David Marks, “Lost” Beach Boy, Is Found
Beach Boys 50 Reunion highlights forgotten role of their original guitar hero.
Rumer - Home Thoughts From Abroad
Following the huge success of her 2010 debut, Seasons Of My Soul, Rumer is due to return on May 28 with a new album of ’70s singer-songwriter curios. Boys Don’t Cry will feature her take on songs by the likes of Leon Russell, Jimmy Webb, Todd Rundgren, Ronnie Lane, Tim Hardin and more.
You can hear her version of Clifford T Ward’s Home Thoughts From Abroad above.
The full Boys Don’t Cry tracklisting looks like this:
P.F. Sloan (Jimmy Webb)
Be Nice To Me (Todd Rundgren)
It Could Be The First Day (Richie Havens)
Travelin’ Boy (Paul Williams)
A Man Needs A Maid (Neil Young)
Soulsville (Issaac Hayes)
The Same Old Tears On A New Background (Stephen Bishop)
Soul Rebel (Bob Marley)
Flyin’ Shoes (Townes Van Zandt)
Home Thoughts From Abroad (Clifford T Ward)
We Will (Gilbert O Sullivan)
My Cricket (Leon Russell)
Special Edition:
Sara Smile (Hall and Oates)
Just For A Moment (Ronnie Lane)
Andre Johray (Tim Hardin)
Brave Awakening (Terry Reid)
The MOJO Weird Record Club #7:
Mother Earth’s Plantasia (Homewood, 1976)
Who?: Meet Mort Garson. A multi-talented writer, producer, pianist and all-round musical ideas man, he cut teeth at the Julliard, then spent the early ’60s growing into his big musical boots with production jobs for Mel Tormé, Doris Day and Glen Campbell. He also co-wrote the perennial hit Our Day Will Come.
MOJO says: “Plantasia offers the keen indoor and outdoor gardener help and success through cunningly composed earth music. Mort’s warm Moogy sounds are designed to benefit both the plant and the plant owner. Put the album on, sit back, read the free booklet (about plants) and allow the simple sonic osmosis to take place.”
Where can I get it?: Vinyl copies occasionally appear via online retailers.
Hear album track Mellow Mood For Maiden Hair below:
The MOJO Weird Record Club appears every month in MOJO magazine and is curated and written by Jonny Trunk.
Happy Friday everyone.
What have The Rolling Stones, Can, This Mortal Coil, Todd Rundgren, MOJO’s review of 2011, Roy Harper, PJ Harvey, Nile Rodgers, DJ Shadow, The Black Keys, Roy Wood and Johnny Marr all got in common? Well, they are all featured in the new issue of MOJO. Which looks like… this!
MOJO’s One Hit Wonders #5:
Artist/band: Violinski
Track: Clog Dance
Date: March 3, 1979
Chart position: 17
The lowdown: Despite what TOTP2 says in the clip above, this was an instrumental one hit wonder that was everywhere in the spring of 1979. But as a side-band for the Electric Light Orchestra’s violinist Mik Kaminski, Violinski had a built-in shelf life. Originally written by Mik’s friend John Marcangelo for a brass band, Clog Dance became a string-driven novelty hit that couldn’t be followed up.
Don’t forget - we look back at more one hit wonders every month in MOJO magazine.
LISTEN: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Experience/Immersion Editions Preview
Here’s a chance to hear some of the tracks (including six unreleased songs) featured on Floyd’s new Wish You Were Here reissues.
For more, head over to www.whypinkfloyd.com/remasters
Happy 76th birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!
“I’m a rock’n’roll singer. A rock’n’roll-country singer. A rock’n’roll-country & western-rhythm & blues-singer…a stylist.”
The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople
This documentary was premiered at the London Film Festival last year and charts the rise of the Bowie-endorsed, super-booted glam rockers throughout their explosive early ’70s and their emotional return in 2009.
The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople is set for release on DVD on October 10.
Currently investigating the roots of punk here at MOJO. Found this incredible clip from 1972.
