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THE EDGAR BROUGHTON an element of conceptual theatricality – THE DOORS THE GOODEES BAND especially on ‘The Moth’ and ‘Psychopath’ – The Doors: Mono Edition Condition Red! The Complete Goodees The Harvest Years 1969-1973 on which Edgar is suitably creepy as the Rhino LP Ace CD EMI 4-CD titular child molester. The hurtling www.rhino.com www.acerecords.com juggernaut that is ‘Momma’s Reward (Keep This takes me back to The Goodees are most Them Freaks-A-Rollin’)’ and the funky that triumphant day well known for the ‘There’s No Vibrations But Wait’ being other in the late ’60s when Shangri-Las lite standout tracks. I cycled to the local ‘Condition Red’, one Having utilised orchestral string record shop and of the very last hits to on their eponymous third snarfed up the record fit in squarely with the – most notably on the sublime that had been staring at me from the bins classic “girl group sound”. Released in 1968 ‘Evening Over Rooftops’ and ‘For Dr Spock’ since its in early 1967. It was in on Stax’s rock-oriented Hip subsidiary, it was – subsequent releases continued a gradual mono then so this is the version I know like a melodramatic ode to a hedonistic All of the Broughtons’ digitally remastered mellowing in musical direction. The the back of my hand: thick with atmosphere motorbike driver and earned the girls local Harvest catalogue on four CDs – including hauntingly beautiful single ‘Hotel Room’ and resonance as those classics work their success in Memphis and wider national five studio , singles A and B-sides bridged this and fourth album . magic. exposure. On the back of it, The Goodees and a previously unreleased live recording. ‘Sister Angela’ and the rocking ‘I Got Mad The remastering for 180-gram vinyl has recorded a patchy album the following year, It’s a pity the liner notes are so skimpy. (Soledad)’ are paeans to black power been overseen by original engineer Bruce Candy Coated Goodees, bringing in some The EBB were always more overtly activists Angela Davis and George Jackson, Botnick, adding new depth and clarity now-ancient girl group covers like ‘He’s A political than their early ’70s “people’s whilst ‘Homes Fit For Heroes’ is done in (and it’s great having it at this size Rebel’ alongside more interesting work, like band” counterparts. If brought the best protest folk tradition. again!). Obviously, much of The Doors’ the heavy stomp of ‘Double Shot’ and the the freeform freakiness and The Pink Musically, the last Harvest album, , current audience came to know the album sensitive Jimmy Webb , ‘Worst That Fairies rock ’n’ rolled the joint with good is a consistently solid piece of work, and through later CDs and box sets and is Could Happen’. time cosmic boogie, then the Broughtons certainly has its moments – there’s still the already bound to possess the lysergic This compilation reproduces the album in provided the rabble-rousing revolutionary odd concession to right-on issues too – landmarks contained herein. Ultimately full, along with other sides the group rhetoric and foot-stomping tribalism. see ‘Eviction’. But in reality, by the time it this will be a prized acquisition for Doors released for Hip, including the sweet soul of Nowhere is this more evident than on their was released in 1973 the underground super fans and completists, plus pathetic ‘For A Little While’. There are also seven first album, , an intoxicating scene was in disarray and glam-rock had sods like me trying to relive the unreleased (and largely undistinguished) concoction of heavy electric blues, brain- stolen the thunder of many bands like the inestimable impact this record made when tracks rounding out the package. The melting heavy metal and satire. They Broughtons, and with it their momentum. it first appeared. Goodees were good. Not great, though. subsequently released singles that But lest we forget why they deserve that Kris Needs Jeanette Leech combined Beefheart’s ‘Drop Out Boogie’ proto-punk tag they are now so often with ’ ‘’ and labelled with, the bonus live recording JOAO GILBERTO EARTHA KITT & SHORTY appropriated The Fugs’ infamous Pentagon from Hyde Park in ’70 bears testimony to O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor ROGERS exorcism and turned it into the tribalistic just how incendiary they were