The Turtles / Flo & Eddie

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Chief, Jun 21, 2019.

  1. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    Yeah, some internet sleuthing has me convinced the latest track on that comp is 1966.

    Probably their strongest album, almost despite itself. The '80s Rhino version, for me, is a significant improvement over the original (which I played to death on 8-track back in the day).
     
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  2. tonyballz

    tonyballz Roogalator

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    After, but I usually file albums chronologically by release date.

    Also re: the earlier Warren Zevon/Turtles conversation, Warren also wrote Like The Seasons, which the Turtles placed on the B-side of Can I Get To Know You Better AND Happy Together AND the Happy Together LP. The Turtles actually put out four singles in a row with a Warren Zevon song on one side:

    Outside Chance / We'll Meet Again
    Making My Mind Up / Outside Chance
    Can I Get To Know You Better / Like The Seasons
    Happy Together / Like The Seasons

    Here's the clip of Howard discussing Warren:

     
  3. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    ^ Thanks for that. I've been digging some Turtles lately. It's amazing that they never made a bad album, despite being known best for their singles.
     
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  4. Brettlowden

    Brettlowden Forum Resident

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    There's a real cool song on the "happy together" LP called "walking song" thats like a little mini opera that i think is a great record.
    I saw them a few years ago and i thought they were still great. I was glad to get to see them. Gary Lewis played too and he was really good as well.
     
  5. apple-richard

    apple-richard *Overnight Sensation*

    When I saw them a few years back it was;

    Mark Lindsay
    BJ Thomas
    Gary Puckett
    Gary Lewis
    Chuck Negron
    Howard & Mark
     
  6. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    I first found this track as a B-side on one of their 45s. It's one of my favorite Turtles tracks.
     
  7. chef0069

    chef0069 Forum Resident

    Loved seeing Flo and Eddie back in the 80's in NY!
     
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  8. joepepitone

    joepepitone Forum Resident

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    Jeez, I was just looking at some Flo and Eddie videos and nothing was remarkable. Any suggestions?

    I did find this interesting one....

     
    Chief, rod and trumpet sounds like this.
  9. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    As a 60's pop music lover, the Turtles are IMO the most overlooked band from this period. Yes, folks know a few of the hits. However, they really did no wrong and they basically changed their style with each album. I think the only thing keeping them from a Beach Boys level of greatness is they didn't have a genius producer/writer in the band.
     
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  10. simoncm

    simoncm Forum Resident

    Haven't read the whole thread, but if you like The Turtles you should check out their earlier recordings as The Crossfires (the easiest way is probably via the Sundazed CD, Out of Control). As well as some scorching instrumentals they did some vocals that pointed the way to the Turtles' sound.
     
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  11. jeffrey walsh

    jeffrey walsh Senior Member

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    Picked up all the Turtles releases on cd recently, awesome band with great deep cuts.
     
  12. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    I don't know what the heck my problem was but I strayed away from the post-Turtles stuff. About a year ago I bought the first album on Reprise. It's awesome. Recently I found Moving Targets and it too is awesome. I've been such a huge Turtles fan for a very long time. Personally I think they're in the top five of American pop acts out the 60's. They're probably the most overlooked beyond the few hits one still hears. Despite not paying attention to the 70's albums for so long, I'm really happy to be discovering new music by Howard and Mark.

    Are the Care Bears albums worth checking out? I see they did a lot of those. I can handle some kid music if the melodies are good. I just think it's cool they were behind those albums.
     
  13. Zappateer

    Zappateer Forum Resident

    If you are a Turtles fan search out Howard Kaylan’s Dust Bunnies. Also their Illegal, Immoral and Fattening or and the titled Flo and Eddie.
     
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  14. pokemaniacjunk

    pokemaniacjunk Forum Resident

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    just found this while listening to flo and eddie, i must have missed this. a cover of Ride the Wild Surf was released last year with the recording apparently dating back to 1984

     
  15. Bingo Bongo

    Bingo Bongo Music gives me Eargasms

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    Pretty accurate description @Chief. Txs for the list. The will help me bolster my Greatest Hits in my iTunes. :cheers:
     
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  16. advancecharmander

    advancecharmander listening to electric ladyland

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    Not sure if it was posted somewhere on here, but I found this video just now. Neat video
     
  17. pokemaniacjunk

    pokemaniacjunk Forum Resident

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    that must be new, i never saw it before. very interesting that they made a video for it.
     
  18. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    Revolver had a lot of great stuff up, then he passed away. Not certain about the timeline, but this seemed to first pop up maybe about a decade ago, then was pulled, and luckily someone saved it.
     
  19. arob71

    arob71 Capitol JAX

  20. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    The Revolver guy posted a lot of AMAZING video in amazing first-generation quality. But some a-holes kept complaining that he put the REVOLVER watermark on the videos. So he said "my ball, my rules, I'm going home" and that was that: No more video. Then he died and who knows what happened to the video.
     
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  21. pokemaniacjunk

    pokemaniacjunk Forum Resident

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  22. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    Glad to see he has a book coming out on June 20. I was just rereading Kaylan's and wished there was more information on the Turtles tale. Personally I think they are a top tier American band of the 60's and should be spoken in the same breath as The Beach Boys, The Byrds, and The Monkees. At least he seems to have a good attitude and is ready to forge ahead with whatever must be done.
     
  23. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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  24. cwitt1980

    cwitt1980 Senior Member

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    I recall that and I'm certain some of those a-holes were on this forum. I wish I had downloaded the content when it was up.
     
  25. bRETT

    bRETT Senior Member

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    I have a VERY vague memory of seeing this on some TV variety show at the time.
     

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