1963 JOHNNY BARAKAT VESTELLS HAPPY TIME /LONG RIDE 7" DELL PAUL BUFF FRANK ZAPPA

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1963 - JOHNNY BARAKAT AND THE VESTELLS - HAPPY TIME / LONG RIDE - 7" VINYL RECORD - 45 RPM SINGLE - THIS WAS THE ONLY RECORD THAT JOHNNY BARAKAT RELEASED - RECORDED AT PAL STUDIOS BY PAUL BUFF AND ENGINEERED BY FRANK ZAPPA - PAUL BUFF HAD BEEN THE OWNER OF PAL STUDIOS IN CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA - FRANK RECORDED AND WORKED THERE AS A SOUND ENGINEER, PRODUCER, MUSICIAN, , UNTIL AFTER PURCHASING IT AND RENAMING IT STUDIO Z, DETECTIVE WILLIS AND THE LOCAL CUCAMONGA HEAT BUSTED FRANK FOR PRODUCING A PORNOGRAPHIC AUDIO TAPE - - BUT DON'T WORRY LARRY, YEZ DON'T HAVE TO FEAR ETERNAL DAMNATION IN THE LAKE OF FIRE AS PUNISHMENT FOR LISTENING TO THIS RECORD, AS BOTH SIDES OF THIS RECORD ARE GUITAR ORIENTED SURF MUSIC, AND I HEARD THAT THIS CATEGORY OF SURF MUSIC HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF BANNED MUSIC STYLES, THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE SENT SOMEBODY TO THE PLACE WHERE THE GUY WITH THE HORNS AND POINTED STICK CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS - I DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS SO MUCH A DECISION BASED ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF MUSIC, AS MUCH AS IT WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF ROOM AVAILABILITY WITH ALL OF THOSE FORMER RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES DOWN THERE - DELL / STAR RECORD COMPANY - DS-103 A/B - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS   

I DON'T NORMALLY QUOTE OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT RECORDS OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. HOWEVER, HERE IS WHAT GREG RUSSO HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT. BESIDES, HE WON'T MIND SINCE I HELPED HIM OUT WITH HIS ZAPPA BOOK.

Johnny Barakat recorded at Paul Buff's PAL studio. One of his recordings featured Frank Zappa on bass vocals, but it's not one of the songs on this single.

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.7" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The late Johnny Barakat was a lesser-known surf guitarist on the scene, but he was one of the most prolific within a short period. Disabled as a child by a shooting at his father's store, Barakat developed his guitar skills to get him through his recovery period. He formed the backing group The Vestells and he was on his way. Johnny released just one single at the time ("Happy Time"/ "Long Ride"), but all of his known studio works at the time (all done at Pal Studios) were released in 1996.

AS ALWAYS PRIOR TO LISTING A RECORD, I JUST PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS SINGLE ON MY DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE. BOTH SIDES PLAYED PERFECT AND I'M GUESSING SOUND EXACTLY HOW THEY MIGHTA' SOUNDED BACK IN 1963. HEY, I'M EVEN AMPLIFYING THE CARTRIDGE WITH A HEAD AMP, TECHNOLOGY THAT DIDN'T EVEN EXIST BACK IN 1963, SO ACTUALLY IT MIGHT SOUND EVEN BETTER. THAT'S BECAUSE VISUALLY, WHEN I PLACED MY PROTRUDING NASAL APPENDAGE ABOVE BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD WHILE MOVING IT 'ROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT, THE RECORD LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES. HONESTLY, I DON'T SEE A SCUFF ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME ON THERE SOMEWHERE. THE LABEL WEAR THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IS MOSTLY A SMALL SECTION TO THE RIGHT OF THE SONG TITLE ON THE LONG RIDE SIDE. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS OF THE LABELS, IF YOU LIKE THE LABELS YOU'LL BE THRILLED AND DELIGHTED WHEN YOU SEE AND HEAR THE VINYL. THE RECORD COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF SLEEVE TO KEEP YOUR RECORD IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION FOR LONG AFTER YOU CROAK, AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE

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