15-04-07 - 22-04-07
Saturday, April 21, 2007
July - 1969 - July
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I think someone may have requested this one some time ago...regardless, this is a pretty solid debut from this little known UK outfit.
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Allmusic review:
This album has come to be highly prized, mainly for the presence of "My Clown," which is considered to be one of the great psychedelic singles of all time. Tom Newman, who went on to glory as the engineer of choice for Mike Oldfield, handles the vocals for the majority of the album (the exception being Chris Jackson's "Crying Is for Writers"), as well as the majority of the songwriting. Tony Duhig, who later moved on to start Jade Warrior and Assegai, provides guitars and a strong sense of Indian music, although the greater part of his participation is via warbling and groaning guitars and a fortunately blazing solo in the midst of the otherwise painful "Crying Is for Writers." Very good psychedelia, for the most part, but a bit dated in places and heavily influenced by much of the music coming from the direction of San Francisco at that time. The first six cuts are perhaps the most essential, going by the original vinyl release — "My Clown" and "Dandelion Seeds" are delightful, while "Jolly Mary" is simply good fun.
Labels: J, Lanchester 
Grateful Dead - Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead
Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead is a 4 CD live box set by the Grateful Dead of recordings of the April, 1971 shows at the Fillmore East in New York. Grateful Dead was recorded at these shows too. The third disc contains a performance of former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten.
Grateful Dead - Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead
4 CD Live box set @256
Disc one
1. "Truckin'" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) – 10:13
2. "Bertha" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:27
3. "Next Time You See Me" (Frank Forest, William G. Harvey) – 4:23
4. "Beat it on down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:35
5. "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:18
6. "Dark Hollow" (Bill Browning) – 3:31
7. "I Second That Emotion" (Al Cleveland, William Robinson) – 5:22
8. "Me & My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:39
9. "Cumberland Blues" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 5:19
10. "Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick / Bill Kreutzmann) – 23:08
Disc two
1. "Sugar Magnolia/Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:48
2. "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:58
3. "Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 5:36
4. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:34
5. "I'm A King Bee" (Slim Harpo) – 8:27
6. "Ripple" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:15
7. "Me & Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) – 6:16
8. "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:06
9. "Turn On Your Lovelight" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 22:18
Disc three
1. "China Cat Sunflower" (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:52
2. "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:07
3. "It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn) – 6:46
4. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 10:03
5. "Hard to Handle"(Alvertis Isbell, Allen Jones, Otis Redding) – 9:24
6. "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Mickey Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir) – 13:55
7. "Saint Stephen" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 6:06
8. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 3:31
9. "Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:27
10. "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:30
Disc four
1. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 10:29
2. "New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) – 4:23
3. "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:19
4. "Alligator" (Hunter, McKernan, Lesh) – 4:04
5. "Drums" (Kreutzman) – 4:11
6. "Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 9:32
7. "Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 4:55
8. "Cold Rain & Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 5:47
9. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:25
10. "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 9:49
11. "And We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 3:55
Personnel
* Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
* Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
* Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
* Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - harmonica, organ, percussion, vocals
* Bill Kreutzman - drums
* Tom Constanten - organ (disc 3, tracks 6-10)
Production
* David Lemieux - Compilation producer, tape archivist
* Bob Matthews - Engineer
* Betty Cantor-Jackson - Engineer
* Rudson Shurtliff - Assistant engineer
* Dick Latvala - Tape archivist
Recording dates
* April 25, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 3-4, 7 & 10, Disc 2, track 1, Disc 3, tracks 1-2 & 4
* April 27, 1971 - Disc 2, tracks 8-9, Disc 4, track 9
* April 28, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 5 & 8-9, disc 2, tracks 2-5 & 7, Disc 3, tracks 6-10, Disc 4, track 3
* April 29, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 1-2 & 6, Disc 2, track 6, Disc 3, tracks 3 & 5, Disc 4, tracks 1-2, 4-8 & 10-11
Discs 1-2
GratefulDead_1-2.part1.rar
(First, Unrar part 1.....separately)
Grateful_Dead_1-2.part2.rar
Grateful_Dead_1-2.part3.rar
Discs 3-4
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part1.rar
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part2.rar
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part3.rar
Enjoy !!!
Grateful Dead - Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead
4 CD Live box set @256
Disc one
1. "Truckin'" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) – 10:13
2. "Bertha" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:27
3. "Next Time You See Me" (Frank Forest, William G. Harvey) – 4:23
4. "Beat it on down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:35
5. "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:18
6. "Dark Hollow" (Bill Browning) – 3:31
7. "I Second That Emotion" (Al Cleveland, William Robinson) – 5:22
8. "Me & My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:39
9. "Cumberland Blues" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 5:19
10. "Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick / Bill Kreutzmann) – 23:08
Disc two
1. "Sugar Magnolia/Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:48
2. "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:58
3. "Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 5:36
4. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:34
5. "I'm A King Bee" (Slim Harpo) – 8:27
6. "Ripple" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:15
7. "Me & Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) – 6:16
8. "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:06
9. "Turn On Your Lovelight" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 22:18
Disc three
1. "China Cat Sunflower" (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:52
2. "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:07
3. "It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn) – 6:46
4. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 10:03
5. "Hard to Handle"(Alvertis Isbell, Allen Jones, Otis Redding) – 9:24
6. "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Mickey Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir) – 13:55
7. "Saint Stephen" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 6:06
8. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 3:31
9. "Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:27
10. "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:30
Disc four
1. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 10:29
2. "New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) – 4:23
3. "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:19
4. "Alligator" (Hunter, McKernan, Lesh) – 4:04
5. "Drums" (Kreutzman) – 4:11
6. "Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 9:32
7. "Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 4:55
8. "Cold Rain & Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 5:47
9. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:25
10. "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 9:49
11. "And We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 3:55
Personnel
* Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
* Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
* Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
* Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - harmonica, organ, percussion, vocals
* Bill Kreutzman - drums
* Tom Constanten - organ (disc 3, tracks 6-10)
Production
* David Lemieux - Compilation producer, tape archivist
* Bob Matthews - Engineer
* Betty Cantor-Jackson - Engineer
* Rudson Shurtliff - Assistant engineer
* Dick Latvala - Tape archivist
Recording dates
* April 25, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 3-4, 7 & 10, Disc 2, track 1, Disc 3, tracks 1-2 & 4
* April 27, 1971 - Disc 2, tracks 8-9, Disc 4, track 9
* April 28, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 5 & 8-9, disc 2, tracks 2-5 & 7, Disc 3, tracks 6-10, Disc 4, track 3
* April 29, 1971 - Disc 1, tracks 1-2 & 6, Disc 2, track 6, Disc 3, tracks 3 & 5, Disc 4, tracks 1-2, 4-8 & 10-11
Discs 1-2
GratefulDead_1-2.part1.rar
(First, Unrar part 1.....separately)
Grateful_Dead_1-2.part2.rar
Grateful_Dead_1-2.part3.rar
Discs 3-4
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part1.rar
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part2.rar
Grateful_Dead_3-4.part3.rar
Enjoy !!!
