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Screen13 · 04-15-2013, 10:02 PM

April 15, 1967 - The Yardbirds, Produced by Mickey Most, debut on the US singles chart with what was to be the title track to what was a half and half album which I think was only released in The US at the time (of course, there will be all the reissues to come). Creeping up to #51 by the next month, it would be a sign that the Most era would find very few takers, although of course they would be still pretty popular on the Sunset Strip as a live attraction - a great pic is on p. 159 in the great book Riot on Sunset Strip of the four-man Page era line up. Not one of their greatest, but it was a nice and catchy tune...although most fans were not expecting (or wanting) nice and catchy out of a band who helped popularize the tern Rave Up who instead went for the Greatest Hits compilation. The Little Games album only shot up to #82 in the late summer while the hits album was doing very well.

Detroit-wise, in 1968, The Yardbirds played the Grande Ballroom on May 3 and 4, with the later concert being an exciting night billed with The MC5 (On the 3'rd The Frost was on the bill). Would have loved to see that show!

Nothing all too rare about this band, who's version of "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" and their follow-up hit "Get Me To the World on Time" are high in the charts for all 60's Pop fans, but their albums were not strong sellers. Their debut album itself only went to #113 on the BB charts, although it remains a favorite for 60's Music Fans who dive deep into the Garage Psych. This is a B-Side and an Album Track that's a fan favorite.

A good amount of this album was written by the team of Annette Tucker and Nancy Mantz, who wrote their greatest hit as well as a few songs on their follow-up album Underground. The featured track is another one of their many songs as a team on this album, but don't let that cloud your judgement about the band who at least do their best with the situation at hand with most (not all) of the songs being a great quality. Jim Lowe has a cool voice for this while Ken Williams plays some fine guitar. The Engineer is Richard Podolor, who's later Production work includes Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, and Three Dog Night.

Detroit-wise, The Prunes reportedly played The Grande on March 8, 1968, obviously not playing songs from Mass in F Minor (The first of two Producer-Dominated albums), but the Garage Rock they were best at.

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	April 15, 1967 - The Yardbirds, Produced by Mickey Most, debut on the US singles chart with what was to be the title track to what was a half and half album which I think was only released in The US at the time (of course, there will be all the reissues to come). Creeping up to #51 by the next month, it would be a sign that the Most era would find very few takers, although of course they would be still pretty popular on the Sunset Strip as a live attraction - a great pic is on p. 159 in the great book Riot on Sunset Strip of the four-man Page era line up. Not one of their greatest, but it was a nice and catchy tune...although most fans were not expecting (or wanting) nice and catchy out of a band who helped popularize the tern Rave Up who instead went for the Greatest Hits compilation. The Little Games album only shot up to #82 in the late summer while the hits album was doing very well. Detroit-wise, in 1968, The Yardbirds played the Grande Ballroom on May 3 and 4, with the later concert being an exciting night billed with The MC5 (On the 3'rd The Frost was on the bill). Would have loved to see that show! Nothing all too rare about this band, who's version of "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" and their follow-up hit "Get Me To the World on Time" are high in the charts for all 60's Pop fans, but their albums were not strong sellers. Their debut album itself only went to #113 on the BB charts, although it remains a favorite for 60's Music Fans who dive deep into the Garage Psych. This is a B-Side and an Album Track that's a fan favorite. A good amount of this album was written by the team of Annette Tucker and Nancy Mantz, who wrote their greatest hit as well as a few songs on their follow-up album Underground. The featured track is another one of their many songs as a team on this album, but don't let that cloud your judgement about the band who at least do their best with the situation at hand with most (not all) of the songs being a great quality. Jim Lowe has a cool voice for this while Ken Williams plays some fine guitar. The Engineer is Richard Podolor, who's later Production work includes Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, and Three Dog Night. Detroit-wise, The Prunes reportedly played The Grande on March 8, 1968, obviously not playing songs from Mass in F Minor (The first of two Producer-Dominated albums), but the Garage Rock they were best at.