Thanks for another gem from your treasure chest, Jon Lord one of the best keyboarders and composers, I was able to see him in concert on Deep Purple in Rock Tour 1971, unforgettable🎹🎶 love your vintage footage🎥 best regards from Berlin.
This John Lord doc is the best one I've seen from you this far. Saying a lot because the other docs I've seen have been great. That's well clip research there. Those interview bits really bring it all through.
One of the high lights of my life was to be right under Jon Lords nose at a Deep Purple concert . I could hear the Hammond out of Jons monitors . What an unforgettable experience . RIP , Jon , you are a legend .
Not too many performers can say they played behind the Iron Curtain. When the ArtWoods played Poland, opening for the group was Jon Lord’s then-girlfriend, Elkie Brooks. I have a preference for male singing voices. There are not many women singers that I gravitate toward. Elkie Brooks I make an exception. She used to be a member of the British blues band Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer. What a talent she is. This was n excellent overview of the Artwoods. Thank you, YP, for your efforts.
Excellent video! I first saw John Lord with the original Deep Purple, I saw The Pretty Things too, maybe '64 🙂 Brought back a few memories this one, big thanks.
Thank you so much for this exploration of Jon Lord's (RIP 1941-2012) early professional days in early '60 blues and R & B London. He was the master of rock and roll Hammond; nothing against prog masters like Wakeman, the Tonys Banks and Kaye, Emerson, Minnear, Pinder, and Moraz; but Lord, sweaty and bluesy, mixing up with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore over the superb rhythm section of Glover and Paice in their prime, not to mention the soaring vocals of Ian "Jesus Christ" Gillan. I want to listen to more Graham Bond, Artwoods, and all the others featured here. Another superb vid; thanks again, YP!
"Mitch Mitchell believed guitar bands were on their way out." I think that's one of the most ironic things I've ever heard. Thank you, Yesterday's Papers. 🎸
Is the fourth time I've watched this. This is the best documentary of all the very good ones you have done furthermore, it makes me really appreciate John Lord more than I ever did during the DP days. Too bad he's gone now. Yet you're still here to bring it back to let us know I've actually found some of the best bands I've ever known of in my whole life because of your channel. So thanks for that.
Mentioning my 3 favourite groups from the early '60s, the Pretty Things, the Animals and the Kinks in the same sentence, proves to me, my taste in music hasn't changed in 60 years😂
To put things straight: "Wow" would be an understatement. Great music and great rare clips here... overall programme clocking at less than 30 minutes... satisfaction guaranteed! I love what you're doing, and you appear to love it, too. This is one of the best documentaries ever. Keep on running !
Believe me I am not knocking DP at all. But John Lord in these early establishments is really something that's closer to my heart than any deep purple could ever be. That's thanks to you.
Wonderful video! Shocked I never heard of the Art Woods, even though as a youngster in the 60s had a keen ear out for this sort of music. Good tight band with great guitarist. Have feeling they could have made it much bigger had they somehow kept going.
An INCREDIBLY interesting and informative video of, perhaps the greatest keyboard player of them all..! Your amazing videos are a highlight of my weekend..!
Wow! The Artwoods are a band that I have heard of several times before - especially from your past postings - but it was great to actually hear them. That first single, 'Sweet Mary,' made me jump to open another TH-cam box and play it over and over again. It's probably just my imagination, but the guitar solo made Hilton Valentine flash through my mind. 'Inside Looking Out' maybe? Great stuff. The Artwoods CD is in my immediate future. Thanks for opening my ears yet again. And mentioning the Pretty Things, Animals, and Kinks would get you bonus points if this post was not perfect already.
When I turned mod in the early eighties an Artwoods compilation was released on Edsel records. Also on Edsel, a compilation of The Action material came out. I have been a fan of both groups ever since, and among my desert island records are defo "I'll keep on holding on" by the Action and "One more heartache" by the Artwoods. Thank you very much indeed for this short and brilliant documentary.
Fascinating and a brilliant way to end the week! Once again big thanks YP. Love your storytelling and always full of discovery that leads to still more. The journey continues. PS: where can I get a YP tee shirt?
Big Deep Purple fan Here saw them here in LA 11 times from IN ROCK onwards for years Richie Blackmore was my Idol ha ha Thenks YP great history lesson thanks CHEERS !
