Graffiti - Lyrical Sound Device 1968
Personnel:
STEVE BENDEROTH keyb'ds A
JOHN ST. JOHN gtr A
TONY TAYLOR vcls A
RICHIE BLAKIN drms A
GEORGE STRUNZ gtr A
ALBUM:
1(A) GRAFFITI (ABC ABCS 663) 1968
NB: (1) reissued on CD (LSD ET 5005) 1998.
45s:
1 He's Got The Knack/Love In Spite (ABC 11123) 1968
2 Do You Feel Sorry?/Girl On Fire (ABC 11182) 1969
NB: He's Got The Knack and Do You Feel Sorry? are non-LP.
Produced by Bob Thiele (Ford Theatre, Eden's Children etc.), Eddie Kramer and Jay Senter, their album is a mix of light and heavy rock with some
occasionally excellent guitar solos, leaning more towards progressive than acid or psych. Strunz and Benderoth, sometimes helped by St. John and
Taylor, wrote all the songs, except Ugly Mascara penned by Ronald Hovanecz.
The band were based in Greenwich Village, having relocated from Washington DC when they were known as The Button, (which was the final incarnation
of The Hangmen). The Button line-up included drummer Bob Berberich who returned to DC, teamed up with two other ex-Hangmen and Nils Lofgren to form
(Paul Dowell and) The Dolphin and later Grin.
Drummer Richard Blakin, may possibly be the same guy listed as an engineer on Chicago's sixth album, from 1973.
The CD reissue includes the non-LP He's Got The Knack. The track, which can also be found on Turds On A Bum Ride Vol. 3 (CD) and World Of Acid (LP),
is a fast 'n' fuzzy mainly instrumental post-Vanilla Fudge rocker. The 45's flip Love In Spite is also pretty good heavy stuff too.
Track list
1. Father Protector
2. Capture Of Me / Life Flood
3. Jingle Jangle Woman
4. New Life / Girl On Fire / Cold Water / Love In Spite
5. Ugly Mascara
6. He's Got The Knack
as on LSD ET5005
Voilà ce que j'écoute !
Si quelqu'un a la photo de la pochette ...
