A quick one today, as I've got a routine ophthalmologist appointment this morning.
William Truckaway sang lead in the Sopwith Camel. They lasted about a year. Reformed in 1971, but without William, who made a solo album instead.
I knew this song from the Warners Loss Leader, "The Whole Burbank Catalog" from 1972. The fact that it was once licensed by Taco Bell didn't put me off.
On a whim I picked up a near mint copy of his album "Breakaway" on discogs recently. It's really good and sits very nicely next to The Beach Boys "Surf's Up".
Enjoy!
-Sandy Cilantro
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Huge fan of the Camel. Without question, the most underrated of the San Francisco bands.
Did I say underrated? https://powerpop.blogspot.com/2022/06/records-id-forgotten-existed-let-alone_20.html
Should’ve been a sunshine pop classic. Perhaps a better stage name would have helped.
- Paul in DK
That's his stage name. He was born William Sievers.
Fascinating! It's Beach Boys for sure - and "Spirit In The Sky", wow, yeah! - with a bit of a preview of Stereolab's sound decades later.
Their first three 45s were billed as Sopwith "Camel." Strange.
bob in IL
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