Labels: G, Lost In Tyme
Mr.Fox - Mr.Fox / The Gypsy
Mr. Fox was a septet formed in 1970 by Bob Pegg (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Carolann Pegg (then known as Carole Pegg) (vocals, fiddle).
Contemporaries of Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention, Mr. Fox was unusual in that they avoided relying on electric guitars and their music's deep origins in the folklore of the Dales. Mr. Fox, whose other members were Alun Evans (drums), Barry Lyons (bass, dulcimer), Andrew Massey (cello), John Myatt (winds), Richie Bull (banjo), and Nick Strutt (multiple instruments), started out with a self-titled debut album on Transatlantic that generated a massive amount of enthusiasm and controversy, over their mix of traditional folk forms and experimental touches in the rhythms and other embellishments. They were serious rivals to acts like Steeleye Span for a time, especially upon the release of their second album, The Gipsy, which featured a smaller line-up and a more experimental approach to their material. Multi-instrumentalist Nick Strutt, in particular, was heavily showcased along with the Peggs on that album. This was to prove their last album, however, as the group splintered soon after. Bob Pegg and Carolann Pegg cut one album together on the Trailer label in 1971, and later emerged on separate solo albums on Transatlantic. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
Download Part 1: http://rapidshare.com/files/27053724/mrf1.rar
Download Part 2: http://rapidshare.com/files/27064327/mrf2.rar
Labels: innocent76, M
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Probe (USA) - 1969 - Direction
Probe (USA) - 1969 - Direction
(Eborp SS 21396) @320
Tracks :
01 Direction
02 Livin' In The U.S.A.
03 Two Roads In The Night
04 Buffalo
05 Saga
06 Carol
07 Rock Me
08 Sweet Dream
Personnel :
John Furland bs, vcls
Henry Lamarca drms, vcls
Dave Nelson gtr, vcls, hrmnca
Mike Olson gtr, organ, vcls
This is pretty amateurish stuff, and falls into a category somewhere between Bachs/Mystery Meat garage and post-Iron Butterfly hard rock. There's lots of organ and wah-wah, phased drums, an energetic Steve Miller cover, a definite soul influence, and harmonies that don't quite cut it. The best thing about the album is the interplay between the lead guitar and the eerie-sounding organ. None of it is played particularly well, but the spirit is cool in a youthful way and the songs aren't bad. Best song: "Two Roads In The Night," which has a memorable guitar hook, varying speeds and a tricky chord progression. The songs are surprisingly complex; they have ambitions beyond their chops. "Direction" has its faults, but overall it's one of the more enjoyable albums of its style. A long bluesy cover of "Rock Me" is regrettable, though. Recommended to people who like prep rock but wish it was heavier. [AM]
~~~
Bread'n'butter local basement longhairs who probably played high schools and clubs in their home-town without aspiring to a high level of artistry. The vibe is post-psychedelic, rootsy bluesy in parts, proggy hardrock in parts. Setting is typical guitar/organ interplay, with some surprisingly sophisticated jazzy guitarwork that doesn't quite gel with the bonehead feel of other parts of the LP; good old local LP idiosynchracy in other words. The vocals tend to fall in the unfortunate soulful macho style of the era which keeps this from attaining the full teenage realness of albums like Top Drawer or the Rockadelic roster. All over a difficult album to knock, but equally difficult to find reasons for people to pick up, unless they have some personal memories attached to the scene. Probe released this to get gigs and delight friends and family, and apart from the excellent "Two Roads", the "Direction" trip doesn't really extend beyond those humble ambitions. The small press size has been reported by the band. [PL]
(Eborp SS 21396) @320
Tracks :
01 Direction
02 Livin' In The U.S.A.
03 Two Roads In The Night
04 Buffalo
05 Saga
06 Carol
07 Rock Me
08 Sweet Dream
Personnel :
John Furland bs, vcls
Henry Lamarca drms, vcls
Dave Nelson gtr, vcls, hrmnca
Mike Olson gtr, organ, vcls
This is pretty amateurish stuff, and falls into a category somewhere between Bachs/Mystery Meat garage and post-Iron Butterfly hard rock. There's lots of organ and wah-wah, phased drums, an energetic Steve Miller cover, a definite soul influence, and harmonies that don't quite cut it. The best thing about the album is the interplay between the lead guitar and the eerie-sounding organ. None of it is played particularly well, but the spirit is cool in a youthful way and the songs aren't bad. Best song: "Two Roads In The Night," which has a memorable guitar hook, varying speeds and a tricky chord progression. The songs are surprisingly complex; they have ambitions beyond their chops. "Direction" has its faults, but overall it's one of the more enjoyable albums of its style. A long bluesy cover of "Rock Me" is regrettable, though. Recommended to people who like prep rock but wish it was heavier. [AM]
~~~
Bread'n'butter local basement longhairs who probably played high schools and clubs in their home-town without aspiring to a high level of artistry. The vibe is post-psychedelic, rootsy bluesy in parts, proggy hardrock in parts. Setting is typical guitar/organ interplay, with some surprisingly sophisticated jazzy guitarwork that doesn't quite gel with the bonehead feel of other parts of the LP; good old local LP idiosynchracy in other words. The vocals tend to fall in the unfortunate soulful macho style of the era which keeps this from attaining the full teenage realness of albums like Top Drawer or the Rockadelic roster. All over a difficult album to knock, but equally difficult to find reasons for people to pick up, unless they have some personal memories attached to the scene. Probe released this to get gigs and delight friends and family, and apart from the excellent "Two Roads", the "Direction" trip doesn't really extend beyond those humble ambitions. The small press size has been reported by the band. [PL]
Labels: Lost In Tyme, P
Athens 2007 Legalise Cannabis Protestival
On 4th and 5th of May 2007 get ready for this year's Legalise Cannabis Protestival extravaGanja in downtown Athens... keep your ears alert...
Our hope and expectation is to create an organic self-managed festival open to new ideas and expressions. An autonomous creative space where everybody will come and contribute according to his/her ability in celebrating our right for total freedom, self-determination and dignity, and contribute in spreading the truth. This is why we ask for your hands-on support with ideas and practical help.