I gotta admit, the Artwoods have been a byword with me, an American cheese, for many decades...but only as a "supplying band" for later band affiliations of Jon Lord and Keef Hartley, and naturally I never knew that Art and Ronnie Wood were brothers. Their records never made the jump over the Atlantic, so I never heard 'em. I'm pleasantly surprised at not only their prolific recorded output, but how GOOD it sounds at my first hearing. Ah, what we missed...JAT
I feel fortunate to be born at a time when I could be inspired to play by they likes of Jon Lord, Rick Wright, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. Not necessarily in that order 😁🎹🎶🎹Play On
When I was a mod (and I will never stop being one, despite my age and not having my Vespa 160 back), one of the first records I bought was 'art gallery', I became an instant fan of the Artwoods.
Excellent work. I knew nothing of Jon's early work except for a couple of songs that were included in the "Family Album" packages. It's odd that the Artwoods didn't have more success given the level of talent in the band, but the experience they gained touring and recording was invaluable to Jon, and prepared him for the phenomenal success of Deep Purple when it finally came. RIP Jon, you touched millions of lives all over the world and were a huge influence on musicians of every kind. You have my undying respect and gratitude.
A few copies The Artwoods 1966 LP, as reissued in STEREO on the Eclipse label, made their way to Canada as a 'British Import" in the early 1970s. It is still a great album.
I first saw them at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Barnstable I think. That's the most English name I can think of for a gig venue. Actually I live in America and have collected 45s and EPs of UK groups from 1964-68 as well as American garage rock 45s from the same period. You make excellent videos and I look forward to them. Cheers!
The Artwoods 4th single 'I take what I want' sounds very similar to another 1966 release called 'Evil Witchman' by the N'Betweens who later morphed into Slade. Another compelling video, thank you!
I really liked this video, I didn’t know what Jon was up to before Deep Purple. At 24m19s, the film is from Stockholm... You don't see much of the Danish tour there.
I found it fascinating that the Artwoods were able to keep up with the new psychedelic developments. They released some excellent singles. And yeah, the Bonnie & Clyde thing wasn't such a smart move I guess.... but you put a lot of work into it again Yesterday's Papers! Thx!
Very interesting. HOw all these connections between musicians back in the day went down. Rory Storm and The Hurricane's replacement drummer who then played with the Art Woods. Ringo Starr was the drummer he replaced. Mitch Mitchell being mentioned..Donovan and Dylan. That must have been a glorious time for music and seeing all these performers at their early stages in the London scene in the early and mid 60's.
@@YesterdaysPapersgotta say your channel is absolutely top drawer,don't know where U get your info from lol,I thought I knew just about everything about good 69s stuff but I didn't haha,cheers for the musical history done in a great way !!!
Bloody hell "Sweet Mary" has a HUGE drum sound for 1964, and a very wired arrangement.Another great discovery for me courtesy YP! The bluebeat influenced track is really interesting, and I've always felt it's an under-researched aspect of UK 60's music ... hint hint.
But the people listening can shimmy shake twist and shout even if the instrumentalist can sit. But Mr. Lord channeled his inner Jerry Lee and start doing the leap about !
That was a great video. I collected a few compilation albums of the antecedents of Deep Purple: Episode Six, Blackmore's days with Joe Meek, Screaming Lord Such and The Outlaws and The Artwoods. For a time the only album you could get of theirs for a reasonable price was a compilation called "100 Oxford Street". I thought The Artwoods was by far the best of the pre-Purple bands. Episode Six and Blackmore's work pre-Purple are well worth listening to but as a band, a unit of performers The Artwoods were better in my opinion. I have still never listened to The Maze or MI5 to check out Ian Paice's pre-Purple work though.
With your video and Mike Jarrett five more great cover songs video. The only thing that hasn't happened tonight is me getting laid. But with my luck, I drop the tweezers I had to watch this again. Your stuff keeps getting better. And if for some reason you weren't sure. Sign me up for any book you write about any music. I'll be the first to put up that money.
What? No shout out to Dick Hextall-Smith?! One of the great names--not to mention sax players--in all British pop music history! (Shout out to Lol Coxhill, as well). 🎷
@@YesterdaysPapers I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I swear to GOD I wrote that thinking: "I'll bet he thought of it afterwards and regretted it. I'll poke the cheeky bastard for leaving him out!" Hand to god, that's what I was thinking as I wrote that. 🤚
10:44 Ultra-rare to see a British Decca record with the European(I don't give America credit, they're already too egotistical as it is) large spindle centre. Usually the British Decca releases are either three-pronged, four-pronged punch-out optional, or small(LP-style) centred.
