As you may or may not have read, Brian Wilson was obsessed with the song "Shortenin' Bread," so much so, various rock stars have stories to tell about the obsession, including one incident where Iggy Pop and Elton John were hanging out with Brian and Brian played the song so many times in a row, it prompted Iggy to say, “I gotta get outta here, man. This guy is nuts.”
On February 13th, a new boxed set will be released called "We Gotta Groove," which will feature a new remix of "Beach Boys Love You," the first official release of "Adult Child," the aborted follow-up to "Love You," which includes "Shortenin' Bread," as well as 35 unreleased tracks from the "15 Big Ones"/"Love You" era, many newly remixed.
I'm not sure how you feel about these records, but I love them and I am very excited about this box.
If I had to listen to "Shortenin' Bread" over and over, I'll go with The Cramps version.
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Iggy, Elton, and Brian in the same room is a strange combo. The Cramps version is appropriately nutty.
When I Get It Right is a favorite of mine from one of Joan Armatrading's best albums. I found the Lloyd Parks at https://kingstonroots.blogspot.com. Looking forward to my first listen. Lastly, thanksfor the sassy Toussaint cover.
- Paul in DK
Wow for Iggy to say "This guy is nuts" really carries a bunch of weight
I still can't get over the fact that the Cramps played a free show at Napa State Mental Hospital back in 1978, and they were freakin' INCHES away from the 'clients' for the show. Who thought this up? Who OKed it?
C in California
In my early days of record collecting a great easy to find record in the Midwest was "Shortnin' Bread" by Paul Chaplain and the Emeralds. Easy to find because it hit #1 on WLS AM in Chicago.
A great version but the flipside "Nicotine" is just as awesome.
Bob in IL
PS In the late 80s our record store in IL hosted Yardbird Jim McCarty and we played him the Johnny Mann "Heart Full of Soul" you posted the other day. Pre-internet he of course knew nothing about it and had a good laugh.
I'm looking forward to the box as well. I liked "Love You" and "15 Big Ones", probably not as much as you, but still find a lot of enjoyable stuff. I didn't even know about Adult/Child until recently and have purposely stayed away from all the YouTube videos. I am familiar with "Still I Dream of It" from the soundtrack, which is one of the greatest songs ever written. I'm looking for any glimpse of Brian"s genius that I can get.
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