So volunteers are more than welcome... Send an email to iliosporoi(at)yahoo(dot)gr to get onboard and follow the preparations
www.myspace.com/iliosporoi
All big greek Dub, Reggae Drum & Bass, ++++ bands like Attiko Minus, One drop etc will participate
and the big name will be
ZION TRAIN
http://www.wobblyweb.com/eventsguide.html?month10388=5&year10388=2007#day4
LEGALISE PROTESTIVAL LINE UP
FRIDAY 4/5
19.00- 20.00: THC SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ set)
20.00- 20.50: RADICAL GEE and the Moving Target (LIVE)
21.00- 22.15: PALYRRIA (LIVE) (former avaton)
22.30- 00.00: ZION TRAIN sound system (UK) (LIVE)
00.00- 01.15: PROFESSOR SKANK (LIVE)
01.30- 03.00: DIRECT CONNECTION (LIVE)
03.00- 04.30: FUNXION (GR) + COMPLEX (CH) (DJ set+ MC)
04.30- 06.00: GALACTIC DICE (DJ set)
06.00- 08.00: SOTOKKAN + LO-FI (DJ set)
SATURDAY 5/5
18.00- 19.00: RASTAYOUTH (DJ set)
19.00- 20.00: ANTIKSOES PARAGOGES (LIVE)
20.00- 21.00: ATIKO MINUS (LIVE)
21.00- 22.00: KAKO SYNAPANTIMA (LIVE)
22.00- 23.15: ANNA MYSTIC (DJ set) & AFRICAN SIMBA (UK)
23.15- 00.15: 63 HIGH (LIVE)
00.15- 01.30: LOCOMONDO (LIVE)
01.30- 03.00: ONE DROP (LIVE)
03.00- 05.00: PETROS FLOORFILLER (DJ set)
05.00- 07.00: IRAKLIS MINDPHASER (DJ set)
07.00- 08.00: CRYSTAL ZERO & SISSY STARDUST (DJ set)
PLUS:
Joggling and acrobatics cannabis show, Creation of a 30m comic from the crew of GALERA magazine and the contribution of the public
Graffiti show from aLeda Graffiti crew (free canvases, bring your own spreys)
Exhibition of cannabian comics from Giorgos Konstantinou (Cañamo magazine, Catalonia)
"Traveling with human joy" Photographic projections from the photoreporter Maro Kouri
Live Art performance from the painter Giorgos Tzannes
PropaGanja Visuals from Void Optical Art Laboratory
Chai shop and chill out area with conversations and acoustic music
Bar and slow food> biological products, honey, fruits, herbs, mystic pizza
Info kiosks
On Saturday (5.5) morning 12.00 >
Meeting of the peoples global action (PGA) network, information on the history and future actions against the next G8 Summit, tools of the network
*pga infopoint athens contact: autonomous-infopoint(at)lists.riseup.net - autonomous_gr(at)riseup.net (greek)
*install autonomy collective berlin -pga infopoint contact berlin-info(at)lists.riseup.net (english-german)
14.30 >
anti-biotech workshop, on the framework of the campaign against the biotechnology of dominanceantibiotec_resistance(at)lists.riseup.net
Our hope and expectation is to create an organic self-managed festival open to new ideas and expressions. An autonomous creative space where everybody will come and contribute according to his/her ability in celebrating our right for total freedom, self-determination and dignity, and contribute in spreading the truth. This is why we ask for your hands-on support with ideas and practical help.
So volunteers are more than welcome... Send an email to iliosporoi(at)yahoo(dot)gr to get onboard and follow the preparations
www.myspace.com/iliosporoi
All big greek Dub, Reggae Drum & Bass, ++++ bands like Attiko Minus, One drop etc will participate
and the big name will be
ZION TRAIN
http://www.wobblyweb.com/eventsguide.html?month10388=5&year10388=2007#day4
LEGALISE PROTESTIVAL LINE UP
FRIDAY 4/5
19.00- 20.00: THC SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ set)
20.00- 20.50: RADICAL GEE and the Moving Target (LIVE)
21.00- 22.15: PALYRRIA (LIVE) (former avaton)
22.30- 00.00: ZION TRAIN sound system (UK) (LIVE)
00.00- 01.15: PROFESSOR SKANK (LIVE)
01.30- 03.00: DIRECT CONNECTION (LIVE)
03.00- 04.30: FUNXION (GR) + COMPLEX (CH) (DJ set+ MC)
04.30- 06.00: GALACTIC DICE (DJ set)
06.00- 08.00: SOTOKKAN + LO-FI (DJ set)
SATURDAY 5/5
18.00- 19.00: RASTAYOUTH (DJ set)
19.00- 20.00: ANTIKSOES PARAGOGES (LIVE)
20.00- 21.00: ATIKO MINUS (LIVE)
21.00- 22.00: KAKO SYNAPANTIMA (LIVE)
22.00- 23.15: ANNA MYSTIC (DJ set) & AFRICAN SIMBA (UK)
23.15- 00.15: 63 HIGH (LIVE)
00.15- 01.30: LOCOMONDO (LIVE)
01.30- 03.00: ONE DROP (LIVE)
03.00- 05.00: PETROS FLOORFILLER (DJ set)
05.00- 07.00: IRAKLIS MINDPHASER (DJ set)
07.00- 08.00: CRYSTAL ZERO & SISSY STARDUST (DJ set)
PLUS:
Joggling and acrobatics cannabis show, Creation of a 30m comic from the crew of GALERA magazine and the contribution of the public
Graffiti show from aLeda Graffiti crew (free canvases, bring your own spreys)
Exhibition of cannabian comics from Giorgos Konstantinou (Cañamo magazine, Catalonia)
"Traveling with human joy" Photographic projections from the photoreporter Maro Kouri
Live Art performance from the painter Giorgos Tzannes
PropaGanja Visuals from Void Optical Art Laboratory
Chai shop and chill out area with conversations and acoustic music
Bar and slow food> biological products, honey, fruits, herbs, mystic pizza
Info kiosks
On Saturday (5.5) morning 12.00 >
Meeting of the peoples global action (PGA) network, information on the history and future actions against the next G8 Summit, tools of the network
*pga infopoint athens contact: autonomous-infopoint(at)lists.riseup.net - autonomous_gr(at)riseup.net (greek)
*install autonomy collective berlin -pga infopoint contact berlin-info(at)lists.riseup.net (english-german)
14.30 >
anti-biotech workshop, on the framework of the campaign against the biotechnology of dominanceantibiotec_resistance(at)lists.riseup.net
Labels: JANISFARM
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Original Caste - 1970 - One Tin Soldier
Original Caste - 1970 - One Tin Soldier
Track 6
01 One Tin Soldier
02 Mr. Monday
03 Country Song
04 A Picture Of Bob Dylan
05 Nothing Can Touch Me
06 Leaving it All Behind
07 Watch The Children
08 Highway
09 Sweet Chicago
10 Live For Tomorrow
11 Come Together*
12 Ain't That Tellin' You People*
13 When Love Is Near*
14 Come Together (Live)*
@192
* bonus tracks
The Original Caste. The five-member band grew out of the Calgary folk trio The North Country Singers, formed in 1966 by songwriter and guitarist Bruce Innes (b Calgary 7 Jan 1943). They moved to Vancouver and added the singer Dixie Lee Stone (b Moose Jaw, Sask 14 May 1946), who married Innes. After playing western Canadian and US coffeehouses and resorts, in 1969 they signed with Bell Records, adopted a pop sound, and changed their name to The Original Caste. Their first release with Bell was the 1969 pop LP The Original Caste (Bell TA 5003), from which the moralistic tale "One Tin Soldier" (written by US producers Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter) became a No. 1 gold record in Canada and Japan, was No. 1 in several US cities, and reached No. 34 on the US Billboard charts in 1970. Also from this album, "Mr Monday" hit No. 3 on the CHUM charts in May 1970, was No. 1 in Japan, and sold over 2 million copies.
