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SpiritOfRadio

seeking info on artist

Hey,

been listening to the show and cruising the forums for a while, but never really bothered to post anything. but now I've got a question, and figured I'd see if anyone here could help me out.

I'm looking for info on a singer called "Sweet Pie". he was active in the late 60's/early 70's mostly in southern Vermont. from those who were around to hear him, he was kind of a mix between acid blues and Zappa. apparently he put a live album out sometime in the early 70's. other than that, nobody really knows much about him. any info anyone could provide would be really cool Smile

thanks for the awesome show, I never miss a broadcast Wink
Joe_Stax

So far, the only thing I've come up with is an album title: Pleasure Pudding, which came out on the ESP label circa 1969.

The only description is:

Quote:
Another obscure hippie folk act on this eclectic New York label.


Nothing else...  Question   But, hey, I'll keep looking!
Joe_Stax

A bit more info, from mp3.com by way of the All Music Guide:


Quote:
An appealingly freaky mixture of spoken word rambles just this side of stoned babbling and spacy piano blues that sound like what would have happened if Sun Ra had taken his outer-space parade into the honky tonks, Sweet Pie's Pleasure Pudding is both just plain weird and a rollicking, bluesy good time. Sweet Pie, accompanied only by Bill Maloney on harp, doesn't sound like he's actively trying to be weird. Recitations like the shaggy-dog story "The Local Lottery" sound more like Lord Buckley than Wesley Willis, and the extended jam "Too Drunk to Ball" -- which predates the Dead Kennedys' similarly titled ode to incapacitation by nearly a full decade, note -- actually turns into an exciting piano and harmonica duel. The best title of the evening, however, belongs to the loose, funky opening number, "Vermont: A Lazy Man's Colorado." (The album was recorded at live gigs in Sweet Pie's home stomping grounds of Wilmington, VT.) Perhaps not strange enough for fans of "outsider music" to appreciate fully, Pleasure Pudding is an entertaining listen nonetheless.


Sounds intriguing!  It looked like you could actually buy the album through mp3.com, and it turns out you can!  It's available at iTunes, as well, which'll give me a chance to sample it...
Joe_Stax

Check out the ESP Disk website, too!


http://espdisk.com

Doesn't look as though there's a cd available, strictly download...

However, I found a vinyl copy for sale at Audiophile USA's site:

http://www.audiophileusa.com/item...record=53383&c=1&kw=Psych

It's a bit steep, price-wise, but you're promised a sealed copy.


SpiritOfRadio

on iTunes you say? I'll have to check it out...
thanks for the info Joe, much appreciated Smile
JimENight

Yipes, looks like Gypsy Boots comin' off acid.
I will have to sample the mp3s as well.
Good work, Joe!

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