The Left Banke Too
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| Studio album by The Left Banke | ||||
| Released | November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967-1968 | |||
| Genre | Baroque Pop | |||
| Label | Smash SRS 67113 | |||
| Producer | Paul Leka, Michael Brown, Arthur Schroeck and Gene Radice | |||
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The Left Banke Too was the second studio LP by the 1960s baroque rock band The Left Banke. It has a curious history; The original five-piece band had been whittled down to a trio, after the departure of lead singer/keyboardist Michael Brown, and guitarist Rick Brand. Half of the album consisted of tracks that had been issued as singles in the two-year period since the release of the band's debut album.
The oldest track, "Desiree", was released as a single in the Autumn of 1967 and just barely scraped into the charts, reaching #98. The next single, "Dark Is The Bark" b/w "My Friend Today" was released in the summer of 1968, followed closely by "Goodbye Holly" b/w "Sing Little Bird Sing". Neither of them charted. Following the release of the album in November of 1968, a fourth single was issued, "Bryant Hotel" b/w "Nice To See You". It also did not chart. "Goodbye Holly" and "Bryant Hotel" were unique in that they featured lead vocals by drummer George Cameron.
A pre-Aerosmith Steven Tyler (then known as Steven Tallarico) contributed backing vocals to several songs on the LP ("Nice to See You", "Give the Man a Hand", and "Dark is the Bark"). With no real hits, the album did not sell well, but it is highly regarded today as a fine example of baroque psychedelic pop.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side 1
- "Goodbye Holly" (Feher)
- "There's Gonna Be A Storm" (Finn)
- "Sing Little Bird" (Feher)
- "Nice To See You" (Finn)
- "Give The Man A Hand" (Popocki)
[edit] Side 2
- "Bryant Hotel" (Feher)
- "Desiree" (Brown/Feher)
- "Dark Is The Bark" (Cameron/Finn/Martin)
- "In The Morning Light" (Brown/Feher)
- "My Friend Today" (Finn)
