Showing posts with label Hardwater. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Hardwater (1968)

This band was formerly known as The Astronauts. In 1967 they left their surf sound behind and made a 45 with a different line-up (Sally Go 'Round The Roses/Pay The Price) as Sunshine Ward. They moved to Los Angeles, got signed by Capitol and released their self-titled album (Capitol ST 2964 / 1968). It's a pretty West Coast sounding affair but it seems they were a bit late on the spot. All in all it's a good one and even producer David Axelrod couldn't ruin it. Three of their tracks (City Sidewalks, Sanctuary and Good Ole Friends) were also recorded by Yankee Dollar.

Tracklist:
- Medley: My Time/Take A Long Look
- City Sidewalks
- Love And I
- Monday
- Plate Of My Fare
- Not So Hard
- Good Ole Friends
- Sanctuary
- To Nowhere
- Good Luck

Personnel:
Richard Otis Fifield (gtr, vcls)
Peter M. Wyant (gtr)
Robert Carl McLerian (bs)
Tony Murillo (drms)

Band origin:
Los Angeles (California/US)

Discographie:
Albums:
1. Hardwater (Capitol ST 2954) 1968

45's:
1. City Sidewalks/Not So Hard (Capitol 2230) 1968
2. Plate Of My Fare/Good Old Friends (Capitol 2373) 1969

Get it here (Artwork included / vinyl rip)

Listen to Not So Hard