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California Dreaming: Doggone

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

“Once I had a singing group, singing group done gone/Now I got another group, didn’t take too long…” Love had split, but they still owed one more record to Elektra, and Arthur Lee, as the group’s leader, was responsible for … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: You Set The Scene

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Love were doing badly. The Doors, a band that Arthur Lee had introduced to Elektra, both bands’ record label, were getting massive promotion everywhere, with a giant billboard over the Sunset Strip, and hit singles as a result. Lee argued … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: She Comes In Colors

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

Love had never been the most easy-going of bands, and by the time they recorded their second album, Da Capo, the relationships both within the band and between the band and the rest of the music business all seemed to … Continue reading →

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New Spotify Playlist: In Memoriam Arthur Lee

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

I’ve still got quite a bit of writer’s block, and am working on a book and on the Mindless Ones stuff, but didn’t want to let this anniversary pass unmarked. Five years ago today, Arthur Lee died. I still find … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker, The Zombies, Edgard Varese, Small Faces, Serge Gainsbourg… Spotify Playlist For This Week

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

This week’s playlist, which I’ve titled Misty Rosary, doesn’t have an organising theme like the other ones I’ve done recently, it’s just seventeen songs I really like right now. I hope you will too… Misty Roses by The Zombies is … Continue reading →

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