While it is very easy to feature soul/ r&b singles exclusively (since there's SO many good ones it's staggering) often I feel that it's necessary to give some space for somethin' different...
Today's entry is a beautiful east coast answer to the Beach Boys from this Providence, RI group made up of Peter Andreoli and Vincent Poncia, Jr., and had previously had a hit single together (with a third member, Norman Marzano) under the name The Videls with a song called "Mr. Lonely" which was basically a late period doo wop record.
This song didn't place very high on the charts (only #31) but it sure sounds great, in its aping of the Brian Wilson sound.
from 1965...
THE TRADE WINDS - NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN
I dig most of the stuff you put up anyway, but this was a nice surprise. Can never get enough surf. Great job on a very cool site.
ReplyDeleteA neat 45; Vini Poncia did a lot of interesting work in the 1960s and early 70s even before working with Ringo Starr. There's some CD comp of Poncia's stuff...thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI found this record in a thrift store bin for 15 cents! Certainly one of my better finds.
ReplyDeleteandreoli and poncia teamed up a lot in the '60's as songwriters. (and had a second hit, "mind excursion" on kama sutra) and had a third hit with "there's got to be a word" under the name, "the innocence", also on kama sutra.)
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