“In” sides
Dobie Gray “Sings For “In” Crowders that ‘Go Go'”
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(23 votes, average: 4.26 out of 5) Loading ...Moulty
I first heard the Barbarians and their song “Moulty” in college when I picked up a copy of “Nuggets,” the double-record, sixties garage band compilation by Lenny Kaye. I bought that in Kenmore Square at a used record store called…Nuggets. The song tells the dramatic story of how the band’s drummer, Victor “Moulty” Moulton, lost his left hand in an accident. That song is not on this lp, but is on the CD reissue as a bonus track. Here’s a story of how The Band, (the Hawks in 1966), ended up playing on “Moulty”. The “hit” here is “Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl” (another track from the Nuggets set).
(18 votes, average: 2.56 out of 5) Loading ...Hustlin’ Flo (and Eddie)
The Turtles! Golden Hits. White Whale Records. This one was in heavy rotation in my room circa 1970. Perfect AM radio pop that, when I hear it today, still brings back those feelings of buying and playing my first records. Lead singers, Flo and Eddie, (named after a stint with Frank Zappa and the Mothers), went on to record together and sing back-up throughout the seventies and eighties. They also hosted a KROQ radio program in LA in the nineties.
(15 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5) Loading ...My first bootleg
“The Jean-Clarke Mammorial (sic) Sonic Barbecue.” This was the first bootleg that I ever bought. And it’s a good one! Below is the back cover with Brian, Keith and Mick living up to their bad boy reputation and no doubt commenting on the West German tour dates recorded here (though Brian was long gone and Mick Taylor was in).
(42 votes, average: 3.48 out of 5) Loading ...Hit me two times!
Frat rockers The Swingin’ Medallions and their frat party fave “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love)”. Springsteen used to drop this into his encore medley at live shows. Nice slacks guys.
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Busted!
Bob Kuban and In-Men “Look Out For The Cheater”
(13 votes, average: 3.46 out of 5) Loading ...Great Balls of Fire
Sun Records picture sleeve and hit single by the great Jerry Lee Lewis. “Great Balls of Fire” with B-side “You Win Again”
(18 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5) Loading ...Too young to die
“The Unforgettable Eddie Cochran” Liberty EP. Eddie Cochran was only 21 in 1960 when he died in a tragic accident while on tour in England.
(17 votes, average: 3.94 out of 5) Loading ...The comeback of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins…What That Is! Philips Records. 1969. (Courtesy of Uncle Gil)
Hawkins, who first hit big in 1956 with “I Put A Spell On You,” used to have a flaming coffin in his wild stage show. A surrealistic, theatrical performance piece that influenced Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper and other “shock rockers”. He toured late in his life with The Stones and The Clash before passing away in France in 2000. When he died he had more than 50 children with women around the world!
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