SEARCH: little known late 60s / early 70s "one and done" lite psychedelic bands — BYRDS, MAMAS & PAPAS, AND BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD WANNABES VERY MUCH WELCOME HERE TYVM

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Hmm how about Honey LTD? Or The Feminine Complex?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UoXQ-nXHM

brimstead, Friday, 3 January 2020 19:40 (four years ago) link

Ohio Express - 'Yummy Yummy Yummy':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4aQiFaCod8

ArchCarrier, Friday, 3 January 2020 20:05 (four years ago) link

Kaleidoscope - 'The Sky Children':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXwUTuRwAU

ArchCarrier, Friday, 3 January 2020 20:05 (four years ago) link

ten months pass...

Nueovos Horizontes - Mamas and the Papas-esque vocal group from Madrid that released six singles between 1969 and 1973, four tracks of which were penned by the women who would go on to form Vainica Doble. they finally released an album with a different lineup in 1974 and promptly disappeared

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28MDK-vY8o

unregistered, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link

er, *Nuevos Horizontes

unregistered, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:00 (three years ago) link

xpost Yeah, Edd Hurt turned me on to Whistler etc. AKA Space opera, good un.
also, xpost There's a Dream I've Been Saving is totally awes psych-pop flashes in theeee pan, and it's all on Spotify, prob other services as well. Hazlewood himself takes any idea of pop past "Boots," sounding more and more like a twangy, sun-dried West Coast studio rat Lou Reed, also Ann-Margaret heads head on into stress like a post-Manson Chickie Iggy Stoogette, lots of artists who coulda been one-hit wonders at least--LHI, Hazlewood's label, was a magnet for talent, and got results in the studio, but frequently fumbled little things like promotion, distribution---releases, even: xpost Honey Ltd.'s great debut and only album sat in the can for about 50 years, even though they, who had sung on Deetroit area records like Bob Seger System's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" before hopping on the bus to Hollywood, promptly found work, opening for the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, and in Vegas for Sonny and Cher, both of which situations totally fit their psychedelic girl group boldface adventures (I recently found the follow-up they recorded as Eve, minus one voice but at least as powerful, judging by comp tracks, haven't listened to whole thing yet).
Another act on the box that I still mean to check out: Hamilton Streetcar, bracingly clever flash, and think they have a Best of or something like that around.

Not psych, but worth checking, as I long ago posted onCan we talk about early-mid70s West Coast post-psych/pop/rock/folk-rock/country-rock? :
Just got through my first listen to reissue of Yellow Hand's s/t from 1970.They do a bunch of Stills and Young songs from a Buffalo Springfield album that never did come out, it sez here (so they're on the bootleg of Stampede?) I think Neil did release a later version of "Down To The Wire." That's the one where the four-part close harmonies kinda crowd me, plus they sound particularly in there between the Grassroots and Three Dog Night, just this combination of by-the-numbers and overemphasis. But, if you've got any tolerance for Stills early solo and Manassas stuff, this is mostly like that (still chunky harmonies, but with a touch of plaintiveness/querulousness to balance the manliness, and allowing the lyrics to come through just enough, so personality simulated, but dumb complaints and inspiration not heard too clearly)(also get Neil's sufficently stylish, punky bitchy folk-rock putdowns on "Sell Out)." And Delaney Bramlett/Mac Davis "God Knows I Love You," which coulda maybe shoulda been a hit for somebody. Also, the lead singer, Jerry Tawney, steps up front on some okay self-writs, and "My World Needs You" would be good for Gary Puckett.

dow, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link


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