GOLD SOUNDZ: CALIFORNIA DREAMS IN STEREO

   

An all California mix with the exception of Little Joy, who named their group after the L.A. bar 'round the corner from where they recorded.

     Tunes range from olderly school to (pretty) new. The Electric Prunes get their Association on to kick things off all wistful and groovy. The Growlers skiffle thru the graveyard, while Kaleidoscope tastefully turn on. Pocahaunted drags dub into the garage and the Lions bring it back into Jah Selassie light. Jefferson Airplane's surrealistic swag or Dan the Automator's cine-o-scopic soundscape...? The Originals bust some hot tub funk and the aforementioned Little Joy go slightly Latin on a bitter sweet beach comber. A lost cut off the Red Hot Chile Peppers' '84 debut sounds like Berlin-period Eno. Fuck (the band)  do their best Echo and the Bunnymen riffs and the 3' O Clock's Day in Erotica gets stripped. Pastel Six finish off the ride with a swinging close-out.



the Electric Prunes - Big City
the Growlers - Graveyard is Full
Kaleidoscope - Keep Your Mind Open (edit)
Pocahaunted - Touch You (edit)
The Lions - Ethio-Steppers (Wilderstyle Dub) ((edit))
Jefferson Airplane - She Has Funny Cars (3 on the tree edit)
Dan The Automator - Sleep (edit)
the Originals - California Sunset
Little Joy - Next Time Around (edit)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Grandpappy DU Plenty
Fuck - Love Me 2 (dubfuck edit)
the 3 O' Clock - Day in Erotica (paisley chop shop edit)
Pastel Six - Bandido

DOGTOWN SOUND + VISION: A SEA FOR YOURSELF + GO FOR IT

  The Captain and Tenille meet The Surf Punks vs. Wilt Chamberlain vs. Tony Alva.....wait what?

     The story for me begins years ago at a flea market in Rio where picked up the 'A Sea For Yourself' sound track and took it back to my friend's vintage store and played it as he opened his store. It was our morning ritual; cleaning records, coffee, talking to customers, checking out the morning scores. We were blown away by the record. It covers a lot of styles - from instro stoner rawk - to wild latin-y percussive speed jazz - to cosmic countrified blues-ish west coast pop. A killer.

     It is a various artists joint but it turns out The Dragons on the LP are brothers Dennis Dragon (The Surf Punks) and Daryl Dragon ('The Captain and Tenille') and were behind the sound track, along with some friends/musicians. I still haven't seen the entire movie, though I FINALLY just bought it on DVD. I recently found the videos with some footage on youtube. It features the best surfers of the day tearing it up from Peru to France.  It was directed by Hal Jepsen and released in 1973. Buy the DVD

PEEP THE FOOTAGE. DIG THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDZ!

     A few years later, Ninja Tune turns up with a compilation of The Dragons:
READ THE STORY> The Dragons BFI.
I think like one or two songs from the compilation are on the 'A Sea for Yourself' soundtrack. Same groovy madness!

  LISTEN HERE:
THEN GO BUY THE WAX!

Digging deeper into the story of the records I come across a video for Drainpipe (off 'A Sea For Yourself'), but it lists the sound track as Wilt Chamberlain presents (?!)  'Go For It'. Another sick 'Dragons' sound track to chase.

Lo-and-behold youtube footage! Surf, ski, skate, wait...!!!!! Dogtown + Z-Boys. Tony Alva, Stacy Perralta, Jay Adams et all -  '76 STYLE. The scenes in Lords of Dogtown bio-pic written by Stacy Peralta, are lifted right from here! More wicked chunes!

DOGTOWN STYLE!



GO FOR IT - INTRO Y MAS...



The movies and music capture a moment and feel that is distinctly California, a golden state in the golden state. Cool cultural intersections, with surf, skate and music made where it all came together. LIFE. STYLE. Dope artifacts, dope jamz. Ah! Digging...!

8 TRACK STATE OF MIND

Used to have a pretty pissed off 8 track collection complete with turntable/tuner/8 track console with flashing synchronized disco lights. That went ages ago in one of many legendary garage sales. I also had a unit that recorded and we would make fake Misfits 8 tracks.

We'd crank Blizzard Of Oz in the back of my dad's car. (Four door Caddy Eldo.) He was into Dolly Parton + Kenny Rogers... 

