appaloosa. Εδώ έχουμε τον προσωπικό δίσκο της «φωνής» αλλά και τους συνθέτης τους, John Parker Compton. Το ύφος βέβαια και το περιεχόμενο του δίσκου δεν έχουν μεγάλη σχέση με τους Appaloosa. Υπάρχουν οι έξοχες μπαλάντες (Short Lands) αλλά υπάρχουν και πιο δυνατές στιγμές (Listen)
Tracks:
1. Colano Sound
2. Short Lands
3. Lookout
4. Verandas
5. Maker
6. Listen
7. Yorkshire Pines
8. Hot Cross Buns
9. One Find Me Home
10. Leave My Casos in Laos
Tracks:
1. Colano Sound
2. Short Lands
3. Lookout
4. Verandas
5. Maker
6. Listen
7. Yorkshire Pines
8. Hot Cross Buns
9. One Find Me Home
10. Leave My Casos in Laos
Monday, July 21, 2008
The Sunshine Company - The Sunshine Company (1968)
Απογευματάκι στο Παγκράτι για την κλασική βόλτα στο δισκάδικο του Νίκου (κάτω από τον Ρυθμό του Γιάννη) μπας και πετύχουμε τίποτα (πόσο μου έχουν λείψει αυτές οι βόλτες). Η τύχη μεταξύ άλλων με έφερε σε αυτά τα δύο original δισκάκια των The Sunshine Company. Εξαιρετικά ευχάριστο γκρουπ που από το όνομά τους και μόνο προδίδουν το περιεχόμενο της μουσικής τους. Ότι πρέπει για καλοκαιράκι. Αξίζουν τον κόπο να ακουστούν από όσους νοιώθουν ευχάριστα με την sunshine pop. Σήμερα το βράδυ πάντως στο μπαράκι θα έχουν την τιμητική τους.
Άρχισαν να έρχονται «τουρίστες», ελάχιστοι εκ των οποίων εντυπωσιάζονται ευχάριστα όπως είναι φυσικό, με αυτά που ακούγονται στο μπαρ. Όπως συνήθως συμβαίνει τα καλοκαίρια (αλλά και όλο το χρόνο) τα «μπαπαμπουκάδικα» δονούν το σύμπαν. Κρατάω όσο γίνεται ένα μουσικό «ανάχωμα» για ένα και μόνο λόγο…να ακούν οι νεώτεροι από πού προήλθε η μουσική. Κάτι σαν μάθημα, το οποίο δυστυχώς ελάχιστοι ακούν… Φυσικά δεν πτοούμαι και εφόσον το μπαράκι μου το επιτρέπει παίζω τα «παλιά». Όποιος θέλει τα «σύγχρονα», πάει παρακάτω τις Δευτέρες…ο κόσμος είναι γεμάτος από δαύτα.
Να περνάτε όλοι καλά όσο μπορείτε…
Tracks:
Άρχισαν να έρχονται «τουρίστες», ελάχιστοι εκ των οποίων εντυπωσιάζονται ευχάριστα όπως είναι φυσικό, με αυτά που ακούγονται στο μπαρ. Όπως συνήθως συμβαίνει τα καλοκαίρια (αλλά και όλο το χρόνο) τα «μπαπαμπουκάδικα» δονούν το σύμπαν. Κρατάω όσο γίνεται ένα μουσικό «ανάχωμα» για ένα και μόνο λόγο…να ακούν οι νεώτεροι από πού προήλθε η μουσική. Κάτι σαν μάθημα, το οποίο δυστυχώς ελάχιστοι ακούν… Φυσικά δεν πτοούμαι και εφόσον το μπαράκι μου το επιτρέπει παίζω τα «παλιά». Όποιος θέλει τα «σύγχρονα», πάει παρακάτω τις Δευτέρες…ο κόσμος είναι γεμάτος από δαύτα.Να περνάτε όλοι καλά όσο μπορείτε…
Tracks:
1.Look, Here Comes The Sun
2.Reflections Of An Angel
3.Love, That's Where It Is
4.Sunday Brought The Rain
5.I Can't Help But Wonder
6.I,To,We And Back Again
7.It's Sunday
8.You Don't Know Her Like I Do
9.You're Heart Is Free Just Like The Wind
10.If You Only Knew
11.Darcy Farrow
12.Without Really Thinking
The Sunshine Company - Happy Is The Sunshine Company (1967)
Personnel:
MERLE BREGANTE drms, vcls A B
MAURICE MANSEAU vcls, keyb'ds, gtr A B
DOUGLAS MARK gtr, violin, vcls A B
MARY NANCE vcls, perc A B
LARRY SIMS gtr, vcls A B
DAVE HODGKINS gtr
ALBUMS:
1(A) HAPPY IS THE SUNSHINE COMPANY (Imperial 12359) 1967 126
2(A) SUNSHINE COMPANY (Imperial 12368) 1968
3(B) SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS (Imperial 12399) 1968
NB: There's also a compilation The Sunshine Company (Rev-Ola CREV 061CD).
