Elevation Through Sound
03.05.14
Ale plays the obscure gems your ears have always craved but never come across. “Elevation through Sound” provides lucky listeners with a journey through the full sound spectrum. He’s also well known as the creative light behind the band Languis, Psychic Powers and Pharaohs and you’re sure to hear occasional rarities and sneak peeks from those projects. This week’s program features special guest Domenic Priore exploring the sound of Los Angeles from the mid 60s.
Tracklist:
Advertisement for The Velvet Underground & Nico at The Trip The Standells – Riot on Sunset Strip The Chocolate Watchband – Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) Billy Page – It’s Pop Dobie Gray – The ‘In’ Crowd Buffalo Springfield – We’ll See Neil Young – I’ve Been Waiting for You Buffalo Springfield – Hung Upside Down The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds – Change is Now The Robins – Riot in Cell Block #9 Larry Williams – Bad Boy Etta James – Good Rockin’ Daddy Dick Bush – Hollywood Party The Seeds – The Wind Blows Her Hair The Doors – Not To Touch The Earth Count V – Teenie Bopper, Teenie Bopper The Music Machine – Double Yellow Line The Knickerbockers – Love is a Bird Ritchie Valens (Live at Pacoima High School) – C’mon Let’s Go The Enchantments – I’m In Love With Your Daughter Cannibal & the Headhunters – Nau Ninny Nau Advertisement for The Yardbirds boat ride gig on Catalina Island, ballroom in Avalon The Mamas & The Papas – Go Where You Wanna Go The Fifth Dimension – Stoned Soul Picnic Jackie DeShannon – It’s Love, Baby (24 Hours Every Day) Sonny & Cher – Baby Don’t Go The Grass Roots – Mr. Jones The Dovers – The Third Eye The Turtles – She’ll Come Back Frank Zappa w/ Captain Beefheart – Willie the Pimp Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride Love – Que Vida Outro music: Davie Allan & the Arrows “Pursuit” from the soundtrack to American International Pictures’ film “Maryjane”Cover photo: The Standells’ soundtrack 45
Billy Page on Shivaree, 1965
The Grass Roots on Shivaree, 1965
The Chocolate Watchband from the movie “The Love-Ins” (1967)
The Byrds debut 45 ad
Buffalo Springfield at Whisky a Go Go, 1966
The Robins’ 78 rpm on Spark, 1954
Etta James
Larry Williams EP
The Seeds on the set of Boss City
The Doors’ ad for The Sea Witch gig
The Doors at The Sea Witch
The Count V w/ The Voxmobile on the set of “Groovy”
The Music Machine on the set of 9th Street West
Ritchie Valens on Buddy Bregman’s Music Shop, NBC, 1958 (13 episodes, short lived national Rock ‘n’ Roll TV show shot at NBC’s Burbank Studio in Color)
Cannibal & the Headhunters, 1965. The group opened for The Beatles at Shea Stadium and on their 1965 tour, including Hollywood Bowl.
The Mamas & The Papas from the “Show Biz Babies” toy set
The Fifth Dimension outside Whisky a Go Go, early 1967
Jackie DeShannon at a Mod boutique in L.A.
Jackie DeShannon w/ then-boyfriend Jimmy Page, who plays here on “It’s Love Baby” (1964)
Sonny & Cher w/ Twiggy
Neil Young’s first solo LP featured a promotional sticker on the shrink wrap reassuring the shopper it was a worthy purchase, as it’s one of the guys from Buffalo Springfield…
The Turtles promote their coming gig at The Hullabaloo in the local Pop newspaper KRLA Beat
Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart in 1969, around the time of the “Frank Zappa and Friends” show at Thee Experience and the recording of “Willie the Pimp” for the Hot Rats LP
Love at Santa Monica Civic, December 1966, headlining the KBLA Appreciation Concert
Steppenwolf’s enigmatic original bass player, Rushton Moreve, co-wrote Magic Carpet Ride. growing up in LA he was quite fond Pacific Ocean Park at Santa Monica beach and especially loved a ride called The Magic Carpet. his family said “One of his favorite places growing up was Pacific Ocean Park, the amusement part of Venice pier in Venice, CA. He was almost obsessed with his favorite ride, so, take for that what you will…” The Magic Carpet was a suspended flying car ride, much like the Peter Pan Flight at Disneyland. The flying carpets had canopies with a track attached above. it was a dark ride flying over the streets of ancient Baghdad through scenes from fairy tales including an immense giant from Jack and the Beanstalk, plus the treasure room from Ali Baba where the thieves peeked out from hiding places in large clay jars. (from “The Gear Page”)
The Yardbirds’ Casino Ballroom, Catalina Island ad and newspaper story
Domenic Priore’s book Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood
