No Way Out (The Chocolate Watchband album)
No Way Out | ||||
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Released | September 1967 | |||
Recorded | Mid-1967 | |||
Studio | American Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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Length | 28:37 | |||
Label | Tower | |||
Producer | Ed Cobb | |||
The Chocolate Watchband chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
No Way Out is the debut album by the American
Background
Even though the original tracks were tampered with, and did not actually feature the complete band, the songs still achieved an equal balance of gritty
The album was released in September 1967, but was mistakenly distributed on Tower Records' Uptown label, a division that mainly promoted blues musicians. Although the album was largely overlooked at the time of its release and had gone out of print by the early 1970s, its reputation has continued to expand over the years.[2] The late 1980s saw the revival of interest in garage rock and, more specifically, the band's music, so in 1993 the album was reissued by Big Beat Records in 1993 as No Way Out...Plus. The reissue included eight bonus tracks.[8] In 1994, the album was made available, along with the group's second album, The Inner Mystique, by Revenge Records titled, No Way Out/The Inner Mystique. Since then, Sundazed Records has released the album in 1994, 2009, and 2012.[9]
Track listing
- "Let's Talk About Girls" (Manny Freiser) – 2:30
- "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 4:26
- "Come On" (Chuck Berry) – 1:50
- "Dark Side of the Mushroom" (Bill Cooper, Richard Podolor) – 2:26
- "Hot Dusty Roads" (Steve Stills) – 2:26
- "Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In)" (Don Bennett, Ethon McElroy) – 2:24
- "Gone and Passes By" (David Aguilar) – 3:09
- "No Way Out" (Ed Cobb) – 2:25
- "Expo 2000" (Podolor) – 2:33
- "Gossamer Wings" (Bennett, McElroy) – 3:34
No Way Out...Plus bonus tracks
- "Sweet Young Thing" (Cobb) – 2:57
- "Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) – 3:13
- "Misty Lane" (Monty Siegel) – 3:16
- "She Weaves a Tender Trap" (Cobb) – 2:39
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:57
- "Les Chadwick, Les Maguire, Freddie Marsden, Gerry Marsden) – 2:51
- "Since You Broke My Heart" (Don Everly) – 2:51
- "Misty Lane" (alternative take) (Siegel) – 3:06
Personnel
Musicians
- David Aguilar – lead vocals
- Gary Andrijasevich – drums
- Bill Flores – bass guitar
- Mark Loomis – lead guitar
- Sean Tolby – rhythm guitar
- Don Bennett – lead vocals
- Unknown – organ
Technical
- Ed Cobb – producer
- Bill Cooper – engineer
- Richard Podolor – engineer
References
- ^ "No Way Out – the Chocolate Watchband | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Bruce Eder. "The Chocolate Watchband – Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9781617744693. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ David Aguilar. "It's Alive!". thechocolatewatchband.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Bruce Eder. "No Way Out – Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "No Way Out LP". sundazed.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "Legendary Nuggets Album 40th Anniversary Reissue". ultimaterockclassic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "The Chocolate Watchband – discography". thechocolatewatchband.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "Chocolate Watchband, The – discography". discogs.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.