Guests: Bent Wind band members Marty Roth and Ed Thomas.

When the Beatles hit, bands started cropping up everywhere. Sure, the most successful groups came from the US or the UK, but that doesn't mean smaller countries weren't immune to "cool". Bands from these countries had a difficult time breaking through as they were on smaller labels, with smaller budgets and a reluctance from American radio at the time to take a chance on playing "outsider" music. As a result we have a ton of high quality albums that never achieved any level of commercial success at the time of their release, but now are considered classics.

Bent Wind's "Sussex" falls into that category. In 1969 the Canadian band couldn't give them away. Now original copies fetch over $10,000.

If you like your psych hard and heavy, this ramshackle album is going to be right up your alley.

I hope you enjoy Sussex as much as I do.

-FJ

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==SONGS==

Here's a list of all the songs used in this Epysode in order of appearance. Normally I add a link to a Spotify playlist, however in this case none of Bent Wind's material is available.

THE BLUES MAGOOS “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet”

BENT WIND "Castles Made Of Man"

BENT WIND “Sacred Cows” (single version)

BENT WIND “Touch Of Red”

BENT WIND “Riverside”

BENT WIND “The Lions”

BENT WIND “Going To The City”

BENT WIND “Hate”

BENT WIND “Look At Love”

BENT WIND “Mistify”

THE DOORS "Roadhouse Blues"

BENT WIND "Sacred Cows" (album version)

BENT WIND “Leroy Goes West”

BENT WIND “It’s Not Jazz”

BENT WIND “Beautiful Lady”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in to the next Epysode to find out...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC “If Wishes Were Horses”

~~"We're Gonna Groove" is a song by Led Zeppelin featured on the album Coda. It was a cover of Ben E. King's "Groovin'". Listen to both and thank me later.~~

Guest: Blues Magoos singer/guitarist Peppy Castro.

At the tender age of 14, Peppy Castro was taught the famous E minor chord on an acoustic guitar. "The minute I played that chord, it was like the heavens opened up". He left home, dropped out of school and pursued a different path.

A chance meeting introduces him to Ronnie Gilbert and Ralph Scala and the seeds for The Blues Magoos were planted.

"We Ain't Got Nothing Yet" is ubiquitous with 60's American garage/psych rock. It's two minutes of rock 'n' roll perfection. The rest of the Psychedelic Lollipop album proves that these guys - kids really - had some serious skill. The album is a mix of fantastic originals along with choice covers.

Sadly all momentum was lost when their first single from their follow up album was banned. One more fantastic album followed before band politics reared it's ugly head.

What we are left with is some fantastic music highlighted by this killer album - a necessity for any collection.

I hope you dig "Psychedelic Lollipop" as much as I do.

-FJ

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Catch The Blues Magoos performing "Tobacoo Road" on the Jack Benny program here:

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===SONGS===

Here's a list of all the songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. A Spotify playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5esSavBWaN1DA4xB4I33wF?si=8462b4a139164712

*denotes song not available on Spotify.

BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Early Morning Song”, THE KINGSTON TRIO “Greenback Dollar”, TOM AND JERRY “Dream Alone”, THE BLOOS MAGOOS “The People Had No Faces”* , “So I’m Wrong And You Are Right”, THE BLUES MAGOOS “(We Ain’t Got) Nothing Yet”, PORGY AND BESS “Summertime”, BILLIE HOLIDAY AND HER ORCHESTRA “Summertime”, SAM COOKE “Summertime", RICKY NELSON “Summertime”, THE LIVERPOOL FIVE “She’s Mine”, DEEP PURPLE “Black Night”, THE SPECTRES “(We Ain’t Got) Nothing Yet”, KISS “Love Gun”, JOHN D. LOUDERMILK “Tobacco Road”, THE NASHVILLE TEENS “Tobacco Road”, THE BLUES MAGOOS “Psychedelic Lollipop" (full album - 10 tracks), “Pipe Dream”, “Life is Just A Cher O’Bowlies”, “Yellow Rose”, “Sybil Green (Of The In Between)”, “There She Goes”, “Let Your Love Ride”*, “Who Do You Love”, “Never Goin’ Back To Georgia”, THE DEPENDABLES “I Don’t Know”, EXUMA “The Obeah Man”, BARNABY BYE “She Was Pleased”, BARNABY BYE “The Way”, WIGGY BITS “Place In The Sun”, BALANCE “Breaking Away”, THE BLUES MAGOOS “I’m Still Playing”, THE TROGGS “Love Is All Around”, ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? tune in to the next Epysode to find out...and finally NEWPORT ELECTRIC “If Wishes Were Horses” (single release date Dec 6)

~~I wish you were a twin.~~

Guest: Bridget St. John.

