Неизвестные 60-е. Часть 12. Sundowners

Похоже, что это действительно группа, о которой неизвестно ничего, хотя этот талантливый секстет и записал свой единственный альбом Captain Nemo (1968) на американском отделении знаменитой Декки. Музыка приятно удивляет известным разнообразием: здесь солнечный оркестрованный поп соседствует с более жестким гитарным стилем на дорожках вроде Plaster Casters или Sunny Day People.

Просто информация (чтоб, при случае, не спуталось):
Порылся у себя в свалке статей с интернета и обнаружил, что были и английские Sundowners (They were the first British group to record The House Of The Rising Sun).

Информация из ArtistDirect:

Sundowners - Captain Nemo [1968]

1 Sunny Day People (2:39)
2 Edge of Love (3:15)
3 Let It Be Me (4:40)
4 Dear Undecided (2:27)
5 Ring Out, Wild Bells (2:30)
6 Plaster Casters (2:45)
7 Captain Nemo (3:52)
8 Always You (2:58)
9 Easy Does It (2:51)
10 Blue-Green Eyes (3:03)
11 So Sad (4:02)

Album Credits

Dominick DeMieri - Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Steel), Vocals, Organ, Bass, Guitar, Piano
Eddie Placidi - Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Steel), Vocals, Organ, Guitar, Piano
Bobby Dick - Vocals, Bass
Benny Grammatico - Drums, Vocals
George Bianchi - Vocals, Percussion
Eddie Brick - Vocals, Percussion
George Chandler - Engineer
Phil Yeend - Engineer
Dominick DeMieri - Producer

Информация из бордерлайновской книги "Fuzz, acid & flowers":

ALBUM:

1 CAPTAIN NEMO (Decca DL 75036) 1968

45s:

1 Always You / Dear Undecided (Decca 32171) 1967
2 Sunny Day People / Easy Does It Baby (Decca 32296) 1968
3 Let It Be Me / Blue-Green Eyes (Decca 32497) 1968

Probably from the New York area, this interesting album mixes Beatles inspired vocals with distorted guitars on tracks like Plaster Casters or Sunny Day People. The sleeve is unusual, with a strange drawing.

Информация из ньюсгруппы Spectropop:

Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 23:20:37 +0200
From: Hans Ket
Subject: Re: Sundowners

> the second one is the sundowners "dear undecided" c/w "always
> you" on decca. I've always wondered about who the Sundowners
> REALLY were.

I've a copy of the Sundowners Decca album "Captain Nemo". The bandmembers mentioned on the cover (and photographed) are: Domenick DeMieri, George Bianchi, Benny Grammatico, Bobby Dick, Eddie Placidi en Eddie Brick. The album is produced by Domenick DeMieri & Charles Bud Dant. The tracks on the album are indeed heavenly influenced by britisch groups like the Hollies & Beatles, but they didn't forget u.s. groups like the Byrds as well. I've no release date of the album but it seems a pre Sgt. Pepper affair. The album doesn't sound like a concept album, and to me it's more a collection of 11 (for the biggest part very good) songs (including "dear undecided" c/w "always you"). Sadly there are no writers credits on the label. They really put their soul in it. I've associated the album more as a "Rubber Soul" the a "Sgt. Pepper".

Hans Ket

Информация из Yahoo Groups:

> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 12:36:43 -0500
> From: "Mike Dugo" <greenfuzz66@h...>
> Subject: Sundowners On Flying Nun
>
> Just received a tape from Tom with an appearance by the Sundowners on an
> episode of FLYING NUN (thanks to Gary for providing the info). For those
> that haven't seen it, it's definitely worth locating. The band is in a
> handful of scenes, but perform on stage in the show's highlight at the
> Casino Carlos A Go Go. They perform "A Whole New World", a not bad
> psych-pop song, with strobes lights flashing and go go chicks in cages on
> either side of the band. In my opinion, the scene is on par with the Lewis
> & Clarke I DREAM OF JEANNIE appearance.

Hi Mike! They backed up the Monkees on some of the '67 tour-Kim Capli was a local Rochester icon-He played Drums in a band called GROOP LTD. (1 45-1965)- and the most KILLER Rochester group THE HEARD-He played guitar in this group, and wrote the GREAT "Stop It Baby" on Audition Records 1966...Greg

>does anyone have any info on the Sundowners that appeared in this episode?

They were a studio concocted group of studio musicians which were featured on many of the Monkees' recordings-the masted genius in the band was Kim Capli (RIP as far as I know) who was multi-talented-he was from Rochester, New York-He wrote, sang, and played guitar on the KILLERKOOL HEARD 45 from 1966 "Stop It Baby"-He was in the GROOP LTD (Also from Rochester) before that ('64-'65) who did one 45 also-he played drums in this band-In the HEARD he played lead guitar, and occasionally lead vocals-he was in the HEARD from '65-'67-they did one 45-Then he went to NYC, played on Monkees' sessions-the studio guys started the SUNDOWNERS, then toured with The Monkees in '67-they did a couple of 45's on Decca in '67...Hope this helps...Last I heard Kim was murdered (head blown off with a shotgun-but this is a rumor)...Greg

>from: "Michael " <nankerphlg@a...>
Date: Sun Apr 27, 2003 2:15 pm
Subject: VCR Alert for Tonight (Sunday 4/27)

Tonight at 11:30 PM EST, 'TV Land' will air the episode of 'The Flying Nun' featuring The Sundowners singing their psychedelic rendition of 'Whole New World' (followed soonafter by Sally Field's not-so-psychedelic rendition).

А теперь о музыке. Эта одна из лучших групп, которые рассматривались в проекте "неизвестные 60-е". Вещь "Dear Undecided" просто гениальна! Если вещи вроде "Sunny Day People" или "Ring Out, Wild Bells" сейчас выглядят архаично, то "Dear Undecided" похоже находится в разряде "эвергринов". Также замечательно сделан кавер "Let It Be Me" (ее кстати исполнял и Джордж Харрисон совместно с Джеффом Линном на Rockline). К сожалению, целиком альбом "Captain Nemo" неровный, но общий впечатление - 5 баллов. Предлагаю вам послушать лучшие вещи этого диска.

Dear Undecided
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/du.rar

Plaster Casters
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/pc.rar

On The Edge Of Love
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/oteol.rar

Let It Be Me
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/libm.rar

Always You
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/ay.rar

Blue-Green Eyes
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/bge.rar

Sunny Day People
https://www.beatles.ru/sounds/sundowners/sdp.rar

Ура! Спешу домой скачивать!

Спасибо, Корвин! Скачал Dear Undecided - добротный рок шестидесятых! Всё, настал конец моему трафику... :))

У меня нынче трафик неограниченный. Хе-хе... :)))

Mr. Moonlight, я обливаюсь скупыми битломанскими слезами зависти! Я в марте, благодаря циклу "Неизвестные 60-е", столько трафика помурыжил... :)) Пора уже специальную копилку для этого заводить. :)))