The Guild – The Sun Shines For You

The Guild

Listen/Download – The Guild – The Sun Shines For You

Greetings all.

Today’s selection is a testament to the value of keeping your ears open at all times, eagerly awaiting the unexpected.

I do a show for WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, and whenever I have the time I like to tune in and dig many of the other groovy shows on the stream.

One of the best is by Doug Schulkind, who’s ‘Give the Drummer Some’ runs Friday mornings from 9AM until noon, with one of the most eclectic playlists.

A while back I was listening and working on something at the same time when my ears perked right up at a dose of sunshiney wonderfulness that I hadn’t heard before.

I checked the playlist and discovered that the group was The Guild, and the song was ‘The Sun Shines For You’.

The biggest surprise was the fact that the 45 had been released on the Chicago soul/funk imprint Twinight Records (home to Syl Johnson, among others).

I set right out to find myself a copy of the record, which thankfully was neither difficult or expensive.

The Guild were a St Louis, MO based group that was together through the 1960s and early 1970s, recording this 45 in 1969, and another for Elektra in the early 70s.

Interestingly enough, they had none other than Michael McDonald in their ranks early on (but not on this 45) who played in a number of St Louis bands including the Delrays.

‘The Sun Shines For You’ is a simply beautiful, yearning, hook-filled number that reminds me a lot of the later New Colony Six stuff.

The harmony-filled chorus is just amazing, and it’s one of those records that I find myself listening to several times in a row whenever it pops up.

The Guild were apparently a popular touring band in the Midwest, and ‘The Sun Shines For You’ charted in Ohio and Wisconsin in the Fall of 1969.

It is a very groovy number, indeed, and I hope you dig it as much as I do.

Until next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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The Live Five – Move Over and Let Me Fly

The Live Five

Listen/Download – The Live Five – Move Over and Let Me Fly

Greetings all.

Back in the olden days, when things were different, I lucked into a set of the History of Northwest Rock comps (released in the late 70s/early 80s at the Princeton Record Exchange.

Though I knew some of the bands (like Paul Revere and the Raiders and the Sonics) there were a bunch of acts that were new to me, and whose music I fell in love with.

One of these acts was the Live Five, and the song ‘Move Over and Let Me Fly’.

Originally released in 1967 (the first of the group’s three singles for Picadilly, following two on Panorama), ‘Move Over and Let Me Fly’ is one of those great records that seems balanced on the cusp of garage rock and psychedelia, with plenty of pop punch, garage aggression and just enough farout-ness to mess with the kids heads.

The Live Five hailed from Salem Oregon, and appeared to have a great deal of regional success (in Oregon, Washington and Vancover, BC), yet never broke through nationally.

They – like many other unjustly unrecognized bands of the era – have been immortalized on garage comps over the years, cementing the Pacific Northwest rock scene as one of the greatest ever.

I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #86

Why hello there!

Playlist

The Guild – The Sun Shines For You (Twinight)
Fabulous Farquahr – Some Kind of God (Verve)
Fabulous Farquahr – Hollywood Ending (Verve)
Farquahr – My Island (Elektra)
Farquahr – Streets of Montreal (Elektra)

Buffy Sainte Marie – He’s the Keeper of the Fire (Vanguard)
Buffy Sainte Marie – Adam (Vanguard)
Buffy Sainte Marie – Suffer the Little Children/The Angel (Vanguard)
Buffy Sainte Marie – Guess Who I Saw In Paris (Vanguard)

Roger Eckers – Carry On (Zez)
Assembled Multitude – Woodstock (Atlantic)
Isley Brothers – Ohio/Machine Gun (T-Neck)
Fareed Haque – 4+20 (Blue Note)
Liberace – Suite Judy Blue Eyes (WB)

Paul Horn – Guinnevere (Epic)
Paul Horn – Long Time Gone (Epic)
Happy Day – Everybody I Love You (Uni)
Enoch Light & the Light Brigade – Marrakesh Express (Project 3)
Bola Sete – Suite Judy Blue Eyes (Paramount)

Listen/Download -Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #86 – 170MB/256kbps

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It’s Iron Leg Radio time again!

We have a groovy (extra long) one for you this month, with some tasty new arrivals in the sunshiney bag, far-out stuff from Buffy Sainte Marie, as well as two sets of unusual and stimulating covers of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tunes.

Dig it all, and make sure to subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes.

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See you next week!

Peace

Larry

 

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Bodine – Disaster

Bodine

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Greetings all.

Today’s selection comes with one of the most interesting pedigrees in all of 1960s rock and roll.

I first found my way to Bodine during my deep dive into the sounds of the Cowsills, since their one and only album was produced by Bill Cowsill (not long after his separation from his family’s group).

When I finally got my hands on a copy of Bodine’s self-titled 1969 album, I was surprised to see a couple of very familiar names in the credits, mainly Jim Lalor and Jon Keliohor, both of whom had been in Pacific Northwest folk rock pioneers The Daily Flash.

I’d had an import Daily Flash compilation in my crates since the mid 80s, and had in the ensuing years picked up both of their 45s (their sole output).

As it turns out, despite some great sounds and a ton of talent and promise, the Daily Flash had a hard time, and started to fall apart in the late 60s (lots more info here).

Doug Hastings was for a brief time a member of the Buffalo Springfield, Keliohor was involved with the Gentle Soul, and two group members were connected to Rhinoceros.

