Paul Revere & the Raiders: C or D

Dueling Fuzz & Tremolo on "The Great Airplane Strike" = Chef's Kiss!

i made a tape for a friend a few years back — called “heavy paul” — that was just all the groovy fuzzed out tracks spanning a handful of records.

when those fuckers get heavy it’s pretty sweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6DLSsVM2Yc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqK-fn8m5g

*bump* because of discussion on Monkees thread

Only recent became aware that “Kicks” was written as a message to Gerry Goffin.

Currently spinning a MONO Greatest Hits (with the book!) I found for $1 this weekend.

Over a year late on this, but that was an awesome find. The original mono mixes crush the stereo mixes and '80s/'90s-era remixes. A few companies have started putting them all back into print in the last few years. All the mono 45's have been done, and they're getting to the albums too (the good ones). Most people will probably fine with the hits, but I've grown to appreciate Revolution! and quite a few deep cuts. There's probably two or three dozen tracks that I'd consider keepers.

I listened to a 30-track compilation called Kicks 1963-1972; the only song of theirs I'd ever encountered on radio or TV was the title track, plus a couple on the Nuggets box.
Mark Lindsay's voice regularly crosses the line from cocky to smarmy for me, and the hooks are OK but not great. I was impressed by their shamelessness about copying whatever had been on the AM radio six months earlier. Probably the only keeper for me is "Louie Go Home". I'm glad to know more about them now, anyway.

I own that comp and have the exact same reactions. I do like their "Steppin' Stone" better than the Monkees'.

https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-31-2017/uMHUI0.gif

Some English band covered “Louie Go Home” (possibly the only UK cover of a Paul Revere & The Raiders tune):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZqjNZtRQ4

possibly the only UK cover of a Paul Revere & The Raiders tune

Nope. "Louie Go Home" was also by Davie Jones & The King Bees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKZl0EYhVI

Heard the singer had to change his name. wonder whatever happened to him?

Just across this pretty good cover version of “I Can See For Miles” by Mark Lindsay and Wayne Kramer released as a digital single last year, apparently from a 2012 Who tribute album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHc2uco-Mrw

Apparently Mark Lindsay really needed to potty, and mean old Ed wouldn't let him...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5kGbBNJQl8

PR&tR defy "Classic or Dud", they are equally both.

Mark Lindsay has a show on the Underground Garage channel on SiriusXM that focuses on all sorts of American Rock'n'Soul, and it's weird to hear him spout (probably scripted) enthusiasm for Apples In Stereo.

They could be a pretty good band - not a great one, but not one deserving of complete dismissal either. The original mono mixes are worth seeking out because all the stereo versions of their music have kind of sucked (either vintage or remixed). It was only in the last decade or so that a lot of them were finally made available in the digital age. (I think the Midnight Ride LP is really the only one left that truly deserves a mono reissue.)

Best heard via compilations, I just made my own - one single disc, almost all original mono mixes, and all that I need from them:

1 Louie, Louie 02:45
2 Louie-Go Home 02:45
3 Mojo Workout 02:23
4 Over You 02:16
5 Sometimes 02:30
6 Oo Poo Pah Doo 02:28
7 Crisco Party / Walking the Dog (live) 06:25
8 Steppin' Out 02:13
9 Just Like Me 02:25
10 I'm Not Your Stepping Stone 02:45
11 Kicks 02:29
12 Ballad Of A Useless Man 02:14
13 Take A Look At Yourself 01:48
14 Hungry 03:00
15 There She Goes 01:48
16 (You're A) Bad Girl 02:01
17 Louise 02:03
18 The Great Airplane Strike 03:01
19 In My Community 02:10
20 Good Thing 03:05
21 Undecided Man 01:48
22 Why Why Why (Is It So Hard) 02:39
23 Ups And Downs 02:53
24 Leslie 02:24
25 Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be? 02:44
26 Mo'reen 02:31
27 Gone - Movin' On 02:38
28 I Had A Dream 02:22
29 Legend Of Paul Revere 03:08
30 Peace Of Mind 02:30

looks good. I'd probably add "Time after Time" and "Prince of Peace"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOm8AuxLEY

pretty good as far as stones rips go

drum intro to the track that follows on that album, "Ride on my Shoulder" = decent sample fodder.