THE HONDELLS - S/T - - ORIGINAL 1964 AUSSIE LP PRESSING ON PHILIPS
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This is an AUSTRALIAN pressing on the PHILIPS Label, cat number : PD 158
VINYL : VERY GOOD +, it has a few light surface hairlines/scratches/cover scuffs. Sounds great, loud and clear with some very light crackle/occasional pops/clicks in the quieter moments.
COVER : VERY GOOD +, laminated with ring marks and some small creases/marks here and there. Back has foxing and has faded somewhat. Writing in pen on back top left and price on top right.
LABELS : VERY GOOD +, some light spindle marks and a small sticker on side 2.
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The Hondells
- A PASTE From Wikipedia.
Mike Huffard
Randy Thomas
Chuck Girard
Gary Usher
Joe Kelly
Dick Burns[1]
The Hondells were an American surf rock band. They are perhaps best known for their Top 10 single from 1964, a cover of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda".
History
The Hondells were a band manufactured by Gary Usher, originally consisting of session musicians. Their hit song, "Little Honda," was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys. The song was inspired by the popularity of Honda motor bikes in Southern California during the early 1960s: In contrast to the prevailing negative stereotypes of motorcyclists in America as tough, antisocial rebels, Honda's campaign suggested that their motorcycles were made for everyone. The campaign was hugely successful; by the end of 1963 alone, Honda had sold 90,000 motorcycles.[2] The Beach Boys had recorded "Little Honda" for their 1964 album All Summer Long, and subsequently producer Gary Usher gave former Castells vocalist Chuck Girard a copy of the All Summer Long LP and instructed him to learn "Little Honda."
Usher then recruited a group of studio musicians – including Glen Campbell and Hal Blaine – to record an album of Honda-related songs for Mercury Records, with production credited to Nick Venet, though Usher was the brains behind the record. Aside from "Little Honda", most of the songs were written by Usher and KFWB disc jockey and lyricist Roger Christian. The album's cover showed a four-member group and its liner notes contained an elaborate back story, penned by Christian, which posited one Ritchie Burns as the founder and leader of the band. At the time the album was delivered, the name of the group had not been decided. Under consideration were two names: "The Rising Sons" and "The Hondells." Venet chose the latter and released "Little Honda" as a single under the new group name. As the song climbed the charts, Usher assembled a band to tour in support, and "Little Honda" eventually peaked at No. 9 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
As soon as they saw The Hondells' version on the charts, Capitol Records released a single of their Beach Boys version and scored a minor hit as well.
The Hondells scored another modest hit single in 1966 with a cover of the Lovin' Spoonful song "Younger Girl" (Mercury 72562) before disbanding.