Bodine recorded its sole LP in 1969 with Cowsill at the board.

The album is quite good, touching on a host of late 60s threads, including country rock, slighty harder edged San Francisco sounds (reminding me of Kak) and even touching on funk at times.

‘Disaster’ – the album’s closing track – is a fast-moving track with some wild guitar with an anti-drug message. It’s the kind of track that would have made a great single,and might have gotten the band some well-deserved exposure.

As it stands, the band and their one album are both fairly (and unfairly) obscure, but definitely worth your time.

I hope you dig the cut and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Bill Deal and the Rhondels – Hey Bulldog

Bill Deal and the Rhondels

Listen/Download – Bill Deal and the Rhondels – Hey Bulldog

Greetings all.

I hope the ne week finds you all well.

Bill Deal and the Rhondels are one of the preeminent examples of one of America’s most interesting (and lesser known) musical scenes, Beach Music.

Largely R&B/soul influenced music enjoyed by largely white audiences in the American coastal south (and played by largely white showbands, like Bill Deal and the Rhondels), Beach Music (and its most famous dance the Shag) is the closest analog to the UK Northern Soul scene here in the states.

The scene has it’s own popular tempo/sound, perennial groups (like the Drifters and the Tams), venues and collectors.

Deal and the Rhondels (with their drummer/vocalist Ammon Tharp) scored three national Top 40 hits May I, I’ve Been Hurt and What Kind of Fool) in the late 60s, all of which are cornerstones of the Beach Music sound.

The group recorded a wide variety of R&B/soul and pop sounds, and today’s selection leans in the latter direction.

Released in 1970, ‘Hey Bulldog’ (a cover of the Beatles song from Yellow Submarine) was the flipside of the Rhondels version of ‘I’m Gonna Make You Love Me’.

Their version of the song is delivered in a slightly mellower version than the original, but still with plenty of kick, including a nice bass line, some cool piano (by Deal) and cool backing vocals ad percussion.

The Rhondels (who had been together since 1959) broke up for the first time when Deal left the music business in 1983, but continued to reform and play until Deal’s death in 2003.

I hope you dig the track, and I’ll see you all next week,

Peace

Larry

 

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Buddy Greco – Time’s a Wastin’ While You’re Gone

Buddy Greco

Listen/Download – Buddy Greco – Time’s a Wastin’ While You’re Gone

Greetings all.

Today’s selection is one of the greatest “out of left field” records I’ve ever come across.

Big thanks to my old buddy Keith Patterson who brought it to my attention a while back.

Buddy Greco, if you know the name at all, is best known as one of those swing-a-ding-ding, post-Sinatra crooners (and pianist) of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

He was a mainstay in Vegas and everywhere else supper clubs thrived.

Posessed of a confident baritone and good looks, he made a string of albums that stretched out over almost 40 years.

He recorded today’s selection, ‘Time’s a Wastin’ When Your Gone’ in 1965.

How he got his hands on the tune, which was composed by English keyboard player John Burch (who wrote both ‘Preach and Teach’ and ‘In the Meantime’ for Georgie Fame, I cannot say, but it was indeed fortuitous that he did.

The record is a stunning bit of hard-charging, beat adjacent sounds. The producer (Bob  Morgan) and arranger (Garry Sherman) were both straight up the middle mainstreamers, and the fact that they made a record like this, especially for Greco, suggests to me a deliberate attempt at mold-breaking.

Though I have no evidence in this direction, I wonder if Greco was recording over an existing, UK-based instrumental track. The drums and guitar are especially hard-hitting and the sound screams UK 1965.

Haven’t been able to find any other recordings of the song, either in the US or the UK.

That said, it’s a killer, and I hope you dig it.

If anyone has any more detailed information about the record, please let me know.

Until next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #85

Why hello there!

Playlist

Sugar Shoppe – Canada (Yorkville)
George Maharis – World Without Sunshine (Epic)
Judy Henske – Day To Day (Reprise)
Judy Henske – Dolphins In the Sea (Reprise)
Gordon Lightfoot – Spin Spin Spin (UA)

Vejtables – Anything (Autumn)
Vejtables – I Still Love You (Autumn)
Tikis – Darkest Night of the Year (Autumn)
Tikis – Pay Attention To Me (Autumn)
Steve Douglas – Caroline No (Mercury)

John Dankworth – Modesty Blaise Theme (20th Century)
Bob Breen – Ice Is Nice (20th Century)
Buzz and Bucky – Bay City (Amy)
Pat Boone – Molly (Tetragrammaton)
Pat Boone – What’s Gnawing At Me (Tetragrammaton)

Don Sebesky & the Jazz Rock Syndrome – I Dig Rock and Roll Music (Verve)
Don Sebesky & the Jazz Rock Syndrome – Somebody Groovy (Verve)
The Moog Machine – Yummy Yummy Yummy (Columbia)
The Moog Machine – Time of the Season (Columbia)
The Moog Machine – Jumping Jack Flash (Columbia)

Listen/Download -Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #85 – 170MB/256kbps

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It’s Iron Leg Radio time again!

This month we’re back digging into the pile of new and recent arrivals, as well as presenting a grip of cool things excavate from the crates!

Dig it all, and make sure to subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes.

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See you next week!

Peace

Larry

 

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