![]() ![]() To that, I personally had never been able to get my hands on a copy of the album until RSD this year when Bradley’s Barn was reissued as a two LP set by Rhino/Warners’ Run Out Groove imprint. Called Bradley’s Barn, the resulting album was great but it more or less stiffed and fell into the legion of lost classics, highly desired by record collectors and Brummels fans alike. the man behind Patsy Cline, among others). ![]() The times indeed were a changin’ again and after the quick ramp up of tight Merseybeat flavored pop gave way to psychedelia around 1966-67, by 1968 many were seeking simpler greener pastures… And so went The Beau Brummels along with Bob Dylan, The Byrds and The Band, a return to simpler sounds was in the air, each delivering their respective roots albums John Wesley Harding, Sweethearts of the Rodeo and Music From Big Pink.Īccordingly, instead of “goin’ up the country” ( as Canned Heat sang around this time in their Top 20 hit), Warner Brothers Records took the band down to Nashville to record in the barn-studio of legendary producer Owen Bradley (ie. Despite national success and critical acclaim, by 1968, the hits had dried up and members of the band had been drafted reducing the group to a duo. For me this year, one such release comes from none other than San Francisco’s “answer” (if you will) to The Beatles, the influential pop rock band, The Beau Brummels. One great thing about Record Store Day (RSD) and streaming services like Tidal is that you get turned on to often long out-of-print and sometimes obscure-but-revered recordings which you may have missed along the way. Twitter Facebook Email Print LinkedIn Pinterest SMS WhatsApp ![]()
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