At their peak, the band was based in Los Angeles. They toured North America and Japan, performed with Glen Campbell and B.B. King, and made television appearances, including on Denny Doherty 's CBC TV show in 1978. Additional releases included several singles 1970-1, which fared less well, and two Live in Japan albums (Bell 1971). After the band's dissolution in 1972, Bruce and Dixie Lee Innes continued to perform as The Original Caste, releasing the country-influenced album Back Home (Century II/Capitol ST 17004, 1974), arranged by Tommy Banks and recorded in Alberta. Bruce Innes continued to perform under the band's name through the early 2000s.
"One Tin Soldier" was given a BMI award. A cover version performed by the US band Coven was featured in the 1971 film Billy Jack. In 2003 CHUM radio banned The Original Caste version and other anti-war songs, despite its having reached No. 1 on the CHUM chart in December 1969.
The Original Caste's trademark early sound was polished, uncomplicated pop, made remarkable by Dixie Lee Innes's rich, strong voice and heartfelt delivery. The band was among the earliest Canadian pop groups to be heard internationally.
Author Betty Nygaard King ~www.canadianencyclopedia.ca
Track 6
01 One Tin Soldier
02 Mr. Monday
03 Country Song
04 A Picture Of Bob Dylan
05 Nothing Can Touch Me
06 Leaving it All Behind
07 Watch The Children
08 Highway
09 Sweet Chicago
10 Live For Tomorrow
11 Come Together*
12 Ain't That Tellin' You People*
13 When Love Is Near*
14 Come Together (Live)*
@192
* bonus tracks
The Original Caste. The five-member band grew out of the Calgary folk trio The North Country Singers, formed in 1966 by songwriter and guitarist Bruce Innes (b Calgary 7 Jan 1943). They moved to Vancouver and added the singer Dixie Lee Stone (b Moose Jaw, Sask 14 May 1946), who married Innes. After playing western Canadian and US coffeehouses and resorts, in 1969 they signed with Bell Records, adopted a pop sound, and changed their name to The Original Caste. Their first release with Bell was the 1969 pop LP The Original Caste (Bell TA 5003), from which the moralistic tale "One Tin Soldier" (written by US producers Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter) became a No. 1 gold record in Canada and Japan, was No. 1 in several US cities, and reached No. 34 on the US Billboard charts in 1970. Also from this album, "Mr Monday" hit No. 3 on the CHUM charts in May 1970, was No. 1 in Japan, and sold over 2 million copies.
At their peak, the band was based in Los Angeles. They toured North America and Japan, performed with Glen Campbell and B.B. King, and made television appearances, including on Denny Doherty 's CBC TV show in 1978. Additional releases included several singles 1970-1, which fared less well, and two Live in Japan albums (Bell 1971). After the band's dissolution in 1972, Bruce and Dixie Lee Innes continued to perform as The Original Caste, releasing the country-influenced album Back Home (Century II/Capitol ST 17004, 1974), arranged by Tommy Banks and recorded in Alberta. Bruce Innes continued to perform under the band's name through the early 2000s.
"One Tin Soldier" was given a BMI award. A cover version performed by the US band Coven was featured in the 1971 film Billy Jack. In 2003 CHUM radio banned The Original Caste version and other anti-war songs, despite its having reached No. 1 on the CHUM chart in December 1969.
The Original Caste's trademark early sound was polished, uncomplicated pop, made remarkable by Dixie Lee Innes's rich, strong voice and heartfelt delivery. The band was among the earliest Canadian pop groups to be heard internationally.
Author Betty Nygaard King ~www.canadianencyclopedia.ca
Labels: as Requested, Lost In Tyme, O
Chrysalis - 1967 - Definition
.This release has all the bonus tracks...some wonderful songs on this album! April Grove and Dr. Root's Garden are my favorites. Awesome vibes.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTYW94YT
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTYW94YT
or
The recent deluge of mid-'60s relics that continue to rise from the vinyl crypt for a little modern re-consideration are too often more miss than hit. For every Pete Dello or Comus reissue there are seven or eight barely mediocre offerings from bands like Eclection or the Vejtables. Chrysalis, a colorful quintet from Ithaca, New York who dabbled in everything from folk, rock and jazz to Middle Eastern music fall somewhere in the middle, and their one and only recording, Definition remains a fascinating, if uneven lesson in the fine art of psychedelia. Frank Zappa, who championed Chrysalis as "a group that has yet to destroy your mind" was originally asked to produce, but was in the throes of removing himself from a bitter contractual dispute with MGM/Verve. In the end, Definition went through numerous production teams who all left for various reasons — none relating to the music or musicians — which makes it all the more curious that it sounds so defined and cohesive. Frontman Spider Barbour, who had appeared on both Zappa's We're Only in It for the Money and Lumpy Gravy — and who is now, ironically, a naturalist devoted to the lives of moths and butterflies — brings a great deal of early Mothers of Invention aesthetic to the table. Jazzy piano motifs flitter about truncated worldbeat rhythms, while short comedy skits provide segues between songs that deal with insects, yodeling girls, and hippie culture. It's all very Sgt. Pepper's, but there is an adventurous glee to the songs and arrangements that's equally matched by the talent behind them. It's the kind of brainy yet daft art rock that collegiate drug users, music school geeks and even children can find common ground in, and Rev-Ola's extensive liner notes and inclusion of eight bonus tracks from the sessions makes for a rewarding listen whoever you are.
