Acetate single - outtake from the "American Dreamer"
soundtrack
Whin Oppice has
acquired the original acetate of this unreleased Gene Clark
song.
Hereunder is a picture this rarity:
And here
are the lyrics:
Jimmy Christ Nobody knows
the pain I feel From an old rugged cross Or on a movie reel When I sit
there all alone And my thoughts I can't conceal Rhyming every word as if
it Wasn't really real Jimmy Christ He's been produced And he's been
spliced He's been crucified Do you think He should be denied?
And finally, Whin's
comment:
According to
Johnny Rogan, Gene did three songs for the movie American Dreamer.
Jimmy Christ is an
outtake. It clocks in at a brief 1:33, opens and closes with harmonica - typical
Gene format.
I've not seen the
movie so I don't know how the lyrics might fit.
Either way, the song could easily be Gene describing
himself.
Roger
McGuinn’s new CD, a 23 tracks collection of sea shanties called CCD (get it?),
will go on sale at concerts, at McGuinn.com, at CDBaby.com (and maybe at
Amazon.com) on June 3, 2011.
I am thinking about organizing a Gene Clark Unreleased Recordings Listening
Symposium to be held in Kansas City this fall.
It would be an opportunity to share our musical treasures with fellow
collectors whom most of us have never met. All are welcome.
No recording devices allowed in the meeting room. Collectors can present
their unreleased Gene recordings, enjoy the camaraderie and ensuing
discussions by all in attendance.
To fill out the bill, Dan Torchia of Kansas City will be available to give an
overview of his documentary on young Gene Clark before the formation of The
Byrds.
How does the idea appeal to you? Write me at folkrock65@yahoo.com. I need to evaluate how
much interest there might be.
Three songs by Brandon DeWilde (and
friends – featuring Gram Parsons) have recently
appeared in digital format.
They are said to have been recorded on November 9,
1965 with the embryonic International SubmarineBand (Gram Parsons-guitar
& vocals, Tom Snow-keyboards, John Nuese-guitar,
Mickey Gauvin-drums, Ian Dunlop-bass,
and New York session musician Buddy Lucas-harmonica).
You can listen to all three tracks in their entirety
by clicking here (you will be taken to another webpage)
The second Piedmont Brothers Band (or better Piedmont Brothers Project)
CD titled "Lights Of Your Party” is ready to be pressed in both the USA and
Italy.
It will be out through the Flyin’ Cloud Records label in US (ref. FC059 -
www.flyincloudrecords.com)
and through the weekly magazine TEMPI (www.tempi.it) in Italy.
Above is the US release CD cover (while the italian one will be
different for the joy ofcollectors).
We have the pleasure to announce that the Crown Prince Of The
Rickenbacker 12 String, our good friend Horst-Peter Schmidt from Germany
(leader of Different Faces and Starbyrd) is guesting with his trademark Rick on
the song "My Brother”.
The liner notes have been written for
the US edition by Aldo Pedron and for the italian edition by Raffaele Galli and
Paolo Vites.
Jim Dickson in 1967 during the recording sessions for the David Hemmings Happens LP.
Famous record producer and early Byrds manager JIM DICKSON passed away on April 19, 2011 in Costa Mesa , Ca.
He produced recordings by The Byrds, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Clarence White, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons...and many other artists outside the Byrds circle.
The best 14 tracks from Kaffenberger And Antonacci's early 1980s Christian Folk-Rock LPs SOMEONE GREATER and PILGRIM, plus one bonus track, have finally been digitized, remixed and remastered with some tasteful Rickenbacker Electric 12-String guitar (à la The Byrds) added to seven of the tracks.
All the music is in the style of Neil Young - Byrds - Buffalo Springfield.
These 15 total songs are available through CD Baby at this link (digital download only):
There are 30-second previews available as well as detailed track information. For those folks interested only in tracks with the Rickenbacker, those are clearly marked in the online notes.