in their él CD St Louis Blues blues chant ‘’. underground heyday. www.elrecords.co.uk ANN-MARGARET & AL HIRT Next album, , displays Rich Deakin If one track sums up Personalities the understated class VARIOUS ARTISTS of this, Joao Gilberto’s Odd Couples: What Were They second album and Thinking? the follow up to his All Bear Family CDs 1958 debut Chega De www.bear-family.de Saudade, look no further than the Bear Family’s new uncluttered elegance of ‘Samba De Uma series The Velvet Nota So’ (AKA ‘One Note Samba’). Lounge gets off to a Produced by Antonio Carlos Jobim, O good start with these Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor (The Love, The three titles. Smile And The Flower) is nothing less than a Eartha Kitt and sprinkling of gold dust from the wellspring of Shorty Rogers’ St Louis Blues (1958), Ann- bossa nova. Just listen to Gilberto’s sublime Margaret and Al Hirt’s Personalities (which readings of Jobim’s ‘Meditacao’ and combines tracks from Beauty And The Beard ‘Corcovado’ for further proof. (’63) and Bear Family’s 5-CD Ann-Margaret In addition to the original 12-track box set) and the anthology Odd Couples: album, this deluxe reissue comes with no What Were They Thinking?, which showcases less than 22 bonus tracks in the form of the history of unlikely cross generic pairings assorted late ’50s/early ’60s covers of of artistes throughout the lounge/easy originals by Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos listening/ exotica heyday of the ’50s and the Jobim & Vinicius De Moraes, Carlos Lyra first half of the ’60s. Unlikely double acts and others from an impressive range of celebrated here include Eddy Arnold & artists including Sergio Mendes, Sylvia Esquivel, Perry Como & The Sons Of The Telles, Walter Wanderley, Agostinho Dos Pioneers, Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr, Santos and Orquestra Pan American with Os Don Gibson & Los Indios Tabajaras and Cariocas. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Red Foley. The Broughtons: “Let’s levitate The Roundhouse!” Grahame Bent Grahame Bent

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THE EDGAR BROUGHTON an element of conceptual theatricality – THE DOORS THE GOODEES BAND especially on ‘The Moth’ and ‘Psychopath’ – The Doors: Mono Edition Condition Red! The Complete Goodees The Harvest Years 1969-1973 on which Edgar is suitably creepy as the Rhino LP Ace CD EMI 4-CD titular child molester. The hurtling www.rhino.com www.acerecords.com juggernaut that is ‘Momma’s Reward (Keep This takes me back to The Goodees are most Them Freaks-A-Rollin’)’ and the funky that triumphant day well known for the ‘There’s No Vibrations But Wait’ being other in the late ’60s when Shangri-Las lite standout tracks. I cycled to the local ‘Condition Red’, one Having utilised orchestral string record shop and of the very last hits to arrangements on their eponymous third snarfed up the record fit in squarely with the album – most notably on the sublime that had been staring at me from the bins classic “girl group sound”. Released in 1968 ‘Evening Over Rooftops’ and ‘For Dr Spock’ since its release in early 1967. It was in on Stax’s rock-oriented Hip subsidiary, it was – subsequent releases continued a gradual mono then so this is the version I know like a melodramatic ode to a hedonistic All of the Broughtons’ digitally remastered mellowing in musical direction. The the back of my hand: thick with atmosphere motorbike driver and earned the girls local Harvest catalogue on four CDs – including hauntingly beautiful single ‘Hotel Room’ and resonance as those classics work their success in Memphis and wider national five studio albums, singles A and B-sides bridged this and fourth album In Side Out. magic. exposure. On the back of it, The Goodees and a previously unreleased live recording. ‘Sister Angela’ and the rocking ‘I Got Mad The remastering for 180-gram vinyl has recorded a patchy album the following year, It’s a pity the liner notes are so skimpy. (Soledad)’ are paeans to black power been overseen by original engineer Bruce Candy Coated Goodees, bringing in some The EBB were always more overtly activists Angela Davis and George Jackson, Botnick, adding new depth and clarity now-ancient girl group covers like ‘He’s A political than their early ’70s “people’s whilst ‘Homes