Monday, July 5, 2021

716 hERE'S yOUR mYSTERY tRAIN


 John Parker Compton was just a teenager when in the fall of 1968, he walked into Columbia Records and Al Kooper's office hoping to show the producer his songs. Uninterested, Mr. Kooper told him to come back some other time. A little  later, he came in on Compton and his band mate, violinist Robin  Batteau, performing their songs for the office secretaries. Al Kooper was won over and within a year the newly young, signed musicians had an album on a major record label. The
The music, described as Folk Baroque, was a stark contrast to the electric sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Ten Years After. Al Kooper produced, arranged and conducted the album Appaloosa, a style of music that combined rock with classical. Among other artists who were all arranging folk-oriented material with classical-influenced orchestration were Judy Collins, Donovan, and Tim Hardin who influenced Compton and was the subject of one of his later songs. The band Appaloosa was a group of Boston musicians John Parker Compton (19), singer and acoustic guitarist, Robin Batteau(21) on violin, Eugene Rosov on cello, and David Reiser (17) on electric bass. In addition to producing, Al Kooper played on several songs adding harpicord, organ, vibraphone, electric guitar, and temple blocks. Also contributing to the album were saxophonist Fred Lipsius and Blood, Sweat and Tears' drummer Bobby Columby. In my opinion it was the best chill you could get in 1969, and it still holds up 50 plus years later.
Compton and Batteau recorded one more album before going their separate ways. "In California" an album characterized as lazy West Coast sunshine. The album was recorded in 1971 and promptly fell into the abyss of wonderful, but overlooked recordings. Many of the tracks lean towards the cowboy balladry. The line-up a of guest artists included Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) and Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina, Buffalo Springfield).

Appaloosa (1969)
Tulu Rogers
Thoughts of Polly
Feathers
Bi-Weekly
Glossolalia
Rivers Run to the Sea
Pascal's Paradox
Yesterday's Roads
Now That I Want You
Georgia Street
Rosalie


 

The Extras:
Elevator (Compton and Batteau 1970)
 Laughter Turns to Blue(Unplugged  2005)
Act 60 Blues (Unplugged 2005)
Tim Harding Song (Never Gone 2005)

We hope you enjoy this mystery train.




Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Trick's Music Train Podcast 715

 

Tom Wilson Audiobiography (Music Train)

 
Although he originally came to prominence in the recording industry as a jazz producer, Tom Wilson made his mark with folk-rock and psychedelic music in the mid- to late '60s. His list of credits during that approximately five-year period is astonishing, including important albums by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, and the Mothers of Invention, as well as lesser-known but significant artists such as the Blues Project, Nico, and the Soft Machine. Wilson is not often mentioned as one of the most important producers of the '60s, but judged sheerly by the discs attached to his name alone, he's got a fair claim to notice as one of the greats. *
 

1956 Sun Ra - Lullaby for Realville
1963 Bob Dylan - Hard Rains Gonna Fall
1964 Bob Dylan -The Times They Are A Changin'
1964 Simon and Garfunkel - The Times They Are A Changin'
1965 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
1965 - Clancey Brothers - They're Moving Father's Grave to Build a Sewer
1965 - Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
1966 - Blues Project - Wake Me, Shake Me
1966  Mothers of Invention  - Trouble Every Day
1967 Velvet Underground and Nico - Sunday Morning
1967 Eric Burdon and The Animals - San Franciscan Nights
1968 Fraternity of Man - Don't Bogart Me
1968 - Soft Machine - Hope for Happiness
1974 John Mayall - Crazy Game
For more about Tom Wilson check out:
 

https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/7655-2/
 


*From https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-wilson-mn0000932854/biography

Friday, March 12, 2021

LOOK FOR ME HERE!

 Since time is shorter the older you get, I am moving the blog on the podcasts over to Podomatic so for here on out you can find me there!

Friday, February 5, 2021

696 Ritzy!

 

 


Going strictly first class, no second class slacker covers this week!

Putting On The Ritz (Taco) - Gene Wilder and Friend  
I Fought The Law (Bobby Fuller) - The Clash  
Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac) - Santana  
Me And Bobby Magee (Janis Joplin) - Kris Kristofferson  
The Weight (Band) - Aretha Franklin  
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Bee Gees) - Rev. Al Green  
Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) - Cat Power  
Hurt (Nine Inch Nails) - Johnny Cash 


 

 

Sunday, January 24, 2021

694 It's A Wild Thing

 


This episode is one wild thing...and a bunch of other cover tunes.

Wild Thing (Troggs) - Tommy Roe  
Memphis (Chuck Berry) - Faces  
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Beatles) - Andrew Gold  
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Beatles) -  Noel Harrison  
Please, Please, Please (James Brown) - The Who  
Pleasant Valley Sunday ( The Monkees) - Morse - Portnoy - George  
Mendecino (Doug Sahm) - Wilko Johnson  
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Andrew Sisters) - Steve Howell, Dan Sumner, Jason Weinheimer  
My Funny Valentine (Frank Sinatra) - Dexter Romweber  

 

Thursday, January 21, 2021

693 It's Number Two!

 


Number two is:
Me and The Boys - Bonnie Raitt  
Magnet - Yo Lo Tengo  
 A Girl Like That - Steve Earle  
Yes, Yes, Yes - King Radio  
I Love Her, She Loves Me - Ware River Club  
ever Take the Place of You - Los Lobos
Ain't No Horse - Wide Spread Panic
Havana Moon (Chuck Berry) - NRBQ

and that's no $h!+ ... Number two.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

692 Meet the New Trick, Same As the Old Trick


 It's the new Trick's and actually it's the same as the old Trick's except we feature our favorite part of the old podcast, cover tunes. Enjoy these covers as much as we enjoy bringing them to U!