The Freeborne, Ill Wind, Eden’s Children… That has potential to be a brilliant video to shed spotlight on what is nowadays a pretty obscure music scene but that includes some of the greatest 1960’s American psych bands to rival the better known San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Detroit, and Texas psych scenes…
There should be a video on Orpheus alone. Of all the Bosstown groups, they were the most influential. Brad Delp of Boston, Terry Kath of Chicago, Donald Fagan of Steely Dan and even Miles Davis were fans. Orpheus leader Bruce Arnold basically invented soft rock. The book "Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968" details the Boston music scene in '68 and tells the story of how actor / comedian Chevy Chase and friends went on a tour of Southern Universties posing as Orpheus(!)
Orpheus is still around. They are currently recording a new album and announced a mutli-volume compilation of unreleased tracks including demos, alternate takes, and lives performances (including their 1968 show with Cream). th-cam.com/users/orpheusband
I saw the Orpheus reunion in 2014. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie was on drums. It was great to see him get the credit he deserved for all the tracks he played on uncredited. Alan Lorber, the crook behind the Boston Sound debacle, still refuses to give Purdie credit.
Jon Lord is a brilliant organist. I like what he has done. Thanks for sharing this. May Jon Lord rest in peace. Cheers! ✌️
That was Fun. Love these little History Lessons
Thanks for another gem from your treasure chest, Jon Lord one of the best keyboarders and composers, I was able to see him in concert on Deep Purple in Rock Tour 1971, unforgettable🎹🎶 love your vintage footage🎥 best regards from Berlin.
Cheers, glad you enjoyed the video!
Blimey, what a cracking band! A lovely documentary, thank you.
This John Lord doc is the best one I've seen from you this far. Saying a lot because the other docs I've seen have been great. That's well clip research there. Those interview bits really bring it all through.
Fantastic as always. It amazes we of the outer world how interconnected these hundreds of legendary players were, from school mates to flat mates.
Yeah, fascinatiing connections.
At the end of the day that's what a scene is and how they start.
One of the high lights of my life was to be right under Jon Lords nose at a Deep Purple concert . I could hear the Hammond out of Jons monitors . What an unforgettable experience . RIP , Jon , you are a legend .
Very cool!
Not too many performers can say they played behind the Iron Curtain. When the ArtWoods played Poland, opening for the group was Jon Lord’s then-girlfriend, Elkie Brooks. I have a preference for male singing voices. There are not many women singers that I gravitate toward. Elkie Brooks I make an exception. She used to be a member of the British blues band Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer. What a talent she is. This was n excellent overview of the Artwoods. Thank you, YP, for your efforts.
Thanks!
Soy fan de Jon Lord, para mi el mejor tecladista del rock. Dejó un hueco difícil de llenar. Gracias por este interesante video.
brilliant vid, fascinating history, Lord is one of my keyboarding heroes who inspired me to play them too :)
Fantastic research and images! Overall consistent quality second to none! Thanks…
Thank you very much!
Top notch video once again. Wow, Art Wood is so entertaining and funny in those video snippets, what a character!
Excellent video! I first saw John Lord with the original Deep Purple, I saw The Pretty Things too, maybe '64 🙂 Brought back a few memories this one, big thanks.
Cheers!
Thank you so much for this exploration of Jon Lord's (RIP 1941-2012) early professional days in early '60 blues and R & B London. He was the master of rock and roll Hammond; nothing against prog masters like Wakeman, the Tonys Banks and Kaye, Emerson, Minnear, Pinder, and Moraz; but Lord, sweaty and bluesy, mixing up with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore over the superb rhythm section of Glover and Paice in their prime, not to mention the soaring vocals of Ian "Jesus Christ" Gillan. I want to listen to more Graham Bond, Artwoods, and all the others featured here. Another superb vid; thanks again, YP!
Cheers Mack! I agree, I like Emerson, Banks, etc. But Jon Lord is my favourite.
"Mitch Mitchell believed guitar bands were on their way out." I think that's one of the most ironic things I've ever heard.
Thank you, Yesterday's Papers. 🎸
Hahaha! Yeah, definitely as ironic as it gets.
@@YesterdaysPapers Didn’t know until recently that Mitch Mitchell auditioned to join Wings in 1974. McCartney knocked him back.
Another great video! Thank you for such brillant work
Is the fourth time I've watched this. This is the best documentary of all the very good ones you have done furthermore, it makes me really appreciate John Lord more than I ever did during the DP days. Too bad he's gone now. Yet you're still here to bring it back to let us know I've actually found some of the best bands I've ever known of in my whole life because of your channel. So thanks for that.
