THE ROCKETS The Rockets LP WHITE WHALE 1968 US WWS7116 CRAZY HORSE-DANNY WHITTEN
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THE ROCKETS
BILLY TALBOT, RALPH MOLINA, DANNY WHITTEN, GEORGE WHITSELL,
BOBBY NOTKOFF, LEON WHITSELL
An obscure late-'60s L.A. band with one ill-distributed LP to their credit, the Rockets
would be totally forgotten had not the core of the band gone on to form Crazy Horse,
Neil Young's long-running electric backing unit. Their sole record was a fair
but stylistically erratic effort, running the gamut from whimsical folk-rock
to eccentric psychedelia, showing promise but never settling into a comfortable identity.
"THE ROCKETS"
1968 LP WHITE WHALE RECORDS STEREO WWS 7116
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL COPY
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: WHITE WHALE - LIGHT BLUE SPIRAL LABEL w/LOGO on the right - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover : WWS 7116
Catalog on labels: WWS 7116 (WST 8900) / WWS 7116 (WST 8901)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): WST 8900-1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): WST 8901-1C
On labels: STEREO
Produced by Barry Goldberg for Inherit Productions A division of Schwaid-Merenstein, Inc.
rim text reads "White Whale Records - 8961 Sunset Boulevard - Los Angeles, Calif."
On back cover: Songs publ. by Ishmael Music Inc. and Golden Lizard (BMI)
Recorded at Paramount Recording Hollywood, Calif.
KITTY HAWK
tracklisting
Side A: HOLE IN MY POCKET - WON'T YOU SAY YOU'LL STAY
MR. CHIPS - IT'S A MISTAKE - LET ME GO
Side B: TRY MY PATIENCE - I WON'T ALWAYS BE AROUND
PILLS BLUES - STRETCH YOUR SKIN - ERASER
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RECORD from VG+ to VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG (please, see pictures and read above description)
Although their only album is more a melange of interesting elements than a coherent whole, the Rockets'
sole release does make for enjoyable, occasionally intriguing listening. Danny Whitten's "Won't You Say You'll Stay"
has a downbeat introspection, and imaginative baroque'n'roll production (with harpsichords and gun-shot
drum effects), that most likely appealed to Neil Young. The compositions by George and Leon Whitsell
were more straightforward than the somewhat goofy, spacy musings of Whitten, sometimes digging into
a pretty respectable soul-rock vibe; "I Won't Always Be Around" sounds like a white Impressions.
Bobby Notkoff's swooping, whiny electric violin adds an air of unpredictability to the proceedings...(AllMusic)
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