45s:
1 Up Up And Away/Blue May (unreleased) (Imperial 66241) 1967
2 Happy/Blue May (Imperial 66247) 1967 50
3 Back On The Street Again/I Just Want To Be Your Friend (Imperial 66260) 1967 36
4 It's Sunday/Reflections On An Angel (unreleased) (Imperial 66278) 1968 -
5 Look Here Comes The Sun/It's Sunday (Imperial 66280) 1968 56
6 Let's Get Together/Sunday Brought The Rain (Imperial 66298) 1968 112
7 On A Beautiful Day/Darcy Farrow (Imperial 66308) 1968 106
8 Willie Jean/Love Poem (Imperial 66324) 1968 111
9 Only Thing That Matters/Bolero (Imperial 66399) 1969
This Los Angeles-based harmony pop group's music was characterised by happy harmonies. They enjoyed some minor chart successes including Back On The Streets Again and Happy.
Produced by Joe Saraceno and arranged by George Tipton, their third album offered 14 tracks including covers of Chet Powers's Let's Get Together and Hoyt Axton's Willie Jean and On A Beautiful Day, a song penned by Gene Stashuk before he formed The Unspoken Word. Larry Sims and Maury Manseau wrote most of their original material.
They won't be of interest to garage and psych fans though.
Doug Mark had earlier recorded one 45 with The Grains Of Sand, whilst Merle Brigante and Larry Sims went on to form Loggins and Messina's rhythm section. Dave Hodgkins' next venture was Red Eye.
Compilation appearances include: Back On The Street Again on Nuggets, Vol. 10 (LP) and Even More Nuggets (CD); Happy on Nuggets, Vol. 11 (LP).
(Vernon Joynson/Stephane Rebeschini/Gary Myers)
Tracks:
MERLE BREGANTE drms, vcls A B
MAURICE MANSEAU vcls, keyb'ds, gtr A B
DOUGLAS MARK gtr, violin, vcls A B
MARY NANCE vcls, perc A B
LARRY SIMS gtr, vcls A B
DAVE HODGKINS gtr
ALBUMS:
1(A) HAPPY IS THE SUNSHINE COMPANY (Imperial 12359) 1967 126
2(A) SUNSHINE COMPANY (Imperial 12368) 1968
3(B) SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS (Imperial 12399) 1968
NB: There's also a compilation The Sunshine Company (Rev-Ola CREV 061CD).
45s:
1 Up Up And Away/Blue May (unreleased) (Imperial 66241) 1967
2 Happy/Blue May (Imperial 66247) 1967 50
3 Back On The Street Again/I Just Want To Be Your Friend (Imperial 66260) 1967 36
4 It's Sunday/Reflections On An Angel (unreleased) (Imperial 66278) 1968 -
5 Look Here Comes The Sun/It's Sunday (Imperial 66280) 1968 56
6 Let's Get Together/Sunday Brought The Rain (Imperial 66298) 1968 112
7 On A Beautiful Day/Darcy Farrow (Imperial 66308) 1968 106
8 Willie Jean/Love Poem (Imperial 66324) 1968 111
9 Only Thing That Matters/Bolero (Imperial 66399) 1969
This Los Angeles-based harmony pop group's music was characterised by happy harmonies. They enjoyed some minor chart successes including Back On The Streets Again and Happy.Produced by Joe Saraceno and arranged by George Tipton, their third album offered 14 tracks including covers of Chet Powers's Let's Get Together and Hoyt Axton's Willie Jean and On A Beautiful Day, a song penned by Gene Stashuk before he formed The Unspoken Word. Larry Sims and Maury Manseau wrote most of their original material.
They won't be of interest to garage and psych fans though.
Doug Mark had earlier recorded one 45 with The Grains Of Sand, whilst Merle Brigante and Larry Sims went on to form Loggins and Messina's rhythm section. Dave Hodgkins' next venture was Red Eye.
Compilation appearances include: Back On The Street Again on Nuggets, Vol. 10 (LP) and Even More Nuggets (CD); Happy on Nuggets, Vol. 11 (LP).
(Vernon Joynson/Stephane Rebeschini/Gary Myers)
Tracks:
1.Children Could Help Us Find The Way
2.Up,Up And Away
3.I Need You
4.Just Beyond Your Smile
5.I Just Want To Be Your Friend
6.Four In The Mornin'
7.Warm In My Heart
8.A Year In Jaine Time
9.Rain
10.Love Is A Happy Thing
11.Back On The Street Again
12.Happy
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