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1957-1967
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Blue Cheer |
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45 rpm
- Philips PH.40516 - January 1968 |
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Original USA release |
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Summertime Blues / Out Of Focus |
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Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and
early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. According to Tim
Hills in his book, The Many Lives of the Crystal Ballroom, "Blue Cheer
was the epitome of San Francisco psychedelia. The band was rumored to
have been named for a brand of LSD and promoted by renowned LSD chemist
and former Grateful Dead patron, Owsley Stanley. Another rumor is that
the Blue Cheer was a blend of heroin and methamphetamine with just a
pinch of arsenic "for an extra glowly feeling", taken intravenously. A
"blue cheer" is also obscure and somewhat archaic British slang for a
fart. The band's sound, however, was something of a departure from the
music that had been coming out of the Bay Area: Blue Cheer's three
musicians played heavy blues-rock, and played it very loud. Original
personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens,
and drummer Paul Whaley. Their first hit was a cover version of Eddie
Cochran's "Summertime Blues" from their debut album Vincebus Eruptum
(1968). The single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, their
only such hit, and the album peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 chart
(Wikipedia). |
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Blue Cheer |
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45 rpm
- Philips PH.40516 - 1968 |
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Canada release |
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Summertime Blues / Out Of Focus |
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Blue Cheer |
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Netherlands 45 rpm
- Philips 304 162 BF - 1968 |
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Netherlands release |
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Summertime Blues / Out Of Focus |
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The Lords |
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45 rpm
- Colombia C 23 892 - 1968 |
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Original Germany release |
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| Good
Time Music / Somethin' Else |
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were the most long-living and successful beat band of West
Germany. No other German band was so active during more than 40 years.
In 1959 they started as a Skiffle-Band in Berlin using partly
custom-made instruments. In 1964 they were The "Beat-formation No. 1" in
Germany. In the period from 1965 till 1969 they had 11 hits in West
German pop-charts. Their first hit single was Shakin' All Over - being
their most famous record as well as Poor Boy and Gloryland. There were
also some Tours on the bill with The Kinks and The Who. In 1971 The
Lords disbanded. From 1976 The Lords played together with different
line-ups and since 2000 The Lords have re-united once again (wikipedia). |
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NRBQ |
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45 rpm
- CBS 4501 - 1969 |
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Netherlands release |
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C'mon Everybody /
Rocket Number 9 |
| NRBQ formed in 1967
in Miami, Florida, coming together from the remnants of several other
bands. The original members were keyboardist Terry Adams, guitarist
Steve Ferguson, singer Frank Gadler, drummer Tom Staley, bassist Joey
Spampinato (originally known by the stage name of Jody St. Nicholas). In
addition to their instrumental prowess, everyone sang lead vocals at
various times. The group relocated to the northeastern US and gained
attention in local clubs. They were signed to Columbia Records in 1969,
and released their self-titled debut album the same year. The record
featured cover versions of everyone from Eddie Cochran to Sun Ra, along
with a number of similarly wide-ranging original songs. The following
year, the group collaborated with rockabilly legend Carl Perkins on an
album titled 'Boppin' The Blues' (Wikipedia). |
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Who |
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45 rpm
- Track Record 2094-002 - 1970 |
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Original UK release |
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| Summertime
Blues / Heaven And Hell |
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The Who's version appears on the 1970 album Live at Leeds. Their version
is done in a more aggressive (and louder) style than the original, and
is so well-known that many people mistakenly think of "Summertime Blues"
as an original by The Who. It is played in the key of A major and on the
3rd verse modulates up to B major. This version features John Entwistle
singing the vocal parts of the boss, the father, and the congressman in
his trademark bass growl, in addition to playing the bass guitar. The
track features the original four-man Who lineup of Roger Daltrey, John
Entwistle, Keith Moon, and Pete Townshend. Another live version from The
Who is featured in the concert and documentary film "Woodstock". "Summertime
Blues" was a staple of Who concerts between 1967 and 1976 with
intermittent appearances thereafter. Other Who versions can be found on
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Odds & Sods, 30 Years of
Maximum R&B, and the CD release of Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(Wikipedia). |
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promo 45 rpm
- DECCA 32708 - 1970 |
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USA release |
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| Summertime
Blues / Heaven And Hell |
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promo 45 rpm
- DECCA 32708 - 1970 |
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USA release |
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| Summertime
Blues / Heaven And Hell |
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| The
Who |
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45 rpm
- POLYDOR 2058044 - 1970 |
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Germany release |
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| Summertime
Blues / Heaven And Hell |
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| The
Who |
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45 rpm
- POLYDOR 2058 044 - 1970 |
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France release |
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| Summertime
Blues / Heaven
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| UFO |
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45 rpm
- DECCA DL 25 450 - 1970 |
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Germany release |
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| C'mon
Everybody / Timothy |
| UFO
are an English hard rock[1] band formed in 1969. UFO became a
transitional band between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New
Wave of British Heavy Metal. UFO's influence was strongly felt in the
1980s heavy metal scene (Wikipedia). |
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45 rpm
- Stateside SR-2680 - 1970 |
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Japan release |
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| C'mon
Everybody / Timothy |
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Burch Ray |
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45 rpm
- Boot Records BT 050 - 1972 |
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Canada release |
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Summertime Blues /
Woman On My Mind |
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"Burch" Ray Palmer
was raised in Miles City, Montana. After graduation
Burch formed The Walkers, a rock & roll band. He was very much impressed
by people like Chan Romeo, from Billings, and Eddie Cochran, who came to
town during Burch's senior year. Burch's parents, Ray and Crystal bought
him a Gretsch guitar at that time and he drove a cattle truck with
his father to earn enough to by a Fender amp. The band's first record ,
"Waitin' Alone" backed with "Time Trap" was recorded at Soma Records in
Minneapolis in 1962. The last record cut by Burch during that period was
"Well...Allright" b/w "Playground". This session was done in Hollywood,
and was produced by Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison and Buddy Knox. Some of
The Crickets and Glen Campell played on this session. In 1970, the band
did an Asian tour. Burch and the Walkers did some recording in Las Vegas
with Bill Porter as their engineer. Bill was a good engineer and did
Elvis Presley's sound mixing when he was in town. They did an album
there in 1972 and released a few singles from it. The most popular of
these cuts was "Banks Of The Yellowstone", written by Burch and "Summertime
Blues". |
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The Rattles |
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45 rpm
- DECCA 84.129 - 1973 |
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Original Germany release |
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| Somethin'
Else / Devil's Son |
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The Rattles |
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45 rpm
- PHILIPS 6003 279 - 1973 |
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France release |
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| Somethin'
Else / What Do I Care |
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Neon Rose |
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45 rpm - PHILIPS 6015 083 - 1974 |
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UK release |
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| Sensation
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C´mon Everybody |
| Neon Rose
was a hard rock band from Sweden and formed in 1969 by bandmembers
Roger, Piero and Benno under the name Spider; when Stanley Larsson
joined the group in 1973 they took the name Neon Rose. Signing with
Vertigo Records, their debut album was released in 1974, and was quickly
followed with a sophomore effort early in 1975. Following the recording
of this album, Stanley Larsson left the group and was replaced by Thomas
Wiklund, formerly of Uppåt Väggarna. The group's final album, Reload,
was released in 1975 and the group split (Wikipedia). |
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