When the most famous DJ in the world champions you and decides to open a record label specifically to record and market your music, well, you're doing something right.

Bridget St. John's name may not be as widely known as some of her British folk contemporaries, but her music is deserving of attention for any fan of the genre.

Recording her first three albums for John Peel's Dandelion label between 1969 and 1972 she released consistently high quality work, garnering excellent reviews. A fourth album followed for Chrysalis a couple years later and then...silience. Nothing for 20 years. After a long delay, she's back recording and touring again and sounding better than ever.

Bridget recalls stories of meeting John Martyn, playing with Michael Chapman, recording demos at Al Stewart's house, hearing David Bowie's acetate of a famous song before it was released and being in an uncomfortable car ride with Jethro Tull when they fired Mick Abrahams.

It's a shame Bridget's work didn't find a wider audience as her songwriting and guitar skills are only outshined by her exquisite voice.

I hope you dig Songs For The Gentle Man as much as I do.

-FJ

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==SONGS==

Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. To listen to a Spotify playlist of these tracks, click here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AvWIlxZ7vPZ92IPbRsDyV?si=04cf0e03949840ae

(*denotes song not available on Spotify)

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Green Rocky Road”

*THE MILLS BROTHERS “Window Washer Man”

CLIFF RICHARD “Living Doll”

ELVIS PRESLEY “Old Shep”

THE BEATLES “She Loves You”

DONOVAN “Colours”

HELEN SHAPIRO “Don’t Treat Me Like A Child”

NICK DRAKE “I’ve Been Smoking Too Long”

JOHN MARTYN “London Conversation”

BLODWYN PIG “The Change Song”

DAVID BOWIE “Space Oddity”

AL STEWART “Year Of The Cat”

T. REX “Jeepster”

BRIDGET ST. JOHN “To Be Without A Hitch”

BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Ask Me No Questions”

BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Curl Your Toes”

KEVIN AYERS “The Oyster And The Flying Fish”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “A Day A Way”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “City Crazy”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Early Morning Song”

JOHN MARTYN “Back To Stay”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Back To Stay”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Seagull Sunday”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “If You’d Been There”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Making Losing Better”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Lady And The Gentle Man”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Downderry Daze”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Pebble And The Man”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “It Seems Very Strange”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “Lazarus”

*BRIDGET ST JOHN “Song For John”

*BRIDGET ST JOHN “The Aviator”

BRIDGET ST JOHN “I Don’t Know If I Can Take It”

??MYSTERY ARTIST??...tune in to the next show to find out!

NEWPORT ELECTRIC “If Wishes Were Horses” (single being released Dec 6 2024)

~~Do not ever forget this simple fact: that you are groovy.~~

Guest: Henry Schifter.

Here we have yet another album by an one-and-done artist.

Henry was an American guitarist who released a few singles with a few labels in the sixties. He finally got the opportunity to record a full-length album in 1971, though he had to go to France to do it.

He recorded a strong album, and one that should have warranted some follow ups but it never came to pass.

Henry shares some great stories about the recording of the album, his run-in with Johnny Rivers (spolier alert: he didn't like him) and a great tale that includes a great looking belt, a pistol and weed. What a rock and roll trifecta!

I hope you enjoy "Out Of Nowhere" as much as I do.

-FJ

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==SONGS==

Songs used in this epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EBbIpiBJdkl6eqqKfrE1n?si=TgC8Q_nySKqEJJy6Vtjh7g

( *denotes track is not available on Spotify):

MOBY GRAPE “Apocalypse”

HENRY SCHIFTER “Toys”

*HANK SHIFTER “Saturday Noontime”

*HANK SHIFTER “On The Beach”

*HANK SCHIFTER “Long John”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Temnaya Noch” (aka “Dark Night”)

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Green Rocky Road”

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE “Another Time”

HENRY SCHIFTER “Another Time”

HARRY BELAFONTE “Diamond Joe”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Diamond Joe”

POCO “Calico Lady”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Calico Lady”

RONNIE HAWKINS “Mary Lou”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Mary Lou”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Salvation Is My Beat”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Shady Green Pastures”

THE SHIRELLES “Boys”

THE BEATLES “Boys”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Deep Sea Diver”

THEE MIDNITERS “Making Ends Meet”

*HENRY SCHIFTER “Making Ends Meet”

MYSTERY ARTIST??...Stay tuned to next Epysode to find out about this artist...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC “Bad Idea”

~~mirrors are a window to view groovy people~~

Guest: Dragonfly guitarist Randy Russ.

Hooking up with a couple of managers from California, they thought they were on their way to the big time. But while the band was living off a $12/day allowance, the managers were getting their cars reupholstered and buying custom-made alligator briefcases.

