‘American Graffiti’ is the title of a basic George Lucas film that centered on coming of age tales within the late 50s and early 60s and the soundtrack mirrored what, to many was (certainly is) a Golden Age of American pop music. ‘NEW YORK GRAFFITI’ is the title of a beautiful new four Cd, 107 observe compilation from Cherry Crimson’s RPM imprint that covers a lot the identical interval however comes at issues from a barely completely different angle.
Subtitled ‘1619 – 1750 Broadway… an Unbiased American Pop Story 1958-1968’, the gathering focuses on the pop music created round that a part of Broadway that centred on the legendary Brill Constructing. Extra particularly it seems on the data that got here out of the plethora of unbiased music publishers and small document labels that ultimately got here below the management of Edward (Ed) Kassner and what was to change into his President label/publishing conglomerate.
Do not count on too many large names right here nor too many smash hits; however that does take something away from the standard, intrigue and relevance of the music. Certainly it makes the entire bundle that rather more necessary for collectors.
“Large” names… effectively sure… not too many. However take a take heed to the cuts from “Neil and Jack” and you will hear the acquainted tones of a sure Neil Diamond! Whereas soul anoraks will know that the album’s Shirley Elliston grew to become Shirley Ellis whereas Doris Willingham whose beaty ‘You Cannot Do That’ closes the gathering was quickly to morph into deep soul queen Doris Duke! Elsewhere there are cuts from Richard “Some Different Man” Barrett and Bobby “Montego Bay” Bloom whereas he was with The Imaginations.
The music is obtainable chronologically and ranges from doo-wop by means of to early soul and from novelty songs to basic 60s pop…with a lot of different flavours within the combine too. The most important hit right here is Marcie Blane’s ‘Bobby’s Lady’ (lined within the UK by Susan Maughan) however you too can hear a model of ‘Prisoner Of Love’ (from Billy Duke) reduce lengthy earlier than James Brown’s take and many extra (like Bobby Sherman’s ‘Do You Wanna Dance’) that may set bells ringing. Curiously, seeing as how within the 50s and early 60s UK singers aped their US counterparts, ‘NEW YORK GRAFFITI’ presents loads of mid 60s US beat teams (just like the Druids and the Barbarians) doing their hardest to repeat the Merseybeat sound!
The field comes superbly packaged and has a full essay and in depth recording info and archive pix…. a fantastic Christmas current for any critical music collector!
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