Labels: C, Lanchester
Hawk - Africa She Too Can Cry (1972)
A good friend of mine traveled for work to Botswana for six weeks, and I told him if he saw any cool African psych vinyl while he was there... grab it! A few days ago I received a package in the mail- in it, a postcard, which read: "I searched high + low for African psychedelia but everyone keeps telling me the records are almost all gone. I did speak to a knowledgeable bloke in a hipster record store in Cape Town who recommended these two reissues of South African rawk." The package also contained two CDs- "Galactic Vibes," by Freedom's Children; and "Africa She Too Can Cry," by Hawk. An awesome gift, to be sure. Dan, you're a prince among men. THANKS.
So then- Hawk (AKA JoBurg Hawk, on some pressings). It's a pretty damn cool listen, and one that had completely slipped beneath my radar. A concept album about the exploitation of Africa's natural resources and the bigotry and intolerance of the political climate, the songs are mostly well-written intelligent 70s rock with the occasional nods to African music (i.e., hand percussion, chants, unison female vocals), often creating a hybrid sound that's very distinctive. The singer's voice is also a delight- it might put a few listeners off but I love it: A throaty double-tracked Cat Stevens with a fast vibrato, and somehow he sounds genuine enough to pull off the ocassionally very preachy lyrics (often written as mournful apostrophes to the continent: "oh Africa what has been done to you?" etc. etc.). There's also a progadelic side-length suite that moves through a number of moods, getting more and more inspired as it proceedes. Overtly about an elephant hunt, the allegorical message shouldn't be that hard to decipher.
Get the album HERE.
On-line liner notes HERE.
Labels: fuzztunnel, H
Monday, April 16, 2007
Children - 1968 - Rebirth (and singles)
Great psych from Texas band who released only one classic album in 1968. Starting out as Stoics back in 66, they evolved into Mind's Eye. Including all their 45's as Stoics, Mind's Eye and Children, lp from 1968 plus more unreleased material as Children from 1969-1970.
it was impossible to find more for this group
This is a soft psych album (produced by Lelan Rogers).
There are flutes, harpsichords, falsetto backing vocals, and occasional garish orchestration. The arrangements are certainly creative and elaborate, though word has it that the original mix is more colourful than the more commonly available version. “Sitting on a Flower,” which sports unexpected chord changes and punchier guitar than the rest of the album, and the long, drony “Pictorial” are probably the best songs. The band had an excellent non-LP 45 in a different style from the LP and were related to legendary garage bands the Mind's Eye, Argyles and Stoics. The Gear Fab reissue has a ton of interesting bonus tracks from their various incarnations before and after this album.
Download Links :
Children_-_1968_-_Rebirth_-_PART_1.rar
Children_-_1968_-_Rebirth_-_PART_2.rar
Labels: as Requested, C, nikos1109
Todd Dilligham - First 2 albums
About Todd Dillingham
The link between the classic Canterbury Scene of the '70s and the D.I.Y. psychedelic pop scene of the '90s, Todd Dillingham is a one-of-a-kind artist. Equally capable of writing concise, catchy little pop songs, twisted psychedelic explorations, and sprawling prog rock improvisations, the North London resident is like a one-man combination of XTC, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, and the Bevis Frond. Remarkably, for a one-man band who plays almost all of the instruments on his records, Dillingham came late to music, not recording his first songs until he was already into his thirties. His first album was a limited-edition self-released cassette, 1989's Stalking the Wily Chub, with a homemade cover designed by his brother, music journalist and psychedelic poster artist Mick Dillingham. (Dillingham has something of an obsession with fish, which regularly appear in his album titles and cover art.) Brother Mick took an even more active role in Dillingham's next project, the Bizarrdavarks, a trio featuring the brothers and Bevis Frond mastermind Nick Saloman that placed two tracks on 1990's Woronzoid, a double-album compilation on Saloman's Woronzow label. Saloman and Mick Dillingham also appeared on Dillingham's next recording project, the Saloman-produced Art Into Dust, which was supposed to appear on Woronzow in 1990 but was shelved, eventually appearing on the Voiceprint label in late 1992 with the addition of one later track, a nearly half-hour jam on Pink Floyd's classic "Interstellar Overdrive." Dillingham's association with Voiceprint, a label associated with the '70s Canterbury Scene spearheaded by the Soft Machine and Hatfield and the North, began in 1991, when Caravan LEGEND Richard Sinclair invited Dillingham to record an album with himself, drummer Andy Ward (Camel), and reedman Jimmy Hastings (Caravan, Soft Machine, National Health). The resulting Wilde Canterbury Dream received rapturous reviews among prog rock diehards, but Dillingham's next two releases were a pair of more immediately accessible psychedelic pop EPs in the style of XTC's Dukes of Stratosphear side project: the Norwegian release A Dash of Haddock (1993), and the German release Arthur Woodcote (Is His Name) (1994). Dillingham's next two albums, both released in 1994, re-emphasized the prog side of his musical personality, although the live Radio Session included a few '60s-style freakbeat rave-ups as well. Vast Empty Spaces (produced by Peter Giles of the legendary Giles, Giles, and Fripp) marked a reunion with Ward, with Curved Air's Mike Wedgewood and Anthony Alridge of the jazzy and eccentric Skaboosh! contributing bass and violin, respectively. With the exception of occasional extended improvisatory workouts, Dillingham then retreated from progressive epics into a marginally simpler and considerably poppier form of psychedelic pop. The self-released Astral Whelks, which included contributions not only from Ward but Ward's Chrysathemums bandmate, Yukio Yung, was the first evidence of this new focus, but it was 1995's Sgt. Kipper, with its priceless cover portraits of Dillingham, Yung, and Ward in Sgt.Pepper-style satin outfits, that delivered Dillingham's most consistently poppy and groovy set of tunes.
Todd DILLINGHAM - Art Into Dust, 1993 (Voiceprint) [CD]
Todd Dillingham (voc/g)
with Andy Ward (d) - Nick Saloman - Mick Crossley
Rec: unk - Loc: Saffron Walden / Elevator, London - Pr: Nick Salmon, Mick Crossley, Todd Dillingham
Tracks:
1. Little Visions
- 2. Girl Of The Scene
- 3. You Don't Mind
- 4. Art Into Dust
- 5. Celebration Bonfire
- 6. It Really Matters
- 7. Never Want To See You
- 8. Fading (Just For You)
- 9. Fine Time/No Time
- 10. African Device
- 11. Fly
- 12. Crabs Advancing
- 13. Luminous Glow
- 14. Green Pears
- 15. Am I Alone?
