Feeling High: The Psychedelic Sound of Memphis

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Overview

Memphis is known for its distinctive blues sound and its fiery soul music, and, of course, as the place where Elvis Presley first put rock & roll on the commercial map and the world's radar. This fun and fascinating collection sheds light on another part of Memphis' musical heritage, the seldom-heard psychedelic garage bands from Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi who tracked there in the late '60s and early '70s. Every region in the U.S. had bands like the ones presented here, but what makes these rare tracks a little different is the clarity and professionalism of the actual recordings. Memphis had a well-established studio system by then, and there were young producers and engineers like Jim Dickinson and James Parks working at these studios who knew what to do with fringe rock bands. Nothing here was anything more than maybe a regional hit and nothing here changed the course of rock & roll any, but these are fun, clear, and intriguing productions. Among the highlights are the Honey Jug's echoing, cavernous-on-cough-syrup-sounding version of the Yardbirds' "For Your Love," the Wallabys' sitar-filled "Holy Days," an almost prog rock take on the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" by Mother Roses, and the Goatdancers' "We're in Town," a bit of sunshine pop gone weird. Then there's a live "Flying Horse of Louisiana" from a band called the Knowbody Else -- who became Black Oak Arkansas a little farther on down the road. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2012
Label:	Big Beat
UPC:	0029667431125
Rank:	99532

Tracks

1. Rubber Rapper  - James Parks  - Tommy Rasico  -  Sealing Smoke  - Paul Selph
2. For Your Love  - Jim Dickinson  - Graham Gouldman  - Honey Jug
3. Blue Music Box  - Bruce Barham  -  Changin Tymes  - Charles Ferrer  - Glen Frazier  - Stan Kesler  - Larry Moore  - James Parks  - Britt Warner
4. Secret Storm  - Jim Dickinson  -  Knowbody Else  - Jim Mangrum  - Rick Reynolds
5. Spare Me  - Wayne Evans  - James Parks  -  Triple X  -  Triple X
6. Holy Days  - Jim Dickinson  - Alan Palmore  -  Wallabys
7. Shoo Shoo Shoo Fly  - Greg McCarley  - James Parks  - John Reed
8. Hark the Child  - Bruce Barham  -  Changin Tymes  - Charles Ferrer  - Glen Frazier  - Larry Moore  - James Parks  - Britt Warner
9. Come on Along and Dream  -  Poor Little Rich Kids
10. Eat Me Alive  -  Goatdancers  - Terry Manning
11. Crazy Man's Woman  - Greg McCarley  - James Parks  - John Reed
12. Deja Vu  - Judy Bramley  - James Parks  - Tommy Rasico  - Paul Selph
13. Free Singer's Island  - Artis Brewer  - Jim Dickinson  -  Knowbody Else  - Jim Mangrum  - Rick Reynolds
14. Feeling High  - Alan Palmore  -  Wallabys
15. Rockin' in the Same Old Boat  - Deadric Malone  - Vernon Morrison  - James Parks  -  Triple X  -  Triple X
16. I Need Love  - Jim Dickinson  -  Poor Little Rich Kids  - Jim Stewart
17. Ticket to Ride  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  -  Mother Roses  - James Parks
18. Ogden  - David Mitchell  - George Parks  - James Parks
19. If You're Thinking  - Greg McCarley  - James Parks  - John Reed
20. Old Man  - Jim Dickinson  - Leon Gray  - Alan Palmore  -  Wallabys
21. We're in Town  -  Goatdancers  - Terry Manning
22. Dancing Girl  - Jim Dickinson  -  First Century  - Ray Stinnett
23. Flying Horse of Louisiana [Live]  -  Knowbody Else  - Butch Stone
24. Goatdancers Advert [Spoken Word]  -  Goatdancers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Greg McCarley   Primary Artist
Judy Bramley   Primary Artist
Mother Roses   Primary Artist
Sealing Smoke   Primary Artist
The Goatdancers   Primary Artist
The Poor Little Rich Kids   Primary Artist
Triple X   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
The Changin' Tymes   Primary Artist
Honey Jug   Primary Artist
David Mitchell   Primary Artist
1st Century   Primary Artist
The Knowbody Else   Primary Artist
The Wallabys   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bruce Barham   Composer
Britt Warner   Composer
Artis Brewer   Composer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
James Parks   Producer
Charles Ferrer   Composer
George Parks   Composer
Alan Palmore   Composer
Glen Frazier   Composer
Glennray Tutor   Photo Courtesy
Jim Mangrum   Composer
Larry Moore   Composer
Leon Gray   Composer
Tommy Rasico   Composer
Wayne Evans   Composer
Stan Kesler   Producer
Terry Manning   Composer,Producer,Photography
Paul McCartney   Composer
Graham Gouldman   Composer
Deadric Malone   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Jim Stewart   Producer
Vernon Morrison   Composer
Jim Dickinson   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Butch Stone   Composer
Paul Selph   Composer
Wally Sound   Pre-Production
Rick Reynolds   Composer
Ray Stinnett   Composer
John Reed   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Alec Palao   Interviewer,Liner Notes,Pre-Production,Archive Research