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Flamin' Groovies Now

by Flamin' Groovies

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Move It 02:59
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Take Me Back 02:52
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Reminiscing 02:05
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Yeah My Baby 03:57
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All I Wanted 03:04
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about

While it took a long and torturous five years for the Flamin' Groovies to find their way back to an American record deal with "Shake Some Action", a year and a half later the band had a follow-up ready, and while 1978's "Flamin' Groovies Now" isn't quite as cohesive as the album it preceded, in many respects the band sounds at once tighter and more relaxed, with some time on the road firming up the rhythm section while giving the songs a bit more room to swing (which wasn't one of the strong suits of the British Invasion bands that provided their aural template). The band lost guitarist James Ferrell during the post-Shake Some Action tour, but former Charlatans picker Mike Wilhelm proved to be a more than simpatico replacement on these sessions, and while leader Cyril Jordan didn't come up with another new song as transcendent as "Shake Some Action," "All I Wanted" comes pretty close. But it's significant that most of the songs on "Flamin' Groovies Now" are covers, and while all of them are played with love, enthusiasm, and the right period flair (especially the Beatles' "There's a Place," Paul Revere & the Raiders' "Ups and Downs," and "Move It," an early U.K. hit for Cliff Richard) and covering the Rolling Stones rarity "Blue Turns to Grey" and "Paint It Black." All in all, Flamin' Groovies Now is a terrific-sounding record that captures a fine band when it was in great form.

The album is produced and engineered by Dave Edmunds and drops in on piano on the tracks "Move It" and "Yeah Baby".

credits

released July 10, 2020

Cyril Jordan-lead/rhythm guitar, mellotron, vocals
Chris Wilson-vocals, rhythm guitar, harpsichord
Mike Wilhelm-lead/rhythm guitars
George Alexander-bass, vocals
David Wright-drums
all percussion-David, Chris, George
Dave Edmunds-piano, guitar on "Move It', piano/vocals on "Yeah Baby"

Produced and engineered by Dave Edmunds

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