- 16. 24 Min. Bonus
http://rapidshare.com/files/26271286/todd_dillingham_-_art_into_dust_-_18trx.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/26271689/todd_dillingham_-_art_into_dust_-_18trx.part2.rar
Todd Dillingham (voc/g)
with Richard Sinclair (b/g/bv) - Andy Ward (d) - Jimmy Hastings (s/fl) - Nicky Leigh (g) - Tony Green (b) - Vani Har (d)
Rec: Oct 1991-Feb 1992 - Loc: Astra Studios, Kent - Pr: Todd Dillingham, Richard Sinclair & Andy Ward
Tracks:
1. Shy My Dear
- 2. Light
- 3. The Little Box
- 4. I Wonder Why
- 5. Hurt
- 6. Mentail (Beneath My Feet)
- 7. The Time Is Here
- 8. Link
- 9. Little Orphan
- 10. Glad
- 11. Catching Where They Live
- 12. Multodnes
- 13. Fading (Just For You)
- 14. I Wait For
- 15. I'm Phasing
- 16. African Device
- 17. Our World
- 18. It's Hell
- 19. Stalking The Wily Chub
- 20. Inner Grove
http://rapidshare.com/files/26355010/todd_dillingham_-_wilde_canterbury_dream_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/26356260/todd_dillingham_-_wilde_canterbury_dream_.part2.rar
Enjoy
The link between the classic Canterbury Scene of the '70s and the D.I.Y. psychedelic pop scene of the '90s, Todd Dillingham is a one-of-a-kind artist. Equally capable of writing concise, catchy little pop songs, twisted psychedelic explorations, and sprawling prog rock improvisations, the North London resident is like a one-man combination of XTC, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, and the Bevis Frond. Remarkably, for a one-man band who plays almost all of the instruments on his records, Dillingham came late to music, not recording his first songs until he was already into his thirties. His first album was a limited-edition self-released cassette, 1989's Stalking the Wily Chub, with a homemade cover designed by his brother, music journalist and psychedelic poster artist Mick Dillingham. (Dillingham has something of an obsession with fish, which regularly appear in his album titles and cover art.) Brother Mick took an even more active role in Dillingham's next project, the Bizarrdavarks, a trio featuring the brothers and Bevis Frond mastermind Nick Saloman that placed two tracks on 1990's Woronzoid, a double-album compilation on Saloman's Woronzow label. Saloman and Mick Dillingham also appeared on Dillingham's next recording project, the Saloman-produced Art Into Dust, which was supposed to appear on Woronzow in 1990 but was shelved, eventually appearing on the Voiceprint label in late 1992 with the addition of one later track, a nearly half-hour jam on Pink Floyd's classic "Interstellar Overdrive." Dillingham's association with Voiceprint, a label associated with the '70s Canterbury Scene spearheaded by the Soft Machine and Hatfield and the North, began in 1991, when Caravan LEGEND Richard Sinclair invited Dillingham to record an album with himself, drummer Andy Ward (Camel), and reedman Jimmy Hastings (Caravan, Soft Machine, National Health). The resulting Wilde Canterbury Dream received rapturous reviews among prog rock diehards, but Dillingham's next two releases were a pair of more immediately accessible psychedelic pop EPs in the style of XTC's Dukes of Stratosphear side project: the Norwegian release A Dash of Haddock (1993), and the German release Arthur Woodcote (Is His Name) (1994). Dillingham's next two albums, both released in 1994, re-emphasized the prog side of his musical personality, although the live Radio Session included a few '60s-style freakbeat rave-ups as well. Vast Empty Spaces (produced by Peter Giles of the legendary Giles, Giles, and Fripp) marked a reunion with Ward, with Curved Air's Mike Wedgewood and Anthony Alridge of the jazzy and eccentric Skaboosh! contributing bass and violin, respectively. With the exception of occasional extended improvisatory workouts, Dillingham then retreated from progressive epics into a marginally simpler and considerably poppier form of psychedelic pop. The self-released Astral Whelks, which included contributions not only from Ward but Ward's Chrysathemums bandmate, Yukio Yung, was the first evidence of this new focus, but it was 1995's Sgt. Kipper, with its priceless cover portraits of Dillingham, Yung, and Ward in Sgt.Pepper-style satin outfits, that delivered Dillingham's most consistently poppy and groovy set of tunes.
Todd DILLINGHAM - Art Into Dust, 1993 (Voiceprint) [CD]
Todd Dillingham (voc/g)
with Andy Ward (d) - Nick Saloman - Mick Crossley
Rec: unk - Loc: Saffron Walden / Elevator, London - Pr: Nick Salmon, Mick Crossley, Todd Dillingham
Tracks:
1. Little Visions
- 2. Girl Of The Scene
- 3. You Don't Mind
- 4. Art Into Dust
- 5. Celebration Bonfire
- 6. It Really Matters
- 7. Never Want To See You
- 8. Fading (Just For You)
- 9. Fine Time/No Time
- 10. African Device
- 11. Fly
- 12. Crabs Advancing
- 13. Luminous Glow
- 14. Green Pears
- 15. Am I Alone?
- 16. 24 Min. Bonus
http://rapidshare.com/files/26271286/todd_dillingham_-_art_into_dust_-_18trx.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/26271689/todd_dillingham_-_art_into_dust_-_18trx.part2.rar
Todd Dillingham (voc/g)
with Richard Sinclair (b/g/bv) - Andy Ward (d) - Jimmy Hastings (s/fl) - Nicky Leigh (g) - Tony Green (b) - Vani Har (d)
Rec: Oct 1991-Feb 1992 - Loc: Astra Studios, Kent - Pr: Todd Dillingham, Richard Sinclair & Andy Ward
Tracks:
1. Shy My Dear
- 2. Light
- 3. The Little Box
- 4. I Wonder Why
- 5. Hurt
- 6. Mentail (Beneath My Feet)
- 7. The Time Is Here
- 8. Link
- 9. Little Orphan
- 10. Glad
- 11. Catching Where They Live
- 12. Multodnes
- 13. Fading (Just For You)
- 14. I Wait For
- 15. I'm Phasing
- 16. African Device
- 17. Our World
- 18. It's Hell
- 19. Stalking The Wily Chub
- 20. Inner Grove
http://rapidshare.com/files/26355010/todd_dillingham_-_wilde_canterbury_dream_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/26356260/todd_dillingham_-_wilde_canterbury_dream_.part2.rar
Enjoy
Dion McGregor - The Dream World of 1964
The recorded dreams of Dion McGregor are among the most remarkable audio artifacts ever. By turns (sometimes simultaneously) hilarious, bizarre, poignant, macabre and charming, these singular somniloquies — recorded in the '60s by McGregor's songwriting partner and roommate Michael Barr — leave a vivid impression in the mind of the listener. The Further Somniloquies is the sequel to Dion McGregor Dreams Again (Tzadik 1999) and The Dream World of Dion McGregor (Decca 1964). For more information about Dion's life and recordings, visit the American Song-Poem Music Archives where you will find a brilliant biographical account by McGregor archivist Phil Milstein
Dion McGregor (1922 - 1994) was an New York-born songwriter, whose main claim to fame is that he was a voluble dreamer, or somniloquist.