@@mr.milehi9883 Thank you very much!
That was extremely well-done and showed some real insight about Jon's Artwoods years.
Never thought I'd enjoy this one as much as I did. Great job, as usual.
Mentioning my 3 favourite groups from the early '60s, the Pretty Things, the Animals and the Kinks in the same sentence, proves to me, my taste in music hasn't changed in 60 years😂
Great taste!
I would add Georgie Fame & BF, and The Artwoods, before The Kinks even
By the way this list goes as British R&B, but for other styles, The Birds and early Who
To put things straight: "Wow" would be an understatement. Great music and great rare clips here... overall programme clocking at less than 30 minutes... satisfaction guaranteed! I love what you're doing, and you appear to love it, too. This is one of the best documentaries ever. Keep on running !
Cheers!
Jon Lord was a BEAST on keyboards💥⚡️
He was the Lord
Wow!! Some seriously fabulous and rare clips here...loving every minute of it...nostalgia heaven! Serious gratitude, and keep up the great work!! ❤👍
Believe me I am not knocking DP at all. But John Lord in these early establishments is really something that's closer to my heart than any deep purple could ever be. That's thanks to you.
To my ears his playing is far more lively and more diverse in these early outfits compared to what he did later.
@@NewFalconerRecords Так решил гений Блэкмор ☝️🌟
Wonderful video! Shocked I never heard of the Art Woods, even though as a youngster in the 60s had a keen ear out for this sort of music. Good tight band with great guitarist. Have feeling they could have made it much bigger had they somehow kept going.
Probably. they needed better management and promotion.
There are varioius compilations of their splendid work. Check them out.
Amazes me how many of them were already in the business same time as the Beatles
Thank you again Yesterday's Papers for a great trip through R'n'R's fascinating history !👍👍👍👍
An INCREDIBLY interesting and informative video of, perhaps the greatest keyboard player of them all..!
Your amazing videos are a highlight of my weekend..!
way more interesting than i would have expected. i know a lot about this era but wasn't aware of them. always more to learn
Easily the best music channel on TH-cam 🤙🔥🇬🇧
I love hearing these tiny details about bands that you usually just their names in passing.
Wow! The Artwoods are a band that I have heard of several times before - especially from your past postings - but it was great to actually hear them. That first single, 'Sweet Mary,' made me jump to open another TH-cam box and play it over and over again. It's probably just my imagination, but the guitar solo made Hilton Valentine flash through my mind. 'Inside Looking Out' maybe? Great stuff. The Artwoods CD is in my immediate future. Thanks for opening my ears yet again. And mentioning the Pretty Things, Animals, and Kinks would get you bonus points if this post was not perfect already.
Cheers, Wylie! The Artwoods are definitely well worth checking out,
I thought I knew about 60's music until I started watching your videos.
Fantastic ! Hats off for the video, your whole channel is amazing
Cheers!
Interesting stuff!!! 🎹🎼🎞🎥📽
What a great band they were!
Yep, love them.
When I turned mod in the early eighties an Artwoods compilation was released on Edsel records. Also on Edsel, a compilation of The Action material came out. I have been a fan of both groups ever since, and among my desert island records are defo "I'll keep on holding on" by the Action and "One more heartache" by the Artwoods. Thank you very much indeed for this short and brilliant documentary.
One more heartache is fantastic.
Once again , a very good video. Much to my surprise, I've discovered the band was behind the great psych song 'Brother Can you Spare A Dime'. Thanks!
Fascinating and a brilliant way to end the week! Once again big thanks YP. Love your storytelling and always full of discovery that leads to still more. The journey continues. PS: where can I get a YP tee shirt?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! If you'd like to get a t-shirt, there's a link to my "shop" in the video description. Cheers!
Keep Lookin' is SO amazing song.
Yea my fave song of theirs,such a groove when the drums come in lol
Big Deep Purple fan Here saw them here in LA 11 times from IN ROCK onwards for years Richie Blackmore was my Idol ha ha Thenks YP great history lesson thanks CHEERS !
Cheers Jerry! "In Rock" and "Machine Head" are my favourite DP albums.
Stelar research and presentation.. what a treat.
I enjoyed watching this.
Cheers Chris!
The Artwoods were my favourite live band in ‘66 and ‘67. I used to see them quite often at Eel Pie Island.
Very cool!
