FLASH CADILLAC CONTINENTAL KIDS Sons of the Beaches 1975 LP

Description: SongsDid You Boogie (With Your Baby)Summer Means FunTime Will TellHot Summer GirlsIt's a Summer NightCome On, Let's GoGood Times, Rock & RollYou Sat Right ThereI Wish You'd DanceIt's Hard (To Break the Ice)Rock & Roll MenaceSee My Baby JiveCreditsCary E. Mansfield: ProducerAngelo Moe: Keyboards, VocalsEric Prestidge: EngineerJoe Renzetti: ProducerDee Robb: EngineerWalter Stewart: DrumsJohn Aruba: EngineerFlash Cadillac & The Continental Kids: PerformerBill Pitzonka: Art DirectionJohn Mills: EngineerJim Evans: IllustrationsContinental Kids: PerformerFlash Cadillac: Main PerformerSpider Bement: SaxophoneFlash Cadillac: Guitar, VocalsDavid Chackler: ProducerDoug Decker: EngineerToxey French: Arranger, ProducerWarren Knight: Bass, VocalsAlbum Review for "Sons of the Beaches"Review by James A. Gardner, All Music Guide For their third album, Flash Cadillac masterfully recreates the breezy California pop of the mid-'60s. Beach Boys comparisons are inevitable, especially given that they open the album with an expert cover of "Summer Means Fun," originally recorded by Bruce Johnston, a Beach Boy himself, and sometime Beach Boy producer Terry Melcher. They also manage two satisfying Beach Boys homages with the original (Kris Moe) compositions that follow it, "Time Will Tell" and "It's a Summer Night." "It's a Summer Night" may be the pinnacle of Flash Cadillac's recording career, with outstanding vocal and instrumental work by the group set against flawless '60s production values. Two tracks by Hondell Richard Burns -- the oldie "Come On, Let's Go" and a new song, "Good Times, Rock & Roll" -- fit into the program nicely. Another Moe original, "I Wish You'd Dance," brings some sparkle to the album's second side, but "It's Hard (To Break the Ice)" is bland, and the closing "Rock and Roll Menace" is pointless and dull. With a few more top-quality tunes, this album could have been a 10. As it is, Sons of the Beaches is a refreshing, well-executed evocation of a golden age of pop songwriting and record making.Flash Cadillac biography by Mary GradyIn the late '60s, Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids hit the club scene and shook up the psychedelic status quo with a dose of old-style rock & roll. Clad in black leather jackets with their hair greased back in ducktails, they performed punchy '50s rock classics at a time when ten-minute guitar solos were de rigueur. Flash Cadillac (which dropped the "Continental Kids" addendum in 1980) was formed at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1968. After honing their chops on the fraternity party circuit, the group left Boulder and relocated to Los Angeles in 1971. Two years later, they got their big break when they were cast as the prom band in American Graffiti, a gig that also entailed their inclusion in the movie's hit soundtrack. A major-label record contract followed, and the band issued a series of pleasant '50s and '60s revival music albums that encompassed both cover versions and original compositions. The best of these is the surf-themed Sons of the Beach, issued in 1976. The band toured extensively as an opening act for many of the top bands of the '70s, including Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath. They also appeared on the TV show Happy Days (in an episode written especially for them, no less) and were featured in the film Apocalypse Now. After their career cooled, Flash Cadillac continued to appear on the summer fair circuit and managed to secure gigs doing classic rock songs with symphony pops orchestras. The band also maintained the ongoing job of producing and performing music for the syndicated oldies radio show Supergold.

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