tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post5383022542504306001..comments2024-03-12T00:12:03.487-04:00Comments on Dan's Garage: In Dan's Garage...#33Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-29791152552785812012023-11-07T18:27:47.568-05:002023-11-07T18:27:47.568-05:00That first Elders track is smoking!That first Elders track is smoking!The Eggplanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397535018849993483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-11153005688369709332013-07-03T14:23:37.930-04:002013-07-03T14:23:37.930-04:00Was just wondering if you would identify your dad ...Was just wondering if you would identify your dad or his musical instrument when he was with the Westhampton Barge? I too had a relative in that band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-5551542059050227082013-06-27T14:39:25.934-04:002013-06-27T14:39:25.934-04:00The Westhampton Barge was an El Paso band that was...The Westhampton Barge was an El Paso band that was playing in the late 1960s. Most, but not all, of the guys were going to Jesuit High in El Paso. They also cut a record from Tolbark productions and the name of the tune one one side was "turn my face". I also recognize the name Richard Talavera as one of the band members and I see he is the author of a record that has the label "West Hampton Barge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-83543575553379922052012-03-25T11:22:18.621-04:002012-03-25T11:22:18.621-04:00That's very cool to hear!!!! Do you have any p...That's very cool to hear!!!! Do you have any pictures??? Are there any lost tapes or test pressings??????? I acquired this 45 in 1988 from a Goldmine auction so I've had it for quite some time. I think I may have seen it once on Ebay since but I can't say for sure. Thanks for the info and feel free to visit anytime!<br />DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245795096492126532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-24059444085864820742012-03-25T11:21:27.507-04:002012-03-25T11:21:27.507-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245795096492126532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-4277911884124051412012-03-22T13:01:32.702-04:002012-03-22T13:01:32.702-04:00Hi Dan,
I hope you still check this part of your...Hi Dan, <br /><br />I hope you still check this part of your blog. The Westhampton Barge was actually my dad's band! They were out of El Paso, TX!<br />Can I ask where you got the record? We have our own copies but I am curious to see where they can be found still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-6178055795640413672011-01-09T07:31:59.169-05:002011-01-09T07:31:59.169-05:00Just like to say thanks Dan for these fantastic re...Just like to say thanks Dan for these fantastic recordings. I've long been a fan of these type of sounds. It was the whole Nuggets re-release thing on Sire in the early seventies that started me off down these dark, dank, creepy alleyways and.....Sod it!. I'll just enjoy the music.<br /><br />(Jon Hill, Bristol, England)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-62090903083924312762010-12-27T00:03:54.454-05:002010-12-27T00:03:54.454-05:00Avant & Kimbo both made professional dance &am...Avant & Kimbo both made professional dance & exercise records. This was likely played in gym classes -- in the late-60s, teachers tried to be hip.<br />Mr. Ed found a real screamer -- a fairly-straight cover of The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run" (a little faster tempo) that was credited "For Square Dancing" (if everyone was on speed, maybe).KL from NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582480661926980751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-16031943886714187762010-12-14T19:33:31.685-05:002010-12-14T19:33:31.685-05:00Hey Dan! I just found your site today. My name i...Hey Dan! I just found your site today. My name is Steve Byczek, I was the organist for The Sintrifical Fours back in 1967-68. They then became The Ravin'Image and ultimately Utopia Parkway. <br /><br />The Sintrifical Fours was based out of the Woodside/Jackson Heights area. The members were Ronnie Tourso on lead vocal & guitar, Billy Russo on guitar and vocals, Mike Norton on Bass guitar and vocals, Jimmy Maceiko on drums and yours truly on Hammond Organ. I guess you're right, we Long Island guys really liked that Hammond Sound. (I used the L-100 series with a 122 Leslie...much easier to transport than the B3).<br /><br />After those tracks were put out, we kept the same personnel, switched to Capitol Records and changed the name to The Ravin' Image with a release called ECHOES.<br /><br />Whe ECHOES failed to thrive in the pop market, Our bass player left to get married and start a very lucrative career in advertising, Billy Russo left and Jimmy Maceiko left to concentrate on his main career as a NYC police officer. Ronnie Tourso and I were the basis of Utopia Parkway. Ronnie met Paul Drago, a guitarist/singer/songwriter at St. John's University (thus the link to our name), Paul had a friend Bobby Murray who was a phenomenal keyboard player. Hearing him play, I gladly turned the keyboard duties over to him and I switched to bass. One of Ronnie's closest friends was drummer, Kenny White who was the last piece of the puzzle. (Kenny went on to marry Ronnie's sister).<br /><br />Utopia Parkway had a release called Come With Me on United Artists records. Co-written by Ronnie and Paul, it made Top 40 in small markets like Wheeling, W. Va, and Ft. Wayne Indiana. But it never broke the major markets.<br /><br />If you're interested I have scans of both of the 45's, mp3's of both tunes and the sheet music from ECHOES. You can reach me at Stephen52@aol.com or message me on Facebook as I see that's how you found some of the information.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping our music alive. Oh, by the way, the B side of The Sintrifical Fours 45 was Queen of My Heart. It was the first composition Ronnie did and was written for his mother. It also became a fast favorite of my mom as well.<br /><br />All the best<br />Stephen B.Stephen Byczekhttp://www.orangesunshine.