{"product_id":"don-and-the-goodtimes-the-original-northwest-sound-of-2024-reissue","title":"DON AND THE GOODTIMES - The Original Northwest Sound Of (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eCD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRave-up \u0026amp; turn on! Fueled by a classy high-stepping image and hot instrumental licks born of old R\u0026amp;B and Northwest stalwarts the Kingsmen, Wailers and Sonics, this collection shows their always excellent material ranging from ‘60s punk to sunshine pop. Includes their debut single!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many ways they were one of the quintessential Northwest bands. Their credentials were impeccable – leader \u003cstrong\u003eDon Gallucci\u003c\/strong\u003e was a classically trained pianist who, as a younger teenager, played keyboards for the \u003cstrong\u003eKingsmen\u003c\/strong\u003e on “\u003cem\u003eLouie, Louie\u003c\/em\u003e.” Early guitarist \u003cstrong\u003ePete Oulette\u003c\/strong\u003e had been in \u003cstrong\u003ethe Raiders\u003c\/strong\u003e and his replacement, \u003cstrong\u003eJim Valley\u003c\/strong\u003e, had founded the white hot Seattle band \u003cstrong\u003ethe Viceroys\u003c\/strong\u003e. When Valley got the call to become “\u003cstrong\u003eHarpo\u003c\/strong\u003e,” his slot was filled by \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Coe\u003c\/strong\u003e, who had played with \u003cstrong\u003ethe Raiders\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJack Ely\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ethe Courtmen\u003c\/strong\u003e. And the last Goodtime guitarist was \u003cstrong\u003eJoey Newman\u003c\/strong\u003e, who had made his mark with \u003cstrong\u003ethe Enchanters\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMerrilee Rush\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ethe Turnabouts\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir only hit single, “\u003cem\u003eI Could Be So Good to You\u003c\/em\u003e,” a \u003cstrong\u003eJack Nitzsche\u003c\/strong\u003e song, was their only national hit (#56) in spring 1967. Their Nitzsche-produced Epic album \u003cem\u003eSo Good\u003c\/em\u003e was a curious amalgam of Overman originals and British Invasion covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir earlier sound is much more raw – “\u003cem\u003eYou Were Just a Child\u003c\/em\u003e” could have been a national hit. The dynamics and bridge in this are killer, as is the pulverizing fuzz bass. “\u003cem\u003eI’m Real\u003c\/em\u003e” may be the punkiest \u003cstrong\u003eDon and the Goodtimes\u003c\/strong\u003e got; Note the cool reference to LA disc jockey “\u003cem\u003eThe Real\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cstrong\u003eDon Steele\u003c\/strong\u003e. Other cuts like like “\u003cem\u003eMake It\u003c\/em\u003e” are as Northwest as they come. Rough and raunchy, this hot instrumental was the B side of their first single. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beatrocket","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48249785319769,"sku":"SDZ-09885","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Don_And_The_Goodtimes_-_The_Original_Northwest_Sound_Of_-_2024_Reissue.jpg?v=1714116442","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/don-and-the-goodtimes-the-original-northwest-sound-of-2024-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}