THE CAKE A SLICE OF CAKE (1968) PROMO NM 60s GIRL GROUP
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THE CAKE~A SLICE OF CAKE~(1968) PROMO NM~60s GIRL GROUP
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THE CAKE~
A SLICE OF THE CAKE~
(1968)
PROMO NM~
60s GIRL GROUP
12" LP on DECCA (STEREO) IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION. WHITE PROMO LABEL. COVER SHOWS VERY LIGHT RING WEAR, SCUFFING.
SIDE 1
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS 'BOUT MISS MOLLY
P.T.280
SADIE
TIDES OF TIME
MEDLEY: WALKING THE DOG/SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD ON ME/BIG BOY PETE
SIDE 2
EXTROVERTED INTROVERT
UNDER THE TREE OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER
ANNABELLE CLARK
WHO WILL WEAR THE CROWN
ISLAND OF PLENTY
Although there are elements of the Phil Spector sound evident here this is a more low-key and actually more like choral weirdo psych folk with a definite pop base. Their groovy "Medley: Walkin' The Dog/Something's Got A Hold On Me/Big Boy Pete" could have and likely should have been a hit. We are also treated to the strange "Extroverted Introvert" (which has impressively odd drumming and a ton of sound), the lyrically amusing "Annabelle Clark", and the other potential hit "Who Will Wear The Crown". The trio harmonizes very well together and although this album actually sounds a little rougher and trippier, there is still a lot to love here...both of their albums are definitely charming for those who like strange mixed in with their girl groups. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_cake/a_slice_of_cake/The Cake formed in New York in 1966, starting out as an a cappella vocal group singing at Steve Paul's The Scene. Barooshian and Morillo both appeared in You Are What You Eat, a 1967 documentary film produced by Peter Yarrow of folk group Peter, Paul & Mary. In the film, Barooshian performed the Sonny & Cher hit I Got You Babe with Tiny Tim. She sang the male part while Tiny sang the female.
What set The Cake apart from other girl groups of the time is that they recorded their own material as well as a number of R&B standards. Their own songs were in the vein of 60s baroque pop with intricate madrigal-style vocal harmonies. They released just two albums on Decca Records, The Cake (1967) and A Slice Of Cake (1968). Both were recorded at the famed Gold Star Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
Their debut single was the Jack Nitzsche/Jackie De Shannon song 'Baby, That's Me' (previously recorded by Lesley Gore for her 1965 album 'My Town, My Guy and Me'). The production of the song, which was arranged by Harold Battiste, aped the Wall of Sound technique created by Nitzsche and Phil Spector. Battiste arranged all the music for the group's two Decca albums. They also got their name from a cake that was at Steve Pauls birthday.
The Cake also contributed back-up vocals to Why Are We Sleeping?, the closing track on 'The Soft Machine, the 1968 debut album by the British psychedelic rock band of the same name.
Following the break-up of The Cake in 1968, Jacobs and Barooshian toured with Dr John, who was one of the session players on their albums, and subsequently moved to the UK where they became part of Ginger Baker's Air Force. Barooshian also recorded an LP in Japan with The Faces and Free bassist, Tetsu Yamauchi. WIKIPEDIA
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