THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT Back Door Men LP DUNWICH RECORDS US orig+stereo S 667
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THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT
Chicago, Illinois had one of the liveliest garage rock scenes around in the early to mid-'60s,
and the Shadows of Knight were at once one of the most popular and among the toughest acts
on the Windy City's teen scene; they were also one of the few who achieved genuine stardom nationwide.
One of the members of the group was once quoted as saying, "the Stones, Animals and Yardbirds took
the Chicago blues and gave it an English interpretation. We've taken the English version of the blues
and re-added a Chicago touch." Indeed, while plenty of American bands learned about the blues from
the Rolling Stones and other U.K. acts, the Shadows of Knight were one of the first,
and their best music was a swaggering fusion of urban blues and the raw,
muscular sound of the harder British Invasion acts
"BACK DOOR MEN"
1966 LP DUNWICH RECORDS STEREO S 667
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL COPY
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: red label with 'Dunwich' into a yellow oval
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: DUNWICH - RED LABEL w/YELLOW OVAL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) S 667; (rear) S667; (spine) 667
Catalog on labels: S 667 (ST-DN-66897) / S 667 (ST-DN-66898)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST-DN-66897-A URJ LW —l
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST-DN-66898 LW —lllll
On labels: IT'S DUNWICH MAN
Distributed by Atco Record Sales 1841 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y.
On back cover: A Dunwich Production
Recorded at Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, Illinois
Recorded at Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, III
Recording Engineer: Bob Kidder
Dunwich Records Distributed By ATCO Record Sales
1841 Broadway, New York, New York 10023
©1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation Printed in U.S.A.
tracklistingSide A: BAD LITTLE WOMAN - GOSPEL ZONE
THE BEHEMOTH - THREE FOR LOVE - HEY JOE
Side B: I'LL MAKE YOU SORRY - PEEPIN' AND HIDIN'
TOMORROW'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER DAY - NEW YORK BULLSEYE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - SPOONFUL
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The original LP version of this album, the second by the legendary white Chicago garage punk/blues outfit, was one of the most sought-after artifacts of mid-'60s punk rock. Back Door Men was a loud, feedback-laden, sneering piece of rock & roll defiance, mixing raunchy anthems to teenage lust ("Gospel Zone," "Bad Little Woman"), covers of Chicago blues classics (Willie Dixon's "Spoonful," Jimmy Reed's "Peepin' and Hidin'"), raga rock ("The Behemoth"), folk-rock ("Hey Joe," "Three for Love," "I'll Make You Sorry"), and a blues-punk grab off of commercial Top 40 ("Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day") all on one 12" platter. What makes the record even more startling is that every one of these tracks, however far afield they go from one another, works. The band strides across the music spectrum with a reach and boldness that most listeners usually only associate with the likes of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, and a grasp that, for a moment here, may have exceeded either of those groups, as they slide from electric guitar into extended Chess-style blues instrumentals ("New York Bullseye")...(AllMusic)
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