They released one album as The Legend - a mediocre effort of cover tunes and songs from outside musicians thanks to decisions made by the management team. For the second time out though, it was a different story. Given creative freedom, they created a monster, guitar-centric, psychy-blues/rock gem. But continued battles with management resulted in the band breaking up before the album was even released. The label decided to release it under a new name ("Dragonfly"), with no band information on the cover. And just after it was released, the record company closed shop. An album by a defunct band with no record company released in a sleeve with no band information was destined to sink without a trace. One fantastic review at the time wasn't enough to save this one from obscurity.

If you like your 60's rock loud, hard and heavy, crank it up and check this one out.

I hope you dig Dragonfly as much as I do.

-FJ

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==SONGS==

Songs used in this epysode, in order of appearance. See above for a link to a Spotify playlist *denotes track is not available on Spotify:

GARY HIGGINS “Thicker Than A Smokey”

*THE LORDS OF LONDON (U.S. version) “Broken Heart C.O.D.”

*THE BUNDY’S “I Don’t Need You”

MIKE RENOLDS AND THE INFANTS OF SOUL “When Will I Find You”

*THE LORDS OF LONDON (Canadian version) “Within Your Mind”

*THE LEGEND “The Kids are Alright”

*THE LEGEND “Cold Wind in August”

*THE LEGEND FEATURING MIKE KELLY “I Like the Little Girls”

THE LEGEND “Portrait of Youth” (Credited on Spotify to Dragonfly)

THE LEGEND “Enjoy Yourself” (Credited on Spotify to Dragonfly)

DRAGONFLY “Blue Monday”

DRAGONFLY “Enjoy Yourself”

DRAGONFLY “Hoochie Coochie Man”

DRAGONFLY “I Feel It”

DRAGONFLY “Trombodo”

DRAGONFLY “Portrait of Youth”

DRAGONFLY “Crazy Woman”

DRAGONFLY “She Don’t Care”

DRAGONFLY “Time Has Slipped Away”

DRAGONFLY “To Be Free”

DRAGONFLY “Miles Away”

*JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH BIG SONNY AND THE LO BOYS “Sick and Tired”

?? MYSTERY BAND ?? Tune into the next epysode to hear this band’s story...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC “Mattagami River”

~~you are the grooviest of the groovy~~

Guest: Gary Higgins.

Here's the scenario: you've been convicted of a crime and have only a few weeks before you begin to serve your jail sentence. What would YOU do with that time?

For Gary Higgins, that answer was simple: corrale your musical buddies and knock out a fantastic album. No time for rehearsal, just get in the studio, quickly work out the tunes and get 'em down. Gary had just enough time to complete the recordings before he changed his address to the Conneticut State Penitentiary. His pals completed the mixing, mastering, cover design and got a few hundred copies pressed. And then it sank into obscurity for decades...

After completing his sentence Gary rebuilt his life, focusing on his family and his job as a nurse. Red Hash was in the rear view mirror...or so he thought. Decades later he started noticing his "lost classic" was commanding huge dollars. A push by Drag City Records to find Gary finally paid off and almost 40 years after quickly recording an album that hardly anyone heard, Red Hash got a proper re-release briging much deserved attention and critical acclaim to his music. It even allowed him to record a follow up album.

My thanks to Gary for graciously taking time to walk down memory lane with me and talk about his wonderful album, his life and his career.

I hope you dig the story of Red Hash as much as I do.

-FJ

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===SONGS USED IN THIS EPYSODE===

Songs used in this epysode, in order of appearance. See above for a link to a Spotify playlist. *denotes track is not available on Spotify

MICHAEL CHAPMAN “Soulful Lady”

GARY HIGGINS “Thicker Than a Smokey”

GARY HIGGINS “It Didn’t Take Too Long”

GARY HIGGINS “Windy Child”

GARY HIGGINS “Telegraph Towers”

GARY HIGGINS “I Can’t Sleep At Night”

GARY HIGGINS “Cuckoo”

GARY HIGGINS “I Pick Notes From the Sky”

GARY HIGGINS “Stable the Spuds”

GARY HIGGINS “Down on the Farm”

GARY HIGGINS “Unable to Fly”

GARY HIGGINS “Looking for June”

6 ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE “Thicker than a Smokey”

GARY HIGGINS “Demons”

GARY HIGGINS “Don’t Ya Know”

GARY HIGGINS “Last Great Sperm Whale”

GARY HIGGINS “Stormy Weather”

RANDOM CONCEPT “Old Friend”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? ...tune into the next Epysode to learn the story of this band...

NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Tales Of Woe"

~stay Groovy my friends~