As a songwriter, McGregor's biggest success came when his song "Where Is The Wonder" (cowritten with room mate Michael Barr) was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her hit album My Name Is Barbra (1965). He was unable to find much success afterwards, however, and by the 1980's had given up on songwriting. Critic Joslyn Layne writes that "Despite his lack of success as a song lyricist, McGregor's narration of his vivid dreamlife provided a more unique artistic contribution than any usually recorded."
McGregor talked in his sleep. Not in quiet, barely-comprehensible mumbles; while he slept, McGregor would essentially narrate his dreams at conversational volume. As a narrator of his (often terrifying) dreams, Dion adopted various personas but frequently established a fey, argumentative, insolent approach to the subject at hand – be it a hot air balloon trip to the moon with a group of multi-ethnic children, a frantic journey around New York, or a tattooing job on a woman's tongue. As Phil Milstein notes, the Tzadik LP could just as well be called Dion McGregor Screams Again, as most of McGregor's dream narratives end with him shrieking in terror.
An LP of his dream diatribes – The Dream World Of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep) – was even released to minor acclaim by Decca Records in 1964. A book of the same name, containing the transcipts of a wider selection of McGregor's dreams, and with illustrations by Edward Gorey, was also published in 1964.
McGregor died in 1994, but researcher Phil Milstein gathered recordings of McGregor's dream-speech considered too risque to be released in the 1960s and assembled them for the 1999 album, Dion McGregor Dreams Again, released on Tzadik Records. A third album, The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor: More Outrageous Recordings of the World’s Most Renowned Sleeptalker was assembled by Toronto poet Steve Venright and released in August 2004 on the Torpor Vigil Industries label
Tracks
1 Val
2 Our town
3 The gift
4 The diet
5 Peony
6 The mogul
7 Swimming pool
8 Mustard battle
9 Dear uncle
10 The operation
@192
dion_mcgregor_-_1964_-_the_dream_world_of_dion_mcgregor.rar
Enjoy
Dion McGregor (1922 - 1994) was an New York-born songwriter, whose main claim to fame is that he was a voluble dreamer, or somniloquist.
As a songwriter, McGregor's biggest success came when his song "Where Is The Wonder" (cowritten with room mate Michael Barr) was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her hit album My Name Is Barbra (1965). He was unable to find much success afterwards, however, and by the 1980's had given up on songwriting. Critic Joslyn Layne writes that "Despite his lack of success as a song lyricist, McGregor's narration of his vivid dreamlife provided a more unique artistic contribution than any usually recorded."
McGregor talked in his sleep. Not in quiet, barely-comprehensible mumbles; while he slept, McGregor would essentially narrate his dreams at conversational volume. As a narrator of his (often terrifying) dreams, Dion adopted various personas but frequently established a fey, argumentative, insolent approach to the subject at hand – be it a hot air balloon trip to the moon with a group of multi-ethnic children, a frantic journey around New York, or a tattooing job on a woman's tongue. As Phil Milstein notes, the Tzadik LP could just as well be called Dion McGregor Screams Again, as most of McGregor's dream narratives end with him shrieking in terror.
An LP of his dream diatribes – The Dream World Of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep) – was even released to minor acclaim by Decca Records in 1964. A book of the same name, containing the transcipts of a wider selection of McGregor's dreams, and with illustrations by Edward Gorey, was also published in 1964.
McGregor died in 1994, but researcher Phil Milstein gathered recordings of McGregor's dream-speech considered too risque to be released in the 1960s and assembled them for the 1999 album, Dion McGregor Dreams Again, released on Tzadik Records. A third album, The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor: More Outrageous Recordings of the World’s Most Renowned Sleeptalker was assembled by Toronto poet Steve Venright and released in August 2004 on the Torpor Vigil Industries label
Tracks
1 Val
2 Our town
3 The gift
4 The diet
5 Peony
6 The mogul
7 Swimming pool
8 Mustard battle
9 Dear uncle
10 The operation
@192
dion_mcgregor_-_1964_-_the_dream_world_of_dion_mcgregor.rar
Enjoy
Labels: as Requested, D, JANISFARM, M
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Herrera & the Handouts - A Handout From A Cheepskate (1989)
This is a very special post: it's from David John Herrera, the original guitarist of the legendary Cheepskates. After the Cheepskates post, David sent to this blog his only solo LP, released back in 1989, along with some really informative notes about it.
A Handout From A Cheepskate LP
A few notes from the man himself:
I produced the album and it was recorded between Febuary of 1987 and December of 1988 at Dubway Studios in Manhattan. Al Houghton was the engineer.
Since I was the original guitarist of the Cheepskates, the album was titled: A Handout From A Cheepskate.
Orin Portnoy played bass in the Outta’ Place, and the Optic Nerve. Bob Baker was a drummer I met at Dubway studios. Elan Portnoy played guitar in the Fuzztones, the Headless Horsemen, and the Lords of the New Surf. Jon Weiss was the lead singer of the Vipers. Dino Sorbello was the guitarist of the Mad Violets, and the Blacklight Chameleons. Tony Matura played guitar and sang in the Optic Nerve. Bobby Belfiore also played guitar and sang in the Optic Nerve. Christian was a Swedish fellow I met in the summer of 1988. I never did get his last name, but he played a mean blues guitar. Mike Miraconda was the guitarist for the Raunch Hands. Michael Chandler was the singer for the Outta’ Place, and the Raunch Hands. Grec Pekorsky was the guitarist for a garage/psych band from Pittsburgh named Uncle Sydney. Shane Faubert was the singer/organist of the Cheepskates. Steve Marshall was the owner of Libra Studios where the Cheepskates first rehearsed. Sandy Vogel was a blues singer and my girlfriend at the time.