Combed the interwebs for a minute to find a few I had, knew of and bumped into some cool random ones. I pieced together the collage with my digital 'scores'. The Sinatra + Jobim 8 track went for $4500. Few crazy heinous examples here; Radio Birdman, Eno, Faust, Undertones...

 Check out the 8 track museum in Dallas, Texas.

OR THE COMPLETE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT 8 TRACK ENTHUSIASTS/OBSESSIVE/COMPULSIVES!

"SO WRONG THEY ARE RIGHT."

Ah, the sound of the track changing... "KA-CHUNK"!

stolen slurpee tongue sunset

BLUE BLUE ELECTRIC BLUE

TRIPLE THREAT

THE BIG BOYS DESTROY PASADENA

THE BIG BOYS @ Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, California. 1983/4?

One of the frickin' greatest bands of all time!

 

Texas is the reason...?

#SK8+DESTROY

HUEY NEWTON AND UNCLE JAM

Iconic photo of Newton 

Original intended cover for Uncle Jam. Pedro Bell illustration.

Final art and inspiration

CANDY COLORED POLYESTER DREAMS: Baseball Uniforms 70s Style

A lot of "CLASSY" baseball uniform selections in the 1970s... Double knit madness in full regalia ensued.

The Sox rocking shorts and collars (tight, right?)

 VECK AS IN WRECK! The infamous short set.

 The Astros going full orange sunshine rainbow bright warrior style. 

RIP J.R. RICHARD

 Chet Lemon's Death Ray

Minnie Minoso (back)

 BOOG POWELL: If you are wise you will party with me

 O (shi*t)'s

I want orange!

                                                                    What a maroon.
                                                           Chuck Hustle Philly Fly Guy

Are those Taco Bell employees?!

Do a little dance

Make a little love

Stash-tastic!

F*CK CRACKERS

SKATERDATER! SIDEWALK SURF 65 STYLE

This old school skate film was made in 1965 with a groovy soundtrack by Mike Curb, Davie Allan and Nick Venet. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1965 for best short subject and won the Palm d'Or at Cannes for best short film in 1966.

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK HERE: POW!

THANK GOD IT'S BIG STAR!

I bought my copy of Big Star's Radio City at Tropicalia Discos in Rio, Brazil. Dudes KNOW their sh@t. Deep seven inch knowledge of the most obscure + funky cuts from Brazil....

But, this is about the back cover. Big Star digs Fridays! The photo on the back the 1974 album was shot at Fridays restaurant. Was Fridays the hawt spot back in the day? Check the close-up. Probably accidental sponsorship. Nowadays the band could of gotten some corporate cheese.
Check out photographer William Eggleston's account of the shot of the iconic front cover. CLICK

Damn, I've listened to this record a lot...!

Close-up + back cover

Built to Spill: Chilton and the boys

Big Star#YeahYeah

supermarket the moon, a band of gypsies or mexican r & b?

BRUCE LEE VS GAL COSTA

iPhones are retarded. I remember thinking, "what the f*ck do I need a camera on my phone for? I have a camera... Well anyhow.

SUEDEHEAD! ROCK STEADY STYLE

Nice piece from British television about the origins and influence of Mod, Ska, Soul Boy Suede and Skinhead culture. From Rocksteady, Ska and Reggae to Northern Soul and Punk. Bust out your Fred Perry.

Whom..?



This IS the ROCKSTEDY!


Suede Whip!

Mod Father rockin' some Suede style

The Specials - Two Tone Suede Style

The Good, the Bad and the Fred. Albarn


Double-Oh Style


Soul Patch

Going Steady in Spain 2012!

PICTURES LIFTED FROM STYLE FORUM (see More!)
and SUBCULTURES LIST + CROCODILE JOCK tumbler
F*CK YEAH SKA

SUPER POP! Magazine IPANEMA BEAT '70s Style

I found a half a dozen issues of Super Pop! magazine at a flea market in Rio years ago. It was a newspaper style music paper in Brazil in the early 70s. There are music, art and theater reviews, gossip, news, photos, comics, jokes...
Groovy cultural ephemera from post-Tropicalia Brasil. Each issue contains a fold-out poster. Check out a very young and sexy Gal Costa below.

MEU NOME E GAL!

"NEW FACE OF IPANEMA"

HERE COME THE NOVOS BAIANOS!

MESTRE JARDS MACALE

DREAMED OF LONDON AND TOOK BAHIA THERE

ANDY'S CHEST

OR SUPER POP!!!!