SHADOWS OF THE KNIGHT GLORIA DUNWICH S 666 PSYCH GARAGE
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A RARE EXCELLENT CONDITION
AMERICAN PRESSED LP
THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT
GLORIA
RELEASED ON DUNWICH S 666
TRACKS ARE
GLORIA
LIGHT BULB BLUES
I GOT MY MOJO WORKING
DARK SIDE
BOOM BOOM
LET IT ROCK
OH YEAH
IT ALWAYS HAPPENS THAT WAY
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK ( BY IT'S COVER )
( I'M YOUR ) HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN
I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
"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." The Shadows of Knight's self-description was fairly accurate. Although this mid-'60s garage band from the Windy City did not match the excellence of either their British or African-American idols, the teen energy of their recordings remains enjoyable, if not overwhelmingly original. The group took a tamer version of Them's classic "Gloria" into the American Top Ten in 1966, and also took a Yardbirdized version of Bo Diddley's "Oh Yeah" into the Top 40 the same year. Their patchy albums contained a few exciting R&B covers in the Yardbirds/Stones style and a few decent originals in the same vein. The group's original lineup splintered quickly, and the Shadows faded in the late '60s after briefly pursuing a more commercial pop sound. Vocalist Jim Sohns continued fronting various incarnations of the band and was ultimately arrested in 1980, although he only served a three-year sentence for drug charges. In the years that followed, the Shadows of Knight enjoyed something of a comeback as several labels reissued their material, and Sohns pieced together a new touring lineup. Shows with the Romantics and Cheap Trick followed, as did the release of two new albums: 2007's A Knight to Remember and 2008's Rock 'n' Roll Survivors.
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