Mushrooms And Apple Pie
It's worth bullet-pointing the career of The Apple Pie Motherhood Band, because if you wanted a narrative that checked most of the 'sixties counter-culture boxes, it's theirs, kind of like a CliffsNotes© of the era.
🍄 Start out as Boston garage rock band CC & The Chasers, cut single
🍄 Move to New York, get psychedelic, change name to Sacred Mushroom
🍄 Sign with Atlantic, change name to less druggy Apple Pie Motherhood Band
🍄 Cut single and album with Felix Pappalardi. Hendrix drops by
🍄 Line-up changes, support big league headliners in NY, Chicago and Boston
🍄 Weapons-grade LSD diverts attention during recording of second album
🍄 Label not keen on band's decision to relocate to Vermont commune
🍄 Band splits, joins production of Hair
And all this without hitting the Left Coast, which will come as a surprise if you don't know they were a Bosstown band - the California vibes are totally convincing. You wonder how things would have gone for them if they'd scraped together the bus fare to San Francisco. Fabulous stuff, and terrific vocals from Anne Tansey, right up there with Grace and Janis.
Make this movie, somebody!
I'm adding a 'Tube rip of the first single to the first album ...
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DeleteGroovy! TY
ReplyDeleteMRDave took the words right out of my mouth!
ReplyDelete"Label not keen on band's decision to relocate to Vermont commune"
ReplyDeleteThem wus th' days, huh?
Couldn't help but think of Mom's Apple Pie - a totally unrelated band from Ohio who had a wicked, wicked first album cover. The band should have been Mom's Cherry Pie.
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The cover is unforgettable. The music probably is.
DeleteHowdy pardner' Farquhar,
ReplyDeleteLooking through your old posts is like panhandling after th' gold rush...no, not that Young fellah', but just as good. If you see fit to it, could you reup this one? Thanks a million.
Signed,
Billy Gates of the Double X' ranch.
Pleasure. Check back later.
DeleteReheated apple pie.
ReplyDeletePardner F.,
ReplyDeleteYou once again have shown yourself to being a gentleman and scholar. Thank you! Normally, around these parts some folk would call those with such qualities a sissy boy or book worm. Should you ever hear talk like that while you're down this way, let me know and I'll just take off my left boot, like ol' Billy Jack and there will be trouble.
Signed,
Billy Gates of the Double X' ranch.