Max Frost and the Troopers
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Max Frost and the Troopers were a fictional rock music group created for the exploitation film Wild in the Streets, released in 1968.[1] The film featured Christopher Jones as the highly influential singer Max Frost.[1] The songs performed by Frost and his band, a group that was never formally named in the film, were credited to Max Frost and the Troopers in the subsequent singles and album. The band name "Troopers" is based on the term "troops," the designation Frost used in the film to refer to his friends and followers.
A studio group appeared on the soundtrack album for the film, along with incidental music penned by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann and composed by Les Baxter; however, the songs were not originally credited to Max Frost and the Troopers, but rather to The 13th Power (see following paragraph).
Owing to the success of the song "
The group was produced by Harley Hatcher and Eddie Beram for Mike Curb Productions. Their first single was recorded with Curb's Tower subsidiary Sidewalk Records. Subsequent singles were taken from their album.
Their final single, "Sittin' in Circles," was performed in the film
The soundtrack album for the 1968 film The Glory Stompers, starring Dennis Hopper, contains two additional songs credited to Max Frost and the Troopers: "There's A Party Going On" (which was released as their first single) and "You Might Want Me Baby."
Later, "Wild In The Streets: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" was released, which included the singles from the original "Shape of Things to Come"
Cultural historian Greil Marcus borrowed the Troopers' song title for his 2006 book "The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy & The American Voice."
Discography
Albums
- Shape of Things to Come Tower ST-5147 (1968)
Singles
- "There Is a Party Going On" / "Stomper's Ride" Sidewalk 938 (1968)
- "Shape of Things to Come" / "Free Lovin'" Tower 419 (1968) US Billboard # 22[2] Canada (RPM) #9 [3]
- "Fifty Two Per Cent" / "Max Frost Theme" Tower 452 (1968) US Billboard # 123[2]
- "Paxton Quigley's Had the Course / "Sittin' in Circles" Tower 478 (1969)
Compilation appearances
- "Shape of Things to Come" was featured on the 1998 4-CD box set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968
- "Lonely Man" also appears on the compilation Turds on a Bum Ride
Advertisements
- Beginning in 2005, "department stores.
References
- ^ a b Hoberman, J. (September 30, 2016). "Are You Over 35? 'Wild in the Streets' Should Scare You". The New York Times.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 2, 1968" (PDF).
External links
- Max Frost and the Troopers discography at Discogs
- Max Frost and the Troopers at IMDb