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Friday, December 10, 2010
The Allisons - Surfer Street - Money
This 45 is a little rough around the edges but what a Tuff - Ruff Sound!!! This has some attitude! A real strut to it, mostly the flip, which is a really great version of Money!
I bought this when it was released in the UK (’63 or ’64) on Stateside SS289 - it really is a fine sound. I'm assuming it was made on the West Coast – that gonzo production with the wild guitar reminds me of the Rip Chords' Gone and Here I Stand and it really stood out as something different. My ears tell me – and I can swear I read it somewhere – that that's Darlene Love on vocals, probably with the rest of the Blossoms, but I can't be sure. I was googling the single to check this when I came across this blog. Some really fine stuff, I'm going to take my time sorting through it Cheers Ray
3 comments:
wowzers! this is awesome!
That b-side is killer - great find!
I bought this when it was released in the UK (’63 or ’64) on Stateside SS289 - it really is a fine sound. I'm assuming it was made on the West Coast – that gonzo production with the wild guitar reminds me of the Rip Chords' Gone and Here I Stand and it really stood out as something different. My ears tell me – and I can swear I read it somewhere – that that's Darlene Love on vocals, probably with the rest of the Blossoms, but I can't be sure. I was googling the single to check this when I came across this blog. Some really fine stuff, I'm going to take my time sorting through it
Cheers
Ray
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