Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Johnny Rivers - Here We a Go Go Again!

Johnny Rivers - Here We a Go Go Again!  I am not an expert on the monetary value or rarity of collectible record albums - we can use eBay for that.  But to me, this is a new gem in my collection.  I was not aware there existed a live record that was recorded at the famed Whisky a Go Go nightclub, on Sunset Boulevard.  The subtitle of the record is, "Recorded Live, VERY, (very), VERY LIVE at the WHISKY a GO GO.  From what I have read - that place was practically the maternity ward of the west coast sound.  I read that in a great book by Barney Hoskins, called: Waiting for the Sun: A Rock and Roll History of Los Angeles.  This record is like a microcosm of that book, but on vinyl.  Hoskins' book devotes an early chunk to Johnny Rivers and he also gives us an overview of Lou Adler - who produced this record, on the Imperial Label, a unit of Dunhill, the company, in 1964, that Adler founded and co-owned.  Lou was president of the label and its main record producer from 1964 to 1967.  He later sold Dunhill to ABC Records.  On this record, Rivers does three Chuck Berry songs and some other classics.  Adler later co-owned the rival club Roxy (with David Geffen).

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