Fit For Heroes’ is done in (and it’s great having it at this size Rebel’ alongside more interesting work, like band” counterparts. If Hawkwind brought the best protest folk tradition. again!). Obviously, much of The Doors’ the heavy stomp of ‘Double Shot’ and the the freeform freakiness and The Pink Musically, the last Harvest album, Oora, current audience came to know the album sensitive Jimmy Webb song, ‘Worst That Fairies rock ’n’ rolled the joint with good is a consistently solid piece of work, and through later CDs and box sets and is Could Happen’. time cosmic boogie, then the Broughtons certainly has its moments – there’s still the already bound to possess the lysergic This compilation reproduces the album in provided the rabble-rousing revolutionary odd concession to right-on issues too – landmarks contained herein. Ultimately full, along with other sides the group rhetoric and foot-stomping tribalism. see ‘Eviction’. But in reality, by the time it this will be a prized acquisition for Doors released for Hip, including the sweet soul of Nowhere is this more evident than on their was released in 1973 the underground super fans and completists, plus pathetic ‘For A Little While’. There are also seven first album, Wasa Wasa, an intoxicating scene was in disarray and glam-rock had sods like me trying to relive the unreleased (and largely undistinguished) concoction of heavy electric blues, brain- stolen the thunder of many bands like the inestimable impact this record made when tracks rounding out the package. The melting heavy metal and satire. They Broughtons, and with it their momentum. it first appeared. Goodees were good. Not great, though. subsequently released singles that But lest we forget why they deserve that Kris Needs Jeanette Leech combined Beefheart’s ‘Drop Out Boogie’ proto-punk tag they are now so often with The Shadows’ ‘Apache’ and labelled with, the bonus live recording JOAO GILBERTO EARTHA KITT & SHORTY appropriated The Fugs’ infamous Pentagon from Hyde Park in ’70 bears testimony to O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor ROGERS exorcism and turned it into the tribalistic just how incendiary they were in their él CD St Louis Blues blues chant ‘Out Demons Out’. underground heyday. www.elrecords.co.uk ANN-MARGARET & AL HIRT Next album, Sing Brother Sing, displays Rich Deakin If one track sums up Personalities the understated class VARIOUS ARTISTS of this, Joao Gilberto’s Odd Couples: What Were They second album and Thinking? the follow up to his All Bear Family CDs 1958 debut Chega De www.bear-family.de Saudade, look no further than the Bear Family’s new uncluttered elegance of ‘Samba De Uma series The Velvet Nota So’ (AKA ‘One Note Samba’). Lounge gets off to a Produced by Antonio Carlos Jobim, O good start with these Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor (The Love, The three titles. Smile And The Flower) is nothing less than a Eartha Kitt and sprinkling of gold dust from the wellspring of Shorty Rogers’ St Louis Blues (1958), Ann- bossa nova. Just listen to Gilberto’s sublime Margaret and Al Hirt’s Personalities (which readings of Jobim’s ‘Meditacao’ and combines tracks from Beauty And The Beard ‘Corcovado’ for further proof. (’63) and Bear Family’s 5-CD Ann-Margaret In addition to the original 12-track box set) and the anthology Odd Couples: album, this deluxe reissue comes with no What Were They Thinking?, which showcases less than 22 bonus tracks in the form of the history of unlikely cross generic pairings assorted late ’50s/early ’60s covers of of artistes throughout the lounge/easy originals by Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos listening/exotica heyday of the ’50s and the Jobim & Vinicius De Moraes, Carlos Lyra first half of the ’60s. Unlikely double acts and others from an impressive range of celebrated here include Eddy Arnold & artists including Sergio Mendes, Sylvia Esquivel, Perry Como & The Sons Of The Telles, Walter Wanderley, Agostinho Dos Pioneers, Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr, Santos and Orquestra Pan American with Os Don Gibson & Los Indios Tabajaras and Cariocas. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Red Foley. The Broughtons: “Let’s levitate The Roundhouse!” Grahame Bent Grahame Bent

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