The Perlich Post

Thursday, March 28, 2024

R.I.P. Bill Briggs of The Remains

Sadly, Bill Briggs, keyboardist with Boston garage rock kings The Remains has passed away at 78. He'll be greatly missed. 





Happy Birthday Steve Turner of Mudhoney!

Celebrating the birthday of Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner with a discussion of his book Mud Ride, a Rig Rundown and more. 







Trans-Canada Highwaymen rock the Opera House, Saturday

Trans-Canada Highwaymen return to Toronto for a show at the Opera House. Watch 'em live in Saskatoon, a Zoom chat and more.   





Get tickets for the Trans-Canada Highwaymen show at the Opera House right here.


Pete Townshend explains the origin of The Who and his rock opera Tommy

On a rare Tonight Show appearance, Pete Townshend recalled how rock critic Nik Cohn played a key role in the pinball wizard idea.





Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Remembering Eddie Shuler on his birthday with his funky Goldband & ANLA gems

The Tramp Records comp The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records collects some of Eddie Shuler's rawest productions.  

Here's the scoop...

Goldband Records played a key role in documenting and shaping of musical traditions, tastes, and trends, both regionally and internationally since 1944. The focus of the Goldband catalog is certainly set on Country & Western, Swamp Pop, and Cajun music. However, from the 1960s until the early 1970s Goldband, and it's sub-label ANLA Records, released many high-quality Soul and Rhythm & Blues recordings. Simply put, Shuler had an ear for talent. He always believed in "...;giving a man a chance; otherwise, how would you discover what somebody could do?" That was the guiding philosophy and the secret to the success of Goldband Records.

Born March 27, 1913 in Wrightsboro, Texas, Eddie Shuler moved to Lake Charles in 1942 to work as a dragline operator. He found additional part-time work in a music store, leading him into a career in the music business. He then joined the country, western swing, and Cajun group The Hackberry Ramblers. Having sharpened his musical skills, he left the group to form his own band, The Reveliers.

By the early 1950s, Shuler acquired the Goldband complex in north Lake Charles. It would be a combination record store (Eddie's Music House), television repair shop (Eddie's Quick Service T.V.), and recording studio for over a half-century thereafter. Being the one and only recording studio in town, it did not take long for other artists in the area to migrate in Shuler's direction.

A grassroots operation, Shuler was head of distribution and promotion. He distributed the recordings from the back of his car to record stores and to jukebox operators. Knowing that getting airplay was the key to increasing sales he created multiple labels which assured him better chances with the radio. One of those auxiliary labels was ANLA which featured Soul and R&B artists from South Louisiana and East Texas, including Clifton White, Charles Greene, and the Original Soul Senders. Around the same time, future Zydeco celebrity "Count" Rockin' Sidney joined Goldband for almost a dozen releases. Tramp Records has put together a well-chosen 23-track selection of Shuler's rawest productions, aptly named The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records). 

At the time of Eddie Shuler's passing on July 23, 2005, he was the head of the nation's longest running independent record label, Goldband, which is still based in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Get a copy of the excellent Tramp Records collection The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records (originally released in 2014) via Bandcamp right here. Check the track list below.  



THE FUNKY SIDE OF GOLDBAND / ANLA RECORDS (Tramp Records)

01.Snowboats - Sidewinder 

02.Count Rockin' Sidney - Life Without Love 

03.Claude Shermack - Keep On Keeping On 

04.Count Rockin' Sidney - Dedie Dedie Da

05.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Do Your Stuff

06.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Put It On

07.Claude Shermack - Your Gravy Train

08.The Showboats - Too Much

09.Lee Bernard - Turn Around & Go 

10.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Feel Delicious

11.Lee Bernard - Getting Out Of Town

12.Count Rockin' Sidney - Boogie's Boogie Shack

13.Charles Greene - Double EE Agent

14.Chester Randle - Soul Brother's Testify (Part 1)

15.Count Rockin' Sidney - Back Door Man

16.Clifton White & Royal Knights - The Warm Up

17.Chester Randle - Soul Brother's Testify (Part 2)

18.Count Rockin' Sidney - Bury The Hatchet

19.Freddie Love - Crazy Girl (Parts 1& 2)

20.Chester Randle's Soul Senders - Why Did I Let You Go

21.Soul Shouting Tommy - I'm The Man

22.Chester Randle's Soul Senders - Take A Little Nip

23.Dynamic Adam & Excitements - Forgive Me




Dana Gillespie announces new album First Love co-produced by Marc Almond

Dana Gillespie's new album First Love – recorded with her good friend Marc Almond – is out on May 31 via Fretsore Records. 

Here's the scoop...

Legendary singer/songwriter Dana Gillespie, with over 70 albums to her credit in a career spanning six decades, adds a new chapter with the release of her new album First Love slated for release by Fretsore Records on May 31. While First Love is a deeply personal album, it marks a shift for Dana who teams up with close friends Marc Almond and Tris Penna who together produced the album. 

Born in 1949 and raised in London in an era of unrivalled experimentation and artistic rebellion, Dana began her recording career at 15 with Pye Records. Her journey in entertainment is marked by significant milestones, including collaborations with icons such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Elton John.  A project of refined integrity, First Love – including the first single, the Morrissey-penned “Spent The Day In Bed”  – showcases a diversity of influences that only those who have lived the experience could so masterfully convey.

You can pre-order a copy of Dana Gillespie's First Love album via Rough Trade right here or try Fretsore Records right here. Watch an episode of Globetrotting with Dana Gillespie featuring Marc Almond followed by a clip of Dana's performance of "The Last Polar Bear"





Happy Birthday Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Remembering Chicago blues guitar great Robert Lockwood Jr. with "I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole" and a few performance clips.