A track for...(darkness fish)

[davey]

Aug 22, 2024 17:20:14 GMT Charlie O. said:

I suppose it was watching the DNC that called this 1968 gem to mind - "A Ray Of Hope", The Rascals' response to MLK/RFK/Chicago. (Released a week and a half AFTER election day... of course.)

davey seems like an appropriate victim.

Well yeah… That’s basically Davey-porn. Absolutely stunning Rascals track! Thanks Charlie.

Here’s one for Riggers:

[riggers]

Wow, thanks Davey. Love it. Insanely catchy. Elements of late 60's Beach Boys at times. Would have stuck it in a playlist if it was on Spotify, but it's not there sadly.
Ex Sopwith Camel, eh? Now I have to investigate them.

How about this one for loveless. I recently read a great book about Immediate records and went down a few rabbit holes as a result.
This is classic Brit Psych Whimsy. I still can't believe gems like this are turning up on my radar, after 40 odd years of loving this stuff.

Duncan Browne-"On The Bombsite"

[loveless]

Oh, that's fantastic! I love that a time and place can so palpably imprint on a record. Thanks for thinking of me.

I'm offering this one up to Stacy Heydon

[loveless]

Also, what's the Immediate Records book called?

[riggers]

Aug 28, 2024 11:20:03 GMT loveless said:

Also, what's the Immediate Records book called?

Immediate, The Rise and Fall of the UK's first independent label. By Simon Spence. Got it on Kindle for a couple of quid. A short, but gripping read.

Oh, and I adore that whole album (Pastor T. L..) Like a ship was a massive tune for me a couple of years back.

[loveless]

Aug 28, 2024 11:57:03 GMT riggers said:

Aug 28, 2024 11:20:03 GMT loveless said:

Also, what's the Immediate Records book called?

Immediate, The Rise and Fall of the UK's first independent label. By Simon Spence. Got it on Kindle for a couple of quid. A short, but gripping read.

Oh, and I adore that whole album (Pastor T. L..) Like a ship was a massive tune for me a couple of years back.

I grabbed one of his albums in a trade, or with a coupon/in a sale or something, and was so stunned that I ended up getting everything of his I could find. It's one of those things where my mind knows there's not a ton of variation, and there's a basic consistent sound to all the albums/within the albums, you could even legitimately call it "samey", and yet...I guess it's being "samey" at a thing I just can't get enough of at the moment.

[Stacy Heydon]

I can probably do without the preacher, but musically this is really great. Love the keyboard sound and drumming and there is a lovely sense of calm strength in the choir. It seems like this album has made a big impact over the last few years.
Good article on it here...I really need to listen to the whole thing.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/pastor-t-l-barrett-like-a-ship-without-a-sail-review/

Don't have anything this good in return, but let's try this track for Hatz.

[toomanyhatz]

Wow, thanks G!

I am a longstanding (and pretty huge) fan of the Rationals, but sadly that (their first album!!) is past the point when they were a brilliant soul-inflicted garage band with multiple (mostly regional) hits that stand the test of time better than most.

One reason is Scotty Morgan, of course, unquestionably the best white vocalist to come out of Detroit in the 60s, and yes I mean better than Tyner, better than Iggy, even (gasp!) better than Seger at his peak (which I figure to be 1972 or so).

That album's mixed - certainly the rolling soul groove is a better vehicle for Morgan's voice than the rabble-rousing MC5/Stooges thing they try elsewhere (and sound 'late to the party' on, despite being heroes to the people who conceived the whole 'White Panthers' deal). The sweet spot starts around 2:37 or so.

Just saw this and wanted to respond quickly, since I appreciate being still kept in the loop despite not posting much lately.

I'll give the what and who of my pick some thought and respond later today. Much appreciated.

[toomanyhatz]

I've been digging the 70s Gospel scene of late but was unfamiliar with these guys from Chicago. On a familiar label. I love this- great arrangement. Going to dig deeper. Think I'll send it to Riggers to see what he thinks.

The Salem Travelers - I've Gone Too Far:

[Charlie O.]

Never heard that Rationals track (album) before; I've long loved the Dr. John version, and the Rationals version works really well, even without the bassoon. I kinda wish Morgan hadn't imitated the doctor's singing style so much, though.

[riggers]

Sept 5, 2024 19:02:25 GMT toomanyhatz said:

I've been digging the 70s Gospel scene of late but was unfamiliar with these guys from Chicago. On a familiar label. I love this- great arrangement. Going to dig deeper. Think I'll send it to Riggers to see what he thinks.

The Salem Travelers - I've Gone Too Far:

Apologies for late reply and thanks for thinking of me, Mr. Hatz. This is incredible, beautiful. Right up my street. Wow. Further investigation is required.

Will need to have a think about a tune and recipient, I'll be back soon, promise. Just been working loads and today, been to the sodding dentist to have a bloody denture of all things fitted. Officially ANCIENTe.

[riggers]

Ok, how about this for fearlessfreap. I got the CD of this album from a charity shop for a quid, after vaguely hearing they were a bit 'Powerpop'. Best quid I ever spent. 

Cotton Mather-"Camp Hill Rail Operator"

[adamcoan]

I have a copy of that album. Nice reminder.

[fearlessfreap]

I‘Ve seen that album dozens of times over the years but never heard it. I liked it very much. If I see it again, I’ll buy it. Thanks for that. I’ll try and come up with something later today.

[fearlessfreap]

For Fange
I’ve been listening to a lot of progressive big band jazz lately - Gerald Wilson, Gil Evans, Don Ellis, even the 72 Zappa albums (I know he’s persona non grata here, but those largely instrumental albums and the live recordings of that era fit in here as well.  Duke Ellington’s 60’s and 70’s Far East Suite, And His Mother Called Him Bill, New Orleans Suite, are in this genre and compare favorably to his 30’s Blanton Webster work IMO.  This is the Clarke Boland Big Band.  Kenny Clarke was the original drummer for the Modern Jazz Quartet.  Like many American musicians- The Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Archie Shepp, Dexter Gordon, Eric Dolphy, he moved to Europe partly because a jazz musician was paid better and respected more and partly for political reasons.  Francy Boland was a French pianist and composer.  The band was based in Germany.  They released a rare Blue Note album in the mid 60’s, and an excellent album with Stan Getz on Verve, but mostly recorded for German labels.  This song reminds me of Ellington’s Far East Suite, elsewhere you get electric basses, electric rhythm guitar, wacky Highway 61 whistles and soul and rock rhythms.  Progressive big band isn’t to be confused with the more dissonant avant-garde big bands like Globe Unity or The London Jazz Composers Orchestra- it’s closer to the music you’d hear in movies like The French Connection (Don Ellis) or cop shows, but that’s a compliment to me.