Re: (TV) Great Unsung Bands revisited

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

human switchboard really did never get their due, did they?
pfeifer was a great writer & the band tread a fine
(beautiful) line betwixt a bald-faced VU (later w/ yule) rip
& a cleveland area garage band....i recently picked up their
debut single (produced by david thomas) on ebay for a coupla
bucks & tho they were only pregnant with glories of "who's
landing in my hangar?", it's a great slice of mid/late 70s
smart rock & roll.... 

Brian Young wrote:
> 
> I went to my area's best record store yesterday (Amoeba in SFran) and picked
> up 6 cd's for 6 bucks including 3 by bands that I think never got their due:
> 
> The Cucumbers- s/t: Happy pop not talked about much on this list, but a
> great morning record.  Reminds me of Papas Fritas as a current reference,
> this was the only one of theirs I didn't have.
> 
> The Bush Tetras- Beauty Lies: So nice to find this, the only one of theirs I
> didn't have. Speaking of appreciating women-led rock bands (apologies to
> Dee)- The BT's and the Raincoats rule! On the defunct Tim/Kerr Records.
> 
> Clarissa- Blood and Commons: Something about Michael Rank's rock has always
> attracted me. Does anyone know what the story is with this guy? I have a
> solo album by him, the Snatches of Pink, and another Clarissa, and I don't
> understand his obscurity.
> 
> These diamond finds reminded me of 2 other unsung bands that I loved that I
> haven't mentioned previously:
> 
> The Human Switchboard
> Pylon
> 
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