"The REAL Lost 45's" Part 3

[Pete70s]

..And the non-hits just keep on comin'!

"Sally Sayin' Something"-Billy Harner (Kama Sutra, 1967 #118)
I loved this song as a kid, it was on a compilation put out by WIBG in Philadelphia. It was apparently a pretty big hit there, and a big hit among fans of Northern Soul. I also just found out that Billy Harner was white, and released several 45's on various labels during the 60's. But this one will always stand out to me! Lo and behold, I found a link to a ra file of the WHOLE SONG!
homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.rennie/northernsoulmusicnewsite/2006site/billy_harner_-_sally_saying_something.ram

"No Good To Cry"-Wildweeds (Cadet, 1967 #88)
This was HUGE in Boston, for the Connecticut band The Wildweeds, led by Al Anderson, who would go on to bands Clean Living and NRBQ. I'm told that the group had several great sides, but I've yet to hear any of the others.
www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0000032TX001009/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_009/104-4452271-2723162

"See The Light"-The Flame (Brother, 1970 #95)
I know Dawn knows this one. The Flame were the band from South Africa that featured Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Faatar, later members of the Beach Boys. Their lone U.S. album, featuring this track, was full of Beatles Abbey Road-era styled rock, and worth checking out. You can easily tell what influences they brought into the Beach Boys on the "Carl & The Passions-So Tough" and "Holland" albums. Now available on CD (Unfortunately, no sample link)

"The Night"-The 4 Seasons (Mowest, 1972)
I'm not sure if this charted here in the States (It MAY have Bubbled Under, or it may not have been issued as a single here), but it was a Top 5 hit in England in '75. Recorded during their unsuccessful run on Motown subsidiary Mowest (at around the same time Lesley Gore recorded unsuccessfully for the same label), it was a soulful slab of pop that gets totally overlooked on every Four Seasons compilation. The Motown musicians backed the group up well and they made several good recordings, but the band would not return to the U.S. charts for another three years. Too bad...

"Music Everywhere"-Tufano & Giammarese (Ode, 1973 #68)
Like Flo & Eddie, former Buckinghams Dennis Tufano and Carl Giammarese had been members of a 60's hit machine that worked as a duo after their band broke up. They released a few albums to little or no success. Well, let's face it: "Tufano & Giammarese" doesn't flow off the tounge like Flo & Eddie, and nobody cared what band they'd been in..
This song is very Loggins & Messina influenced.

[Ken]

"Sally Sayin' Something"-Billy Harner (Kama Sutra, 1967 #118)
I'm not familiar with it - but it's a great track! how did it only get to #118?

"No Good To Cry"-Wildweeds (Cadet, 1967 #88)
Very, very good. I also like what I've heard from NRBQ.

"See The Light"-The Flame (Brother, 1970 #95)
The whole album rocks! I picked up my CD copy last year. An album I also highly recommend.

[Dawn]

Sally Sayin' Something is a great song; not sure why it didn't make more of a chart impression.

No Good to Cry is another winner, and reminds me a bit of the Rascals' style. I've not heard anything else by the Wildweeds, though I am familiar with a few NRBQ songs.

See the Light - LOVE this! The Flame should have been huge, but unfortunately they never got the attention or airplay their music deserved. Very talented guys. Pete, I think we may have talked about this before in PMs, but Hard Times from the Get the Boot collection is one of my favorite Beach Boys cuts from the era. It's a shame it wasn't released. There was supposed to be a second Flame album, just as good as their first, that was being considered for CD release as a two-fer with their debut, but unfortunately it must have been nixed somewhere along the line. Hopefully it'll come out one day.

I'm not familiar with the other two tracks, but they definitely sound worth checking out.

[Pete70s]

admin said:

See the Light - LOVE this! The Flame should have been huge, but unfortunately they never got the attention or airplay their music deserved. Very talented guys. Pete, I think we may have talked about this before in PMs, but Hard Times from the Get the Boot collection is one of my favorite Beach Boys cuts from the era. It's a shame it wasn't released. There was supposed to be a second Flame album, just as good as their first, that was being considered for CD release as a two-fer with their debut, but unfortunately it must have been nixed somewhere along the line. Hopefully it'll come out one day.

Yes, I really love Hard Times. They should've released it, but the way the politics were in that band, it was natural that if any song got cut, it would be a Flame song. Too bad...

[H2IZCOOL]

No Good To Cry has always been a favorite of mine. I remember it well from both Boston and Maine.

I only stumbled upon The Night within the past couple of years. Good song.

Don't know the others.

[SAT-I need more room!!]

You KNOW I'm interested in the BB & Bucks connected groups-my luck there's no link to those! LOL!