white label promo

A1 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Arranged By – Alexander RabbitWritten-By – B. Bradbury, C. Holmes

7:17
A2 Goin‘ Down

Arranged By – Ron FrangipaneWritten-By – C. Holmes, L. Demski

2:59
A3 My Woman

Arranged By – Lor CraneWritten-By – B. Bradbury, C. Holmes

4:16
A4 Faraway Man

Arranged By – Alexander RabbitWritten-By – C. Holmes

2:35
A5 Living In This World

Arranged By – Lor CraneWritten-By – C. Brodowicz

2:42
B1 She Don’t Come Around

Arranged By – Lor CraneWritten-By – C. Holmes, S. Scheier

5:43
B2 Dreams Of My Life

Arranged By – Alexander RabbitWritten-By – C. Holmes

2:38
B3 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

Arranged By – Ron FrangipaneWritten-By – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding

2:15
B4 Medley: I Knew I’d Want You / I’ve Got You

Arranged By – Alexander RabbitWritten-By – A. Rabbit, H. E. Clark

7:20
B5 Look Through Me

Arranged By – Ron FrangipaneWritten-By – A. Fowler, C. Brodowicz

3:26
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Dignity.
Dignity, psychedelic with a slight sadness. Beautiful melodies, smooth material. Delight and despair. 10 balls.
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This one shot quartet (we based that statement on the fact the back cover of their album shows four faces), is a complete mystery to us … Judging by the arty sound, we always thought they were English, but at least one well known reference work says they were from New Jersey …

Recorded in New York’s Associated Recording Studios, 1970’s „The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Bells Were My Friends)“ was co-produced by Irving Spice and Max Ellen (the eccentric Jerry Samuels (aka Napoleon XIV) engineering). In spite of the goofy title, the collection of original material (a rote cover of Otis Redding’s „I’ve Been Loving You Too Long“ being the one exception), was diverse and surprisingly engaging. While the extended title track bogged down in Procol Harum-meets-Tolken art-rock mysticism (not a pretty combination), elsewhere the band displayed considerable versatility, capably polishing off nifty rockers (the scorching „Goin‘ Down“), Association-styled ballads („My Woman“) and decent pop-rock („Faraway Man“). While it wasn’t the year’s most consistent release, the fact it was so diverse was part of its charm. Well worth looking for and you can still find the LP at a decent price (witness our sale) …. Curiously, while Cashbox’s Fred Holman’s pompous and fawning liner notes credited the material to B. Bradbury, C.J. Brodowicz, L. Demski and C. Holmes, there were no performance credits.

„The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Bells Were My Friends)“ track listing:
(side 1)
1.) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (C. Holmes – B. Bradbury) – 7:17
2.) Goin‘ Down (C. Holmes – L. Demski) – 2:59
3.) My Woman (C. Holmes – B. Bradbury) – 4:16
4.) Faraway Man (C. Holmes – B. Bradbury) – 4:16

(side 2)
1.) Living In the World (C.J. Brodowicz) – 2:42
2.) She Don’t Come Around (C. Holmes – S. Scheier) – 5:43
3.) Dreams of My Life (C. Holmes) – 2:38
4.) I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding – Jerry Butler) – 2:15
5.) Medley: I Knew I’d Want You / I’ve Got You (Alexander Rabbit) – 3:26

They apparently also recorded a single for A&M: ‚Malaguena‘ b/w ‚I Didn’t Even Thank Her‘ (A&M catalog number AM-1101).
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EX+

- hraná deska, běžné stopy používání (drobné škrábance a šum nebránící normálnímu poslechu)

M-

- bezchybný, nový nebo jako nový

Pozn.: znaménko + nebo - upřesňuje stav desky, obalu