- Audio CD (16 Aug 2010)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Revola
- ASIN: B003EH3J68
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. MIND EXCURSION |
| 2. CATCH ME IN THE MEADOW |
| 3. BAD MISUNDERSTANDING |
| 4. NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN |
| 5. I BELIEVE IN HER |
| 6. ONLY WHEN I'M DREAMIN' |
| 7. SMALL TOWN BRING DOWN |
| 8. TO BE WITH YOU |
| 9. HUGGIN' IN THE HALL |
| 10. LITTLE SUSAN'S DREAMIN' |
| 11. THAT'S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN THE GOOD TIMES |
| 12. HARD LIFE THE GOOD TIMES |
Product Description
CD Description
The Tradewinds were one of those groups...strikingly classic yet
little known outside their one much covered mega hit... New
York's A Lonely Town was kind of the record that shut down (see
what I did there?) the Surf/Hotrod craze pioneered by The Beach
Boys and Jan And Dean with a wistful eulogy to a lonely surfer
stuck in NYC...yet Peter Anders and Vincent Poncia had been
hitmakers since the second wave doo wop days....and had worked
with Phil Spector writing such classics as The Best Part Of
Breaking Up for The Ronettes among many others and producing
such classics as Bonnie And The Treasures Home Of The Brave
on Philles...
The Tradewinds album was far more than the mopping up of
available material and a hit single one might suspect, being
actually a breathtaking run though 1965/66 pop, a masterclass in
fact, a highlight being the proto psychpop of Mind Excursion .
Later in 1966 they changed their name to The Innocence,
recorded a full-length eponymous album and continued in much
the same vein of supremely well crafted pop.
Following another album under the name Anders & Poncia on
Warner Bros. Records in 1969, one of the great pop partnerships
broke up. Vinnie Poncia was to produce Ringo Starr's somewhat
surprisingly superb run of superb solo hits through the early 1970s
as well as records by the likes of Melissa Manchester and perhaps
less likely, Kiss. Meanwhile, we have this classic to listen
to....New York's A Lonely Town indeed!
little known outside their one much covered mega hit... New
York's A Lonely Town was kind of the record that shut down (see
what I did there?) the Surf/Hotrod craze pioneered by The Beach
Boys and Jan And Dean with a wistful eulogy to a lonely surfer
stuck in NYC...yet Peter Anders and Vincent Poncia had been
hitmakers since the second wave doo wop days....and had worked
with Phil Spector writing such classics as The Best Part Of
Breaking Up for The Ronettes among many others and producing
such classics as Bonnie And The Treasures Home Of The Brave
on Philles...
The Tradewinds album was far more than the mopping up of
available material and a hit single one might suspect, being
actually a breathtaking run though 1965/66 pop, a masterclass in
fact, a highlight being the proto psychpop of Mind Excursion .
Later in 1966 they changed their name to The Innocence,
recorded a full-length eponymous album and continued in much
the same vein of supremely well crafted pop.
Following another album under the name Anders & Poncia on
Warner Bros. Records in 1969, one of the great pop partnerships
broke up. Vinnie Poncia was to produce Ringo Starr's somewhat
surprisingly superb run of superb solo hits through the early 1970s
as well as records by the likes of Melissa Manchester and perhaps
less likely, Kiss. Meanwhile, we have this classic to listen
to....New York's A Lonely Town indeed!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In 1967, a Lovin' Spoonful fan like me was curious about anything else that appeared on the same small record label as them: Kama Sutra. First out was the Trade Winds' Mind Excursion, catchy tune, good hook, druggy words. Same goes for the B-side: Little Susan's Dreaming, even more heavy on the LSD ('Ten foot butterflies?', 'Fish that can walk?') This group was led by Anders and Poncia, who also worked with Phil Spector (Best Part of Breaking Up and others). Excellent arrangements by one Jimmy Wisner, but no call for him to steal a songwriting credit not taken originally. The vocals are great - someone has a great voice reminiscent of the Turtles - though the otherwise excellent notes don't identify who is singing what. There are two ersatz Beach Boys songs: New York's A Lonely Town is a deliberately silly song (and a minor hit) about a surfer marooned in a New York winter, while the other, I Believe In Her, has an authentic Pet Sounds feel. The bonus track 'That's When Your Heartaches Begin' doesn't quite match the 1957 Elvis version in perfectly overcooking the Ink Spots' 1939 classic. But the songs are generally high quality, not fillers. They grow on you, and this CD hangs together well. It's an excellent 'Summer of love' soft rock period piece; just don't take all the lyrics too seriously! One grouse: being from the era of the 2 minute single, this is a refreshing reminder that a good song doesn't need to be longer, but only 12 songs and 28 minutes 15 seconds total running detracts from the value. Why not put it out as a double with the eponymous CD in the same series from Anders and Poncia's alter ego, the Innocence?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Blending two groups into one!
20 Aug 2010
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Pete Anders and Vinnie Poncia were prolific songwriters in the '60s and produced many of the Kama Sutra releases during that era which included their own performances under the names "The Tradewinds" and "The Innocence." They never toured or performed live as such, so these names were simply a foil to release their own material directly, rather than through other artists they were producing. Despite their generous output as writers, the biggest hit they had was "New York is Lonely Town" which only reached #33 on the Billboard charts. Kama Sutra records went bankrupt in the late '60s, the remnants of which morphed into Buddhah Records. The Tradewinds original vinyl LP, "Excursions" was very short in playing time, just over 12" a side. In order to extend it to a more acceptable length for CD release, it now includes two tracks by The Good Times. Still, it only clocks in at just over 28", which is very short for a CD. Although produced by Anders and Poncia, The Good Times are a different group entirely from the Tradewinds. (I should know, my brother, Tim, was the lead guitarist.) They had two singles on Kama Sutra and an unreleased album that was largely produced by the Anders-Poncia team. On this Tradewinds CD, Pete and Vinnie wrote each track, including "The Hard Life," but not "That's When Your Heartaches Begin", an old Elvis tune. Although they produced this track, and Vinnie played piano on it, they neither wrote this song nor sang on it. These two tracks, along with "New York's a Lonely Town", are in mono, not stereo. They may have been taken from the vinyl records, rather than the original masters. In my opinion, it would have been better to release the Tradewinds album and Innocence album together as a "two for one" combination for those interested in the Anders-Poncia writing team. That would have been a better value, and more honest. In any case, The Good Times album, originally scheduled for release as KLPS 8052, remains in the vaults.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
WHY NOT DO IT RIGHT AND FIND THE MASTER TAPE
11 Nov 2010
Format:Audio CD
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONG'S OF ALL TIME IS NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN FROM 1965. CROSS BETWEEN THE BEACH BOYS SURFER GIRL AND THE CRITTERS YOUNGER GIRL. I WOULD PAY 3 X THE ASKING PRICE IF THE POWERS TO BE WOULD HAVE TAKING A LITTLE MORE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THINGS RIGHT. EXAMPLE THE BEATLES RE-MASTERS.
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