I wrote all of the tunes except the following:
“Mayfair” is an Optic Nerve tune that was written by Tony Matura. It was always my favorite tune of theirs (still is), and once in a while I would drum for their band.
“Credit Card” and “Yesterday’s Night” were written by Jackson Weir III.
“I Don’t Want You To Go” is a Horrible Flowers tune that was written by Jackson Weir III and Paul (Cliff Hanger) Wilkerson. The Horrible Flowers was a band that I was in (as a bass player) before the Cheepskates. We were a post punk psychedelic band out of Hollywood and briefly toured the Midwest in the summer of 1982 before I left the band. Jackson Weir III (the guitarist) played with 391, Seizure, and Rik L Rik. Cliff Hanger was one of the first drummers of the Germs. Both he and Jackson are now deceased and the album is dedicated to the memory of the two of them.
I produced the album and it was recorded between Febuary of 1987 and December of 1988 at Dubway Studios in Manhattan. Al Houghton was the engineer.
Since I was the original guitarist of the Cheepskates, the album was titled: A Handout From A Cheepskate.
Orin Portnoy played bass in the Outta’ Place, and the Optic Nerve. Bob Baker was a drummer I met at Dubway studios. Elan Portnoy played guitar in the Fuzztones, the Headless Horsemen, and the Lords of the New Surf. Jon Weiss was the lead singer of the Vipers. Dino Sorbello was the guitarist of the Mad Violets, and the Blacklight Chameleons. Tony Matura played guitar and sang in the Optic Nerve. Bobby Belfiore also played guitar and sang in the Optic Nerve. Christian was a Swedish fellow I met in the summer of 1988. I never did get his last name, but he played a mean blues guitar. Mike Miraconda was the guitarist for the Raunch Hands. Michael Chandler was the singer for the Outta’ Place, and the Raunch Hands. Grec Pekorsky was the guitarist for a garage/psych band from Pittsburgh named Uncle Sydney. Shane Faubert was the singer/organist of the Cheepskates. Steve Marshall was the owner of Libra Studios where the Cheepskates first rehearsed. Sandy Vogel was a blues singer and my girlfriend at the time.
I wrote all of the tunes except the following:
“Mayfair” is an Optic Nerve tune that was written by Tony Matura. It was always my favorite tune of theirs (still is), and once in a while I would drum for their band.
“Credit Card” and “Yesterday’s Night” were written by Jackson Weir III.
“I Don’t Want You To Go” is a Horrible Flowers tune that was written by Jackson Weir III and Paul (Cliff Hanger) Wilkerson. The Horrible Flowers was a band that I was in (as a bass player) before the Cheepskates. We were a post punk psychedelic band out of Hollywood and briefly toured the Midwest in the summer of 1982 before I left the band. Jackson Weir III (the guitarist) played with 391, Seizure, and Rik L Rik. Cliff Hanger was one of the first drummers of the Germs. Both he and Jackson are now deceased and the album is dedicated to the memory of the two of them.
David John Herrera
Tracklist
1- One story high
2- Another lie
3- Some folks
4- Frog booth
5- Your chance
6- Party
7- Hard to find
8- Out that door
9- Credit card
10- The fall
11- Mayfair
12- I don't want you to go
13- Yesterday night
This is the only review (in english) I could find on this LP - it's on rocknrollradio.org : An anomaly on New York's garage-rock scene: when most of their peers were scouring exurbia for vintage paisleys and vinyl, this low-key quartet was creating some of the most carefully crafted pure pop to escape from those Seed-y halls!
I can't resist to add some notes myself:
This LP came out in 1989 on Midnight Records, and contains 9 originals written by D.Herrera and 4 tunes written by his friends. As you may noticed if you read the names in David's notes, the musicians in this record are the cream of the NYC garage scene: members of the Optic Nerve, the Fuzztones, the Headless Horsemen, the Mad Violets, the Blacklight Chameleons and others. More on the NYC scene you can read here. David John Herrera has a great web site, with much more info about Cheepskates.
I din't want to go in a track-to-track description, but here are a few notes, just to get you curious:
1- One story high
2- Another lie
3- Some folks
4- Frog booth
5- Your chance
6- Party
7- Hard to find
8- Out that door
9- Credit card
10- The fall
11- Mayfair
12- I don't want you to go
13- Yesterday night
This is the only review (in english) I could find on this LP - it's on rocknrollradio.org : An anomaly on New York's garage-rock scene: when most of their peers were scouring exurbia for vintage paisleys and vinyl, this low-key quartet was creating some of the most carefully crafted pure pop to escape from those Seed-y halls!
I can't resist to add some notes myself:
This LP came out in 1989 on Midnight Records, and contains 9 originals written by D.Herrera and 4 tunes written by his friends. As you may noticed if you read the names in David's notes, the musicians in this record are the cream of the NYC garage scene: members of the Optic Nerve, the Fuzztones, the Headless Horsemen, the Mad Violets, the Blacklight Chameleons and others. More on the NYC scene you can read here. David John Herrera has a great web site, with much more info about Cheepskates.
I din't want to go in a track-to-track description, but here are a few notes, just to get you curious:
Credit Card & Yesterday's Night are two rockers with driving rhythm and owing a lot to Ramones.
Some Folks - rock'n'roll with odd vocals.
Frog Booth begins with tribal rhythm from the bass of Orin Portnoy and the drums of Bob Baker and a slow surf riff, then Jon Weiss's sax hovers above and a psychedelic guitar takes the lead and lifts the whole track for a short flight.
Hard To Find & I Don't Want You To Go - These come as close as it can get to the first two Cheepskates' LPs, a bit wilder guitar in "Hard To Find" and Shane Faubert's organ in "I Don't Want...".
The Fall - A streight blues with some fine slide guitar from Mr.Herrera (in fact he plays all instruments in this track - and sings too).
Some Folks - rock'n'roll with odd vocals.
Frog Booth begins with tribal rhythm from the bass of Orin Portnoy and the drums of Bob Baker and a slow surf riff, then Jon Weiss's sax hovers above and a psychedelic guitar takes the lead and lifts the whole track for a short flight.
Hard To Find & I Don't Want You To Go - These come as close as it can get to the first two Cheepskates' LPs, a bit wilder guitar in "Hard To Find" and Shane Faubert's organ in "I Don't Want...".
The Fall - A streight blues with some fine slide guitar from Mr.Herrera (in fact he plays all instruments in this track - and sings too).
As David Herrera wrote, this LP is long out of print and there's no chance for a re-release.
You can visit D.Herrera in myspace.
Thanks David for your offer.
Labels: H, Rainy Day Sponge
