Sundazed to reissue Dillard & Clark debut, White Light, and Roadmaster.
Fidelity aside, I'm actually not super-excited about this. I've got the D & C twofer and A & M UK has had White Light out in a budget edition w/bonus tracks for a few years now. Roadmaster will be a day one purchase though (never owned it).
― Status Update...in my Seether? (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 2 September 2011 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
oooh! I don't have any of his stuff on vinyl, this is good news.
― I can feel it in my spiritual hat (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 2 September 2011 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Everybody said that he was the sweetest, nicest most wonderful person ever, unless he got drunk, which was often, in which case he was the most terrible person ever.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Friday, 2 September 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Pretty much describes every alcoholic I've ever been friends with, that should be
― Lee547 (Lee626), Friday, 2 September 2011 17:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I have all 3 on CD and 2 on vinyl and I'm still excited about this. Having Roadmaster and The Fantastic Expedition be readily available is a good thing no matter what. Now whatever happend to that Two Sides to Every Story reissue that was supposedly happening?
― beta blog, Friday, 2 September 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
^Good Question.I will definitely Roadmaster and the Dillard and Clark.Hey, here I am paying Gene a visit earlier this summerhttps://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/203413_663169422_7471081_q.jpg
― Trip Maker, Friday, 2 September 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― Trip Maker, Friday, 2 September 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://thumbp9-bf1.thumb.mail.yahoo.com/tn?sid=2325518375&mid=ALLTi2IAATWJTkcrJgv63WHQpi0&midoffset=1_26459&partid=6&f=1612&fid=Inbox&w=361&h=480&httperr=1
― Trip Maker, Friday, 2 September 2011 18:43 (thirteen years ago) link
how did they fit him into that tiny grave
― I can feel it in my spiritual hat (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 2 September 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
christ ,the 1st dillard/clark album is good. how did i overlook this so long?
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Sunday, 18 September 2011 09:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh man - Gene Clark. I'm putting No Other right now.
― thinveneer, Sunday, 18 September 2011 11:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Putting it -on-, that is.
We listened to the first Dillard & Clark yesterday driving through Alabama. I found a bunch of unlabeled blank cds and was surprised one of them was Dillard & Clark.
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 18 September 2011 12:24 (thirteen years ago) link
the bonus track, why not my baby, is probably my fave actually. it's gorgeous.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Sunday, 18 September 2011 18:37 (thirteen years ago) link
For some reason, the stray Dillard & Clark songs won't be on the upcoming Sundazed reissue, although I suspect they'll pop up on a single from them not before too long.
I had also forgotten that The Fantastic Expedition of... got the cd w/bonus tracks treatment from Water just three years ago.
― The Man With The Flavored Toothpick (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 18 September 2011 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
first Dillard & Clark record is a real gem... "Out on The Side" ; "Train Leaves Here This Morning" ; "With Care From Someone."...
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 September 2011 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
The last 14 seconds of The Radio Song...
― dan selzer, Monday, 19 September 2011 00:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't see much on the thread about the Gene Clark / Carla Olson disc "So Rebellious A Lover" but it's mighty fine. Well worth seeking out.
― that's not my post, Monday, 19 September 2011 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Listening to the fantastic expedition now.. 2nd record of the day feat. Bernie Leadon.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 September 2011 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Gene Clark / Carla Olson disc "So Rebellious A Lover"
Carla Olson is certainly a unique vocalist.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 19 September 2011 01:36 (thirteen years ago) link
― one dis leads to another (ian), Sunday, September 18, 2011 8:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
what was the 1st??
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 19 September 2011 05:39 (thirteen years ago) link
was "why not your baby" a single? if it was left in the can that was a big mistake. probably wouldn't have hit the charts--too countrified for 1969. but it's fantastic. the symphonic route is one that the band should have taken, i think, rather than the more trad 2nd album we ended up with.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 19 September 2011 07:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes, "Why Not Your Baby" was a single b/w "Lyin' Down The Middle" in I think early '69.
― The Man With The Flavored Toothpick (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 19 September 2011 08:28 (thirteen years ago) link
amateurist--the Maxfield Parrish LP "It's A Cinch To Give Legs To Old Hard-Boiled Eggs"Also feat. Chris Darrow, another of my heroes.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 19 September 2011 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw that Clark/Olson record a couple weeks ago, the adult contemporary vibe of it put me off. I shoulda bought it. Probably still there.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 19 September 2011 18:19 (thirteen years ago) link
OT but this video is lol - also kinda sad: /
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6Q92TU5Nw
― buzza, Monday, 19 September 2011 18:27 (thirteen years ago) link
hillman seems oddly aggro there. be nice to the dutch host, chris!
