THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,641) The American Revolution — “Opus 1”
Following the British Invasion comes an American Revolution . . . apparently for the benefit of Mr. Kite . . . “a real mindblower” (Psychedelic Guy, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-american-revolution/the-american-revolution/reviews/2/)
Electric Sound Shoe tells us:
Starting out as the Victorians, then Scottie & the Tissues, John Keith and Richard Barcellona formed the nucleus of Casey Kasem’s 1967 pop proteges, American Revolution. Having come out of 1966 with two singles as The Tissues and the Night People, the band signed to A.I.P. (American International Pictures) as The Band Without a Name. A.I.P. issued the single . . . but decided to then promote the band as a bubblegum act to rival the Monkees et al. . . . Keith . . . Barcellona, Eddie Haddad and Dave Novagroski ventured out on a promotional tour in 1968 and returned to record their LP under the “iron fist” of manager Casey Kasem and the direction of bubblegum producer, Mike Curb. Curb composed the majority of their songs (ignoring their own contributions) and directed a set of session musicians to play the major parts. . . . . The band appearing briefly in B-movies such as Glory Stompers, Wild in the Streets, and Born Wild. They also recorded songs for the soundtracks to these films . . . . The band split soon after the release of their LP and left singer Eddie Haddad and Casey Kasem to carry on the name which swiftly changed anyway to Max Frost & The Troopers. The remainder of the band become known as Edge who recorded their lone single . . . in 1969.
liner notes to the CD comp Electric Sound Show: An Assortment of Antiquities for the Psychedelic Connoisseur
Rainbow Rock Club 70’s adds:
A late sixties Hollywood hippie type rock band. Barcelona and Keith later played in Edge, who issued an album in 1970. The American Revolution album, produced by Harley Hatcher, is quite heavily orchestrated with pleasant vocal harmonies . . . . Some of the songs have a psychedelic taint, but it’s predominantly rather good psych-pop. Producer Harley Hatcher, was an exploitation film composer, member of Mike Curb’s gang and as an army buddy of Elvis he sang in ad-hoc groups with the King.
(Based on the writing of Vernon Joynson/Joe Foster/David Jaffe)
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