Only discovered Yesterday's papers this evening Absolutely fantastic got some catching up to do
Excellent story!!
I gotta admit, the Artwoods have been a byword with me, an American cheese, for many decades...but only as a "supplying band" for later band affiliations of Jon Lord and Keef Hartley, and naturally I never knew that Art and Ronnie Wood were brothers. Their records never made the jump over the Atlantic, so I never heard 'em. I'm pleasantly surprised at not only their prolific recorded output, but how GOOD it sounds at my first hearing. Ah, what we missed...JAT
I feel fortunate to be born at a time when I could be inspired to play by they likes of Jon Lord, Rick Wright, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. Not necessarily in that order 😁🎹🎶🎹Play On
Nothing like a swelling organ Another fascinating presentation thanks xxx I mean it !!
Thanks!
When I was a mod (and I will never stop being one, despite my age and not having my Vespa 160 back), one of the first records I bought was 'art gallery', I became an instant fan of the Artwoods.
Excellent work. I knew nothing of Jon's early work except for a couple of songs that were included in the "Family Album" packages. It's odd that the Artwoods didn't have more success given the level of talent in the band, but the experience they gained touring and recording was invaluable to Jon, and prepared him for the phenomenal success of Deep Purple when it finally came. RIP Jon, you touched millions of lives all over the world and were a huge influence on musicians of every kind. You have my undying respect and gratitude.
Cool history . New to me. Thx.
As fascinating a video as it was fantastic.
Many thanks
Good one again! Proud being a Mod.
Cheers!
fantastic!
Awesome! thank you
Love The Artwoods! They should have had some hit 45s, but the industry can be so cruel. Top Shelf as ever!
Thanks!
Way more interesting than I expected I do really like all the context
What a fantastic video have a great weekend Yesterday's Papers also Monday is Thanksgiving in Canada ❤😊
Awesome research sir!
Thank you very much!
A few copies The Artwoods 1966 LP, as reissued in STEREO on the Eclipse label, made their way to Canada as a 'British Import" in the early 1970s. It is still a great album.
I first saw them at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Barnstable I think. That's the most English name I can think of for a gig venue. Actually I live in America and have collected 45s and EPs of UK groups from 1964-68 as well as American garage rock 45s from the same period. You make excellent videos and I look forward to them. Cheers!
Thanks Buzza. Cheers!
That was fantastic
The Artwoods 4th single 'I take what I want' sounds very similar to another 1966 release called 'Evil Witchman' by the N'Betweens who later morphed into Slade. Another compelling video, thank you!
Yep, the N'Betweens copied the Artwoods' arrangement of the song.
@@YesterdaysPapers Ah. Nice one, every day is a school day.😊
I really liked this video, I didn’t know what Jon was up to before Deep Purple. At 24m19s, the film is from Stockholm... You don't see much of the Danish tour there.
Another excellent one, "Psychepedia" 🙂
Jon was a brilliant organist
The Artwoods were a great band and it is a great shame they never got the success they truly deserved.
Agreed, very underrated.
Meticulous research. Great post!
keep it up I am continually blow away
They’re Great rock n roll groups
Yesterday's Papers is by far the best channel of its kind!
I found it fascinating that the Artwoods were able to keep up with the new psychedelic developments. They released some excellent singles. And yeah, the Bonnie & Clyde thing wasn't such a smart move I guess.... but you put a lot of work into it again Yesterday's Papers! Thx!
Chrrrs Edwin,!
Excellent, extremely informative full of really well researched material. Just look forward to all your posts 😎
Thanks!
Very interesting. HOw all these connections between musicians back in the day went down. Rory Storm and The Hurricane's replacement drummer who then played with the Art Woods. Ringo Starr was the drummer he replaced. Mitch Mitchell being mentioned..Donovan and Dylan. That must have been a glorious time for music and seeing all these performers at their early stages in the London scene in the early and mid 60's.
Saw the Artwoods at the Victoria Hall in Hanley, 1965. They were supporting PJ Proby. Don't remember the singles though.
The Artwoods , They were the mods 🇬🇧
This was a really great one! Love this channel!
@@mnkyuncl Cheers!
@@YesterdaysPapersgotta say your channel is absolutely top drawer,don't know where U get your info from lol,I thought I knew just about everything about good 69s stuff but I didn't haha,cheers for the musical history done in a great way !!!
@@CarlFrreeland Thank you very much!
Cheers!
Can't find the link though! :-(
Excellent research on an exquusite group. Thanks!