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-56443278247868583432010-10-17T14:32:04.602-04:002010-10-17T14:32:04.602-04:00My bad, Dan! Sorry for the inconvenience. Am downl...My bad, Dan! Sorry for the inconvenience. Am downloading #33 as I write this. Am loving your collections...The Mighty Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604156918603147317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-55053101621785571812010-10-14T17:42:54.216-04:002010-10-14T17:42:54.216-04:00Hmmmmm...just checked and it IS still available on...Hmmmmm...just checked and it IS still available on most of Multiuploads' servers. Try again and if it fails I'll re-up.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245795096492126532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-46023058977260787172010-10-12T17:18:37.712-04:002010-10-12T17:18:37.712-04:00Hi, Dan! After a bit of a hiatus I dropped by to d...Hi, Dan! After a bit of a hiatus I dropped by to download collections 33 and upwards, but it seems this download is unavailable... Is it just me? Is it you? Is it modern technology? Any way I can download a copy?<br /><br />Thanks, and stellar work on the comps!<br /><br />Take care,<br />ChrisThe Mighty Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604156918603147317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-33916085126165160182010-07-18T15:01:19.471-04:002010-07-18T15:01:19.471-04:00Aha! I got the info on Ronnie Tourso being a Broad...Aha! I got the info on Ronnie Tourso being a Broadway guy, but I wasn't 100% sure the info was correct. Haven't heard Utopia Parkway, but I'll look for it. As far as the NYC/Do Wop thing, you're right. If there wasn't prevalent Do Wop influence, they had a huge soul thing going on ala The Young Rascals, Vagrants, Vanilla Fudge, etc... Thanks for weighing in and please, stop by often!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245795096492126532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-84666384351925650822010-07-18T12:25:04.545-04:002010-07-18T12:25:04.545-04:00Garage guru "Moptop" Mike Markesich nail...Garage guru "Moptop" Mike Markesich nailed The Sintrifical Fours as a Queens, N.Y.C. group a few years ago, but I just dug up a little more info. Organist (later bassist) Steve Byczek has a MySpace and singer/frontman(?) Ronnie Tourso (who wrote "Flashing Thunderbolts" and had a parallel career track on the Broadway stage) has a Facebook page. Isn't social e-networking great?!<br /><br />It appears that they hailed from the Astoria neighborhood of Queens and morphed into Utopia Parkway, who recorded for United Artists in '70.<br /><br />BTW, that doowoppy flipside couldn't be more different than "Flashing Thunderbolts," could it? I wasn't expecting that at all! But doowop was more or less in N.Y.C.'s drinking water back in those days I guess.transoniqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-9432383731738574212010-05-30T05:31:06.463-04:002010-05-30T05:31:06.463-04:00Man, you're killing me !
Thank you so much for...Man, you're killing me !<br />Thank you so much for all these excellent comps !regaloebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770947339233605155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-4570410492969449552010-05-25T10:05:58.299-04:002010-05-25T10:05:58.299-04:00thanks a lot Dan for another deep dive into Pandor...thanks a lot Dan for another deep dive into Pandora's Box... (I was missing you this weekend...)<br /><br />all the best<br />Michaelmichael veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658999291720201432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-59649579140996938312010-05-25T05:23:31.008-04:002010-05-25T05:23:31.008-04:00In regards to that "educational record",...In regards to that "educational record", it was just that. That whole label output was educational records, stuff used in classrooms, ballet dance lessons, etc...there were hundreds of them on that label and a handful of others like Kimbo....Tom D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09369240052948358460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-59640964107348946832010-05-24T21:43:59.800-04:002010-05-24T21:43:59.800-04:00Thanks for another fine collection Dan. I really a...Thanks for another fine collection Dan. I really appreciate your work, if if wasn't for you sharing your great collection the rest of us would never hear any of these rarities.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991310453967308661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-10953195501334080812010-05-24T21:23:21.711-04:002010-05-24T21:23:21.711-04:00Very good Mix Dan , Many Thanks DaveVery good Mix Dan , Many Thanks DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-25707911922155720762010-05-24T19:49:29.625-04:002010-05-24T19:49:29.625-04:00Thanks once again for sharing your varied collecti...Thanks once again for sharing your varied collection. These volumes are just so interesting.So much new,to me anyway,stuff. Thanks!hotrodmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14969569827329326790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-10611114573533801222010-05-24T17:15:46.617-04:002010-05-24T17:15:46.617-04:00Thanks Dan. Your truely a garage scholar & gen...Thanks Dan. Your truely a garage scholar & gentlemen. You must have a hound dog's nose for finding these nuggets.<br /><br />PsyguyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203456806956251753.post-35667513089839164872010-05-24T12:36:21.156-04:002010-05-24T12:36:21.156-04:00Hi Dan,
Thank for this new batch - and please don...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Thank for this new batch - and please don't worry about being too late.<br /><br />Fuzz Acid & Flowers says about Westhampton Barge:<br /><br />Westhampton Barge <br /><br />45: <br />1 Can't Come Home/Lovin' Is (No label NE 217) 1968 <br /> <br /><br />An insistent guitar refrain makes the top side catchy, but it's only late sixties light pop-rock. The flip is also quite poppy. Both tracks were written by Richard Talauera and the band were moored in El Paso, Texas. <br /><br />(Max Waller) <br /><br />AZ54Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com