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).
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:
^ 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.
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.
When I saw them a few years back it was; Mark Lindsay BJ Thomas Gary Puckett Gary Lewis Chuck Negron Howard & Mark
Jeez, I was just looking at some Flo and Eddie videos and nothing was remarkable. Any suggestions? I did find this interesting one....
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Pretty accurate description @Chief. Txs for the list. The will help me bolster my Greatest Hits in my iTunes.
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.
Sad news The Turtles' Mark Volman reveals he's been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, the disease Robin Williams had, but he's determined to live a full life
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.
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.
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.