Another great album lost in the mists of time

[kenlarsson]

The Electric Flags "A Long Time Comin'". Almost forgot about this band until I heard the following tune on the radio. Great band that only lasted about a year with the original lineup. Unfortunately the album did not chart well and members moved on to other projects but it's a great album none the less.

Groovin' is Easy is my favorite tune on the album, written and sung by Nick Gravenites. Mama Cass Elliot provided background vocals,



Personnel
Mike Bloomfield – lead guitar, vocals
Buddy Miles – drums, vocals
Barry Goldberg – keyboards
Harvey Brooks – bass
Nick Gravenites – vocals, guitar
Herb Rich – organ, vocals, baritone saxophone, guitar
Michael Fonfara – keyboards
Marcus Doubleday – trumpet
Peter Strazza – tenor saxophone
Stemsy Hunter – alto saxophone

Additional personnel
Richie Havens – Percussion, Sitar
Sivuca – Guitar, Percussion
Paul Beaver – Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Leo Daruczek – Strings
Charles McCracken – Strings
Bobby Notkoff – Strings
Julius Held – Strings
Roy Segal – Engineer
Jim Marshall – Cover Photo
Joe Church – Percussion, Producer
John Court – Percussion, Vocals, Producer
Cass Elliot - Vocal on "Groovin' Is Easy"

good stuff!

[theevan]

Huge fan here. There are a few live bits of them on the Tube.

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[theevan]

Great clip! He motor ran on high.

[coachdoc]

Saw a barebones Electric Flag at the Electric Factory last year of H.S. I think. They were exceptional.

[Lonnie]

That Bloomfield guy, man. He was certainly one of the most articulate spokespeople for a generation, man. I mean, man, groovy, man.

I did love the Electric Flag, though, man.

[Deleted]

I had both albums. Bloomfield's tone one the Les Paul was golden. I can hear it now.
The only time I saw him live was 42 years ago at the Albert S. Goode Auditorium at our local fairground. He played that LP all night long, squeezing music out of every fret. It seemed to me that there were not enough frets on the guitar for him to play as he used each one. The Band before him was the Sons of Champlin, another favorite of mine. The opener was Southern Pacific, a bunch of high School Seniors and a College Freshman. The guitarist, Mike Austin, joined one of my bands, and the singer, Dave Zent, became a life long friend . Austin told me Terry Haggerty, guitarist forf the Sons, smoked Hawaiian weed and played jazz guitar for hors before the show.

[theevan]

Jul 6, 2016 8:55:39 GMT -5 @mattsarad said:

I had both albums. Bloomfield's tone one the Les Paul was golden. I can hear it now.
The only time I saw him live was 42 years ago at the Albert S. Goode Auditorium at our local fairground. He played that LP all night long, squeezing music out of every fret. It seemed to me that there were not enough frets on the guitar for him to play as he used each one. The Band before him was the Sons of Champlin, another favorite of mine. The opener was Southern Pacific, a bunch of high School Seniors and a College Freshman. The guitarist, Mike Austin, joined one of my bands, and the singer, Dave Zent, became a life long friend . Austin told me Terry Haggerty, guitarist forf the Sons, smoked Hawaiian weed and played jazz guitar for hors before the show.

Good description of Bloomfield, Matt.

I loved the Sons. Saw 'em in Albuquerque back in '74 I believe. Follow your heart. Haggerty was a great guitarist.

[Don Clark]

Jul 6, 2016 8:55:39 GMT -5 @mattsarad said:

Terry Haggerty, guitarist for the Sons, smoked Hawaiian weed and played jazz guitar for hors before the show.

Now that makes for a grand audience.

[mccoyblues]

What a great band. Establishing the solid link between horns and rock and roll well before Chicago or Blood Sweat & Tears took it mainstream.

[Phil N. Theblank]

Saw them in 1967 in NY. They started the show with an air raid siren. I had the album too. Loaned it to a friend and never got it back.