The Palm Beach Band Boys was a studio recording group ostensibly assembled by RCA Victor to capitalize on the success of The New Vaudeville Band's hit single, "Winchester Cathedral". They performed in a style for which the New Vaudeville Band's promoters coined the term, Newstalgia, a kind of faux 1920s/1930s sound, featuring nasal vocals, banjo, brass, electric guitar, rock drums, and bassoon. (Mort Goode uses the term in his liner notes for their first album.) According to a December 1966 TIME article, the vocalist is actually "an RCA executive who croons while holding his nose."
They released two albums before the craze died.
Album Winchester Cathedral peaked at #149 on the Billboard 200. Their song "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" peaked at #25 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
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1. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Winchester Cathedral
2. The Palm Beach Band Boys - A Little Bit Independent
3. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Boo-Hoo
4. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella
5. The Palm Beach Band Boys - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
6. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Bend It
7. The Palm Beach Band Boys - It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane
8. The Palm Beach Band Boys - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
9. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
10. The Palm Beach Band Boys - Gypsy Caravan
This sounds interesting, never heard of it. Many thanks from Nick
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ReplyDeleteInstead of the 1964 lp, does anyone have access to this cd - https://www.discogs.com/release/28079524-The-Embers-The-Embers-The-Embers-Dig-Doug
ReplyDeleteGreatful upload!!! Never heard about this!! Many thanks for Flac!!!
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