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PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS – Revolution! – (Columbia) – 1967

There is nothing quite like a Paul Revere and the Raiders album. To a relatively recent convert to their music, like myself, each album is a revelation. They have always worked a kind of musical juggling act between trying to … Continue reading

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BOBBY DARIN – Something Special – (Atlantic) – 1967

Bobby Darin is a legend. I get tired starting comments with the so and so is a legend. But I have to. I find it easy to put it out there from the start and then work backwards. Which is … Continue reading

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THE ASTRONAUTS – Travellin’ Men – (RCA) – 1967

  1967.     This is the final recorded gasp of The Astronauts.     Despite trying to keep up with the times they had changed quickly. It was only 4 years earlier, in 1963, that their first album was … Continue reading

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THE CYRKLE – Neon – (Columbia ) – 1967

I first found out about The Cyrkle about two years ago and they were a pleasant surprise. They will never become critical darlings or rediscovered “lost” artists of the 60s but they certainly put out music which is well above … Continue reading

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PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS – Goin’ To Memphis – (Columbia) – 1967

No garage, no pop, no psych.   This is not what you would expect from a Paul Revere and the Raiders album.   Here, lead singer Mark Lindsay has decided to tackle black soul.   I say “Mark Lindsay” specifically … Continue reading

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GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – New Directions – (Liberty) – 1967

what Frank is listening to #229 – GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – New Directions – (Liberty) – 1967 Hey, I've waxed lyrical about Gary Lewis on this blog already. Search those entries for background etc.   It would be … Continue reading

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THE HOMBRES – Let It Out – (Verve) – 1967

I've been hanging to play this album since I got it … which wasn't that long ago. It was one I've been looking for for some time but it was always too expensive locally. Luckily I won this copy for under … Continue reading

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THE EVERLY BROTHERS – Sing – (Warner Brothers) – 1967

Oh no … am I caught in a rut? This is another late 60s album from a rock act who were "past their prime". Regular readers know I love albums put out when acts were no longer selling records if … Continue reading

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BOBBY VEE – Come Back When You grow Up – (Liberty) – 1967

Those regular readers of these "comments" know my affection for the AE/BB artists (after the rise of Elvis before the rise of the Beatles). That affection extends to, and is entranced by their work after their stars have ceased to … Continue reading

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THE FREE DESIGN – Kites Are Fun – (Project 3) – 1967

Okay, I've always been a fan of sunshine pop and I've always been a fan of The Stooges, MC5, Detroit Rock, rockabilly and garage rock. Do music genres have to be mutually exclusive to ones musical palette?   No … … Continue reading

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