Yeah! Don & The Goodtimes, stars of "Where The Action Is", Dick Clark's answer to both The Monkees AND Shindig! which was built around Paul Revere and The Raiders, and co-starred The Hard Times (don't miss their Rev-Ola CD collection "Blew Mind" (CRREV45), Monkees crony Keith Allison and others... Don (Galluci) himself had been the underage keyboardist on The Kingsmen's immortal 'Louie Louie' - too young to even tour the hit, but Don had come back with a new band a couple of years later, scoring a plethora of regional and national hits on the legendary JERDEN group of labels, and being picked out by old mates The Raiders for their big TV break. Signing to Epic, the hits continued with this classic of Los Angeles psychedelic pop, produced and arranged by the amazing Jack Nitszche, architect of Spector's Wall Of Sound and the X Factor on the Rolling Stones' first run of Andrew Loog Oldham produced hits; a masterpiece of Softpop/Sunshine Pop/Superpop, with their Garage roots showing all over the place, and Jack's magic touch bringing it all together. Amazing stuff! A total must-buy! And YES, fact fans, Don Galluci's second shot at Rock'n'Roll legend, after 'Louie Louie' was producing THE STOOGES on the bizarre, crazed, drug damaged whirlwind of legend that is "FUN HOUSE"!!! Two out of two. not bad!
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