One&Done @ A&M: Tarantula / (s/t) -- SP 4202

[JOv2]

• Comments, questions, conjectures and stories are welcomed.
• Released in 1969

 

[AM Matt]

Chad Stuart (Chad And Jeremy) as producer??

 

[JOv2]

Chad Stuart (Chad And Jeremy) as producer??

Yep, same Chad. According to Wikipedia, he was a staff producer at A&M after he and Jeremy split up in 1968.

I started to audition this album but had to end it after about 3 songs: not very melodic, too noisy and monotonous; and I simply do not like the singing. Stuff like this does well to exhibit the the late '60s/early '70s shift in rock: vocal harmony in rock groups (e.g., The Who, The Beatles) were being ditched left and right for the emerging guitar and/or lead vocal centric efforts.

 

[Rudy]

Discogs shows this as the group's only release, although there are other bands named Tarantula.

 

[Harry]

Never heard a thing from this album, but I barely remember seeing the cover before.

 

[Mr Bill]

This is one that I own! Not a bad album from the middle of a run of strange one-shot releases, most of which I haven't heard.

--Mr Bill

 

[LPJim]

Oz Bach - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here's a bio of Oz Bach. Prior to Tarantula he was with Spanky & Our Gang.



JB