@@markuspboeddeker5930 Cheers!
@@YesterdaysPapers Didn't know about the Faye Dunaway bit..
Another inner-target centre-score! 🎯
Cheers Ole!
Big!!!!!
Bloody hell "Sweet Mary" has a HUGE drum sound for 1964, and a very wired arrangement.Another great discovery for me courtesy YP! The bluebeat influenced track is really interesting, and I've always felt it's an under-researched aspect of UK 60's music ... hint hint.
Yeah, "Sweet Mary" is a brilliant track. Love the raw sound of that track.
The revelation of the Donovan Hot Dog Incident os one of those twists that will require history as we know it to be revised.
Great video of an excellent R&B band. Personally I'd take them over Deep Purple any day of the week.
As you know, Hammond organs don't bend!
But the people listening can shimmy shake twist and shout even if the instrumentalist can sit. But Mr. Lord channeled his inner Jerry Lee and start doing the leap about !
That was a great video. I collected a few compilation albums of the antecedents of Deep Purple: Episode Six, Blackmore's days with Joe Meek, Screaming Lord Such and The Outlaws and The Artwoods. For a time the only album you could get of theirs for a reasonable price was a compilation called "100 Oxford Street". I thought The Artwoods was by far the best of the pre-Purple bands. Episode Six and Blackmore's work pre-Purple are well worth listening to but as a band, a unit of performers The Artwoods were better in my opinion. I have still never listened to The Maze or MI5 to check out Ian Paice's pre-Purple work though.
Thx :-)
With your video and Mike Jarrett five more great cover songs video. The only thing that hasn't happened tonight is me getting laid. But with my luck, I drop the tweezers I had to watch this again. Your stuff keeps getting better. And if for some reason you weren't sure. Sign me up for any book you write about any music. I'll be the first to put up that money.
What? No shout out to Dick Hextall-Smith?! One of the great names--not to mention sax players--in all British pop music history! (Shout out to Lol Coxhill, as well). 🎷
You're right. I thought about that after posting the video, I should have given him a mention. I love Colosseum.
@@YesterdaysPapers I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I swear to GOD I wrote that thinking: "I'll bet he thought of it afterwards and regretted it. I'll poke the cheeky bastard for leaving him out!" Hand to god, that's what I was thinking as I wrote that. 🤚
@@dantean Hahaha!
Lol brill mate!@@dantean
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Would love to have an original of the Art Gallery album !
Me too. I've got a reissue of it.
I've got it, and its for sale!
5 GUYS 5 MUSICIANS!!!!!
10:44 Ultra-rare to see a British Decca record with the European(I don't give America credit, they're already too egotistical as it is) large spindle centre. Usually the British Decca releases are either three-pronged, four-pronged punch-out optional, or small(LP-style) centred.
Oh nice. I was just listening to the Artwoods 100 Oxford St comp
@@HorseyMusic Great comp.
Hot dog incident good name for a song
A gotta love those Tommy guns being A1 wwii variants 😆
Little Richard was wearing
purple before Deep Purple .
Do a video on The Bosstown Sound (Ultimate Spinach, Orpheus, Beacon Street Union).
th-cam.com/users/orpheusband
The Freeborne, Ill Wind, Eden’s Children…
That has potential to be a brilliant video to shed spotlight on what is nowadays a pretty obscure music scene but that includes some of the greatest 1960’s American psych bands to rival the better known San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Detroit, and Texas psych scenes…
There should be a video on Orpheus alone. Of all the Bosstown groups, they were the most influential. Brad Delp of Boston, Terry Kath of Chicago, Donald Fagan of Steely Dan and even Miles Davis were fans. Orpheus leader Bruce Arnold basically invented soft rock. The book "Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968" details the Boston music scene in '68 and tells the story of how actor / comedian Chevy Chase and friends went on a tour of Southern Universties posing as Orpheus(!)
Orpheus is still around. They are currently recording a new album and announced a mutli-volume compilation of unreleased tracks including demos, alternate takes, and lives performances (including their 1968 show with Cream).
th-cam.com/users/orpheusband
I wrote a single for Orpheus in 1969. Great group. Criminally underrated.
I saw the Orpheus reunion in 2014. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie was on drums. It was great to see him get the credit he deserved for all the tracks he played on uncredited. Alan Lorber, the crook behind the Boston Sound debacle, still refuses to give Purdie credit.
12.50 Goldring Lenco GL59 / Lenco L70 turntable.