SUPER M- 1968 ORIG ? TONGUE AND GROOVE ? LYNN HUGHES THE CHARLATANS ? SF PSYCH
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1968 ORIGINAL SAN FRANCISCO ex CHARLATANS HIPPIE SOUND
TONGUE & GROOVE
USA - FONTANA RECORDS - SRF 67953 "playable on mono equipment"
the Hippies "Summer Of Love" ... 50th year anniversary listings ...
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1968 ORIGINAL first pressing in thick unipac gatefold cover...one of the strong but obscure San Francisco Sound hippie bands -- ne that contained mike Ferguson, original member of the CHARLATANS and the dynamic talents of LYNN HUGHES on vocals...
TONGUE & GROOVE was an interesting blues-rock outfit that was in some respects an offshoot of the legendary Charlatans in that it included knock-out vocalist Lynn Hughes and the Charlatans original keyboard player (and one the first Haight-Ashbury scenesters) Mike Ferguson, who also did the album's cover artwork. The group was completed by competent guitarist Randy Lewis, and they recorded their eponymous LP with a host of session musicians, including Charlatans bassist Richard Olsen on some tracks. Tongue and Groove is for those who like West Coast rock with a strong roots influence, this is still mighty fine and definitely worth acollecting. The cuts where Ferguson is lead singer - "Mailman's Sack," "The Shadow Knows" (which is actually better than the version he did with the Charlatans), "Motorhead Baby," and "Fallin' Apart" (written by one-time Charlatans bandmate Dan Hicks) - are inferior what with his vocals, although the musicianship of the instrumentalists are great on all of the tracks. If nothing else, "Sack" can be enjoyed as a studio mini-jam, for example. However, the tracks with Lynn Hughes at the helm are absolutely superb and evidence that white musicians can occasionally do some wonderful things when reinterpreting the blues. "Devil" is a gender-inverted cover of Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman" and imaginatively reworks the arrangement used for her earlier version recorded with The Charlatans in 1966. "Come on in My Kitchen" features considerably different lyrics than Robert Johnson's original as well as some heavenly dobro from James Burton. "Cherry Ball" seems to be based on Mance Lipscomb's rendition of this song, and the consensus among most critics is that this is the album's best performance -- especially when one considers Hughes' sultry vocals, Lewis' ringing guitar lines, Ferguson's barrelhouse-derived keys fills, and the rhythm section's snappy time signatures. This is white blues at its best. "Sidetrack" is another revisitation of a piece previously done with the Charlatans, this time a big band interpretation of a Jimmy Rodgers tune where the backing section actually adds to the performance instead of detracting from it. "Duncan & Brady" is a nice take on the old rural tune that apparently had been a staple in Hughes' sets at the legendary Red Dog Saloon, while "Rocks for My Pillow" may have been something she had learned from Brownie McGhee during her coffeehouse singing days.
Lynn Hughes went on to do an album under her own name, Freeway Gypsy, as well as becoming a vocalist for Stoneground, although Tongue and Groove and her work with the Charlatans remain her career high points.
Devil
Come on in My Kitchen
Mailman's Sack
Cherry Ball (Shake Shake Mama)
The Shadow Knows
Sidetrack
Motorhead Baby
Duncan & Brady
Rocks for My Pillow (Livin' with the Blues)
Fallin' Apart
CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- The old style unipack cover is ultimately solid, the front is SUPER-clean and there is a small hard to see bb delete at top left. This is a very top copy that usually shows wear - NO WEAR - good luck waiting for the next one w/o wear !!! NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing, NO delete marks
The vinyl: rated: M- glossy over both sides, and plays in the mint audio zones - pretty nice for a 49 year old relic of the San Francisco sound hippie era
A cool addition to anyone's music library!SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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