Candy Whatever Happened to Fun Gilby Clark RARE Promo

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Candy                          What Ever Happened to Fun              12" LP MINT CONDITION

Mint Condition Promotional Record, Original Inner sleeve with lyrics is wrinkled a bit, beginning to wear through the bottom. Exceptional condition for a rare one.

Candy was a quartet of young L.A. power- popsters from the '80's hair-band era, whose members included guitarist Gilby Clarke (later of Guns N' Roses and Rock Star Supernova) and vocalist/pianist Kyle Vincent (who is now a solo artist). Candy's chief songwriter was bassist Jonathan Daniel, who later formed Electric Angels with drummer John Schubert. Although Candy existed from 1981 until 1987, they released only one album, Whatever Happened To Fun..., in 1985. Candy didn't achieve much widespread success in their day, but they have acquired a posthumous following. Their album, however, is currently out of print.
Whatever Happened To Fun... very much resembles an album by the Raspberries, updated just slightly for its decade. (The production is credited to "Teeth", a pseudonym for ex-Raspberries producer Jimmy Ienner; ex-Raspberries guitarist Wally Bryson is credited as the musical director). Daniel's lyrics convey the growing pains of L.A. teenagers who see the end of their youthful party years coming, and are confronting the realities of adulthood. The songs may not exactly be upbeat beneath the surface, but the pleasant power pop sound and the innocence of Vincent's vocals make them sound like they are. This album embodies a seemingly long-lost era, when rock and roll was about having fun instead of being miserable. In the age of post-grunge angst, this album's title has become a good question indeed. The lyrics of the title track and "Last Radio Show" actually seem to predict the negativity which would permeate rock music in the '90's and beyond. Purveyors of contemporary joylessness might do well to learn a lesson from Whatever Happened To Fun.... While the songs here do acknowledge the pains of growing up and of falling in and out of love, those things are not portrayed as if they signal the end of the world. In fact, Whatever Happened To Fun... could easily serve as an escape from such worries, instead of as a means to wallow obsessively in them. Wasn't that the reason we used to listen to music? ~ Review by Kihn

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