Mondo Exploito
Sunday, May 31, 2015

San Diego Reader Interview

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Yeah, so I a did an interview recently with the San Diego Reader where I talk about my album Quartet and some other things. REA...

Thomas & Richard Frost

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The Frost bros bring you something harmonious for your Sunday morning coming down. DIG IT
Saturday, May 30, 2015

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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"Ricochet," the Dirt Band's second album, finds the group transitioning from a folky-pysch sound into something a lit...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Pendulum & Co.

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Obscure Boston-based psych-rock band on the Perception label. DIG IT
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Jerry Merrick

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Jerry's songs have been recorded by B.J. Thomas, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Susan Tedeschi, but he is best known for writing ...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Abstracts

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One-off record on Atlantic’s short-lived Pompeii subsidiary. No great work of art, but not without merit. DIG IT
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Monday, May 18, 2015

Chad Mitchell

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In which the veteran folkie jettisons his trio and becomes ... himself. If anyone has his "Love, a Feeling Of" album, pl...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Heart

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No, not that Heart. DIG IT
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Monday, May 11, 2015

Remember Me

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So I am a peephole Into a windowless room Where the sweat on the tiles Is the only perfume On the desk is a diary And n...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Nino Tempo

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In which the sessioning sax man sheds his sultry chanteuse. DIG IT
Friday, May 8, 2015

The Rubber Band

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The quintessence of exploito. DIG IT
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Siegling & Larrabee

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Look label-mates saddled with the CSN tag for their layered harmonies. DIG IT
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Ray Brown

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Aussie Ray came to L.A. in 1967 with high hopes, one would assume. After all, Capitol had just signed him, and studio ace David Axel...
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Stephen Monahan

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Keeping you up to date on the obscure. DIG IT
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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Geoff & Maria

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A slice of pie with some sweet potatoes on the side. Enjoy. DIG IT
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Friday, May 1, 2015

Pure Love & Pleasure

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Indeed it is. DIG IT
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Les Baxter

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Got your Les Baxter right here. DIG IT
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Los Feliz

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Here is my new album. It's got Sharon, my ex, on the cover. I took this shot in 1985 when she was going to college in Santa C...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Dick Campbell

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Never was a Dylan rip-off so blatant . Doesn't hurt (or help) that Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield are on board. DIG I...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

B.S. I Love You

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By request, here's the soundtrack to "B.S. I Love You," featuring Stouffville Grit, whoever they were. DIG IT
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Christopher Kearney

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Once again, many thanks to bayouangel for fulfilling this request! DIG IT
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Great Movie Themes

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By request, here's a re-up of this sweet Colgems comp. DIG IT
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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Maxine Sellers

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Thanks to bayouangel, here is Maxine Sellers' album, produced by Beach Boy associate Nick Venet and featuring a host of Wreck...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Christopher Cloud

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In 1973, Tommy Boyce (sans Bobby Hart) teamed up the the band Aim (see entry below) to record this glam-rock album. Perhaps he was...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Aim

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Here's an obscure '70s pop-rock record that features guitarist and singer Michael W. Overly who, along with Tommy Boyce,...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

Nancy Michaels

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Found this one at a crate dig yesterday. Nancy definitely sounds influenced by Joni Mitchell, which more than likely is why she was ...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Smokey and His Sister

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Before White Stripes, there was this brother snd sister act. DIG IT
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Dreamland

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This was an attempt to make an album in singular style (in this case, a mostly acoustic record), rather than hopscotching all over t...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spirit of Rock

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Here's yet another choice sampler that was released on Probe, which was an offshoot of ABC/Dunhill. DIG IT
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Jacob's Ladder

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A mystery surrounds me Like none I've ever known And I don't know the meaning As it spins 'round me like a cyclo...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Friend & Lover

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Music from a seemingly more innocent time. DIG IT
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Don Kirshner

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In which dandy Don lets his hair down (so to speak). A prime slice of exploito, from a guy who really knew how to cash in on the c...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Michael McGinnis

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Here's another wonderful record I picked up at In Your Ear. Check the comments for a link for Michael's third album, "H...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Bully Boys Band

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Not sure who the Bully Boys really were, but since this was recorded in the late '60s and because it is on Dunhill, it likely ...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Aquarians

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There's a breezy Latin vibe about this record that makes me think of spring. Hope it does the same for you. DIG IT
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Monday, March 2, 2015

Original Caste

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Update: Check the comments for a link of this obscure Original Caste album.
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Spooner Oldham

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Very obscure record from Muscle Shoals vet and Dan Penn partner. Some find his singing a little lacking. Me, I think it's part of...
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Friday, February 20, 2015

Tartaglia

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By request, here's a lushly orchestrated record by Tartaglia, whose arrangements remind me somewhat of David Axelrod. His other...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Muve

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Here's an obscure spoken-word album from a guy named Richard Christensen, who sounds at times a little like Rod McKuen. The arr...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

6680 Lexington

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Another one of those records full great songs and amazing players (including Darlene Love and Bill Medley) that came and went with li...
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

The Groovin' Strings and Things

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Groovin' ... on a snowy afternoon. DIG IT
Friday, February 6, 2015

Hey Baby!

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From Allmusic: Nino Tempo & April Stevens (who were actually brother and sister, born Nino LoTempio and Carol LoTempio) bobbed ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Rudy Ramos

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Anyone remember "The High Chaparral"? DIG IT
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Reuben Howell

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Here are the two albums by Reuben Howell, the first white dude signed to Motown. A caveat: for reasons unknown, my frickin' iTun...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Richard Twice

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A band so nice they named it ... Twice. Features Wrecking Crew back-up. 'Nuf said. DIG IT
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Far Country

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I see justice Just out of view Yeah, I see justice Don't have much to do But I got no worries Why give a toss I'm a...
Monday, January 26, 2015

San Fernando Brass

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Here's an interesting curio: a hits-of-the-day record produced in Quad by Capitol for Realistic, the company that owns Radio Sh...
Friday, January 23, 2015

Noel Harrison

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From the boy behind the girl from U.N.C.L.E. DIG IT
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Children of Prague

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Thanks so much to Yahwehfrk, who supplied us with this sweet bubblegum rarity. DIG IT
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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Pete Jolly

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By request, here's a sweet and mellow record by Pete Jolly. DIG IT
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