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The Turtles Complete Original Albums Collection

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

For a band as important as they are, and one that (unlike almost all of their contemporaries) owns all their own masters, the Turtles have been rather shoddily dealt with in terms of reissues of their catalogue. While they were … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Lady-O

Posted on July 11, 2015 by

White Whale were unhappy with the Turtles, and the feeling was mutual. The Turtles were White Whale records’ only successful act, but their most recent album, Turtle Soup, had been a massive flop. The band had brought in Ray Davies … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Happy Together

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

1967 saw the Turtles as practically a new band, with a new sound, and in search of a new song. In early 1966, the band had seen the Lovin’ Spoonful play live, and had immediately found the missing piece of … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: It Ain’t Me Babe

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

In 1965 it seemed like everyone was recording a version of It Ain’t Me Babe. Johnny Cash had got in first, having a country hit with a mariachi-tinged version of the Dylan song at the back end of 1964, but … Continue reading →

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Shell-Shocked by @howardkaylan

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

For the next month or so, most of my writing time will be taken up with copy-edits on the Beach Boys book and on my novel (along with the Doctor Who posts and How To Build Your Own Time Machine). … Continue reading →

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