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 19 September 2011 18:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't hold the cover against the Clark/Olson disc, it was 1987 after all.
Maybe this will reassure
http://youtu.be/j5ruo6h6AGk
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 06:43 (thirteen years ago) link
embed fail but the link works.
kinda wish he did more with emmylou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZYWjTBpHvY
― buzza, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 07:18 (thirteen years ago) link
His album with Carla Olson is so great. They were planning on doing more together, but then he had to die on us. "The Drifter" and "Gypsy Rider" are such a great start to the album. I could listen to those two on repeat forever.
― thinveneer, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 08:07 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y1uU5XEzY0
― buzza, Thursday, 17 November 2011 08:52 (twelve years ago) link
one thing about g.c. -- i think he got better and better as a singer.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 17 November 2011 09:02 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Unw_SKH6VU
did this guy make a bad album? i don't think so.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
firebyrd is pretty dire
― buzza, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
so is the 1973 Byrds reunion album, although Clark's songs are the highlight.
what ever became of Carla Olson, and was she planning to record with GC again? Can't find much about her online.
― Lee971 (Lee626), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 10:18 (twelve years ago) link
I believe she produced a xmas album on the Evidence label back in the early 2000s.
― Hare Kinsey (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 10:22 (twelve years ago) link
the byrds reunion is crap, yes. firebyrd is dated and kind of thin but no way is it dire.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
Two Sides To Every Story is rough going. And Carla Olson's vocals on So Rebellious A Lover are an um, acquired taste.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
i think clark's songwriting genius kinda runs dry after two sides, the cheesy low-budget production of firebyrd isn't the biggest problem. i rate so rebellious a lover higher because his interpretive skills were still quite good, saves that record (and yes, carla not really a good match for him, that was his manager's wife - shades of the donna washburn/doug dillard debacle)
― buzza, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
looks gooooood
GENE CLARK’S HERE TONIGHT: THE WHITE LIGHT DEMOS COMING FROM OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON MARCH 26http://omnivorerecordings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Gene-Clark-Here-Tonight-Jewel-Box-with-disc.pngBy 1970, weary and wary of the fame game in Los Angeles with the trappings of “the star-maker machinery” surrounding him at every turn, ex-Byrds songwriter and singer Gene Clark was looking for a refuge. On March 26, 2013, Omnivore Recordings will release Clark’s Here Tonight: The White Light Demos, a glimpse into the songwriting craft of Clark at the inception of the compositions that would become his first ’70s solo album, White Light, for A&M Records, released in August of 1971. Of the tracks on this 12-song album, six (“White Light,” “For a Spanish Guitar,” “Where My Love Lies Asleep,” “The Virgin” “Because of You” and “With Tomorrow”) appeared in final form onWhite Light. Two (“Opening Day” and “Winter”) appeared in final form as bonus tracks on the 2002 A&M/Universal reissue of the album. One track (”Here Tonight”) is an alternate version of a song that appeared on the Flying Burrito Brothers compilation Honky Tonk Heroes. And three songs (“For No One,” “Please Mr. Freud” and “Jimmy Christ”) have never been issued previously in any form. Liner notes are by John Einarson, author of Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of Gene Clark (Backbeat Books, 2005). The collection is being reissued with the full cooperation of the estate of Gene Clark.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
Greta Garbo owned No Other!
http://gretasrecords.tumblr.com/
― buzza, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
ha! that is a fun blog...
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
never noticed Gene in drag on the back cover
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
That same pic of Gene is on the bonus poster too.
― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
That Anders article is awesome.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:15 (eleven years ago) link
was a big hit on my facebook wall.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:12 (eleven years ago) link
Good idea!
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 25 January 2013 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
I ran into Sid Griffin (of the Long Ryders, a huge GC fan) a few years ago and asked him if there was much left in the Gene Clark vaults. He said there were "maybe a couple of worthwhile songs" or some words to that effect, and that the barrel was essentially scraped clean. Since then there's been about four albums worth of pretty great stuff has either been released or announced as forthcoming. Which just goes to show, even the experts don't know a lot of the time.
― crustaceanrebel, Friday, 25 January 2013 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
No Other is the one album which can truly be described as Cosmic American Music.
Gene Clark was the unsung genius of American music and this masterpiece proves it.
No Other is one of my Desert Island albums, alongsideA Storm in Heaven (The Verve)Spirit of Eden (Talk Talk)Lazer Guided Melodies (Spiritualized)
― Graveyard Poet, Monday, 25 February 2013 09:58 (eleven years ago) link