Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots Time Warp Back to August 8, 1970. These were the songs we were listening to on the radio and had in our record collections that date.
SOLITARY MAN-- NEIL DIAMOND-- Neil Diamond's old record label, Bang Records, rereleased his first hit from 1966. Only they released an alternate vocal take on it, and sweetened it up by adding extra instruments and background vocals to make it more contemporary. (I though I was hearing things when Bob played this song. I was pretty sure it was from the mid-sixties. Plus, my favorite all-time Neil Diamond song didn't sound just right. Good version though.)
GLAD-- TRAFFIC-- a new Traffic album. The lead off track, an instrumental. From "John Barleycorn Must Die."
O-O-H CHILD-- FIVE STAIRSTEPS-- From the Midwest. (Great slow soul.)
25 OR 6 TO 4-- CHICAGO-- new single from their second album. their second hit.
SUPERMAN-- IDES OF MARCH-- Look out for the kryptonite. Their latest and follow up to "Vehicle." (Bob led into this song with a Pepsi Cola commercial by the band. These last three groups all had Chicago connections.)
(I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU-- RARE EARTH-- From their second album, "Ecology." And much like their debut, they recorded an extended version of an old Motown classic like they did in their first album where they performed a 21-minute version of "Get Ready." This time around, it's an almost eleven-minute version of "(I Know) I'm Losing You." "Blue-Eyed Soul.)
Melinda Was Mine. --RoadDog
DIDJA HEAR? With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
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