Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic
How humorous to browse a chronological listing of Waylon Jennings albums starting in 1964 – eleven on RCA by my count, following his debut LP At JD’s – when out of nowhere, A&M suddenly decides to issue its first and only album by Jennings, long after his brief run of singles (1963-65)
1991’s “Deep Twang” – the B-side of a bonus 7″ from UK’s fabled Creation label – would seem to anticipate the psychedelic surf instrumental sounds that The Mermen would later bring, to great relief, to the DC area on their one and only visit in 1995: “Deep Twang” Swervedriver (1991)
Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman‘s beery take on Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” became the A-side of a 45 released by A&M in 1979: “Swan Lager“ Rick Wakeman (1979) * “Swan Lager” also served as side two’s closing track for 1979 double LP, Rhapsodies. Cash Box would post a review in its June
It’s nice to see Gene Clark getting more recognition in recent years for his role, along with Mike Nesmith, Hearts & Flowers, Byrds, Dylan (and others), in helping to forge a “country rock” (or as Gram Parsons envisioned it, “Cosmic American”) sound. Last year, in fact, folks on the East
Zero to 180’s tribute to labor continues with (The) Strawbs‘ unabashed and unequivocal anthem to The Working Man — everybody sing along now: “Part of the Union“ Strawbs (1973) “Part of the Union” came close to hitting the number 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart in February 1973. The song
Herb Alpert demonstrates music’s connection with athletics in this playfully surreal video for “Slick” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, from ‘Beat of the Brass’ – Alpert’s 1968 television special: “Slick” Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1968) Filmed at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles There’s a comically
Once in the late 90s I picked up a CD anthology of rare funk & soul singles at Midnight Records, (formerly at 148 W. 23rd St.) just down the street from the Chelsea Hotel. I purchased disc one of a 6-volume series entitled Funkaphonix: Raw & Uncut Funk 1968-1975. Amusing
How nutty to release 12 albums of Moog synthesizer music simultaneously, one for each sign of the Zodiac. And yet Mort Garson somehow convinced A&M to do so in 1969 – “I Know You Aries,” the lead-off track on the Aries LP, could have been the A-side of a 45:
Discovered a great song – “It Could Have Been Better“- from Joan Armatrading‘s debut album that was included on a 1973 sampler album of A&M artists (in partnership with Altec sound equipment) entitled, Odyssey: LP includes “Part Of The Union” by The Strawbs “It Could Have Been Better” is said
One year after Stu Phillips recorded a spectacularly soporific reading of “Tired of Waiting for You,” The Sandpipers released a similarly sluggish take on the garage rock classic, “Louie Louie” — it, too, makes me laugh: “Louie Louie“ The Sandpipers (1966) 45Cat’s BeatleJohn likewise warns listeners that this recording is
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