Fabulous Flippers- the 1970s years

So, I opened a record store in White Bear Lake, and with that comes the “regulars”. Our first real regular is Bill Axelrod, former tenor sax player for The Fabulous Flippers during the 1970s years. The Lawrence, Kansas-based Fabulous Flippers are a legendary ‘horn-show-soul’ band that literally brought the funk to the cornfields, and regularly played from Oklahoma to Canada, L.A. to Illinois.

Bill shared with me some astounding photos & stuff to show you. Hats off to Bill for passing this stuff on, I sure hope he can make a wild movie, because he sure has a good plot with all of the stories he’s told me.

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Bill playing drums(!) at The Fabulous Flippers reunion, Summer 2012 in Marcus, Iowa

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The Fabulous Flippers reunion, Summer 2012 in Marcus, Iowa

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The Fabulous Flippers reunion, Summer 2012 in Marcus, Iowa

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late-1960s Flippers publicity photo

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The “Oklahoma” Fabulous Flippers (Max Carl of Grand Funk Railroad and Jack Mack & The Heart Attack on the left) publicity photo

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Fabulous Flippers famous 1964 “Harlem Shuffle” pose with the ladders publicity photo

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1964- “Harlem Shuffle” video

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1964- “Tell the Truth” video

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the ‘Something Tangible’ vinyl LP record circa ~ 1970

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pinback button for The Sanctuary Band, a Flippers gospel-rock spinoff band, early 1970s
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Magnificent Sanctuary Band “Join The Magnificent Sanctuary Band”05 Track 05

Sanctuary “In All My Dreams”06 Track 06

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rather boring bumper sticker

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Mid-Continent Entertainment (booking agent) wooden nickel

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Fabulous Flippers MATCHES(!)

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Mid-Continent Entertainment (booking agent) business card

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1970s rhythm section publicity photo

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Bill’s very own 1970s publicity photo

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1970s horn section publicity photo

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souvenir flag- 1960s

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the bus, as it sat to rest, Dodge City, Kansas

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1970s publicity photo

1972- “Harlem Shuffle” 7″ 45RPM single 03 Track 03

1972- Peace of Mind 7″ 45RPM single

Hollies LP defaced by The Hells Angels of Baltimore!

thanx, Greg.

Hard rockin’ vinyl LP by Minnesota band ROXX from 1976

Bassist Paul Tobako recently shed some light on this enigmatic record. Paul and drummer Tim Flaherty were both from Brooklyn Center, the other band members were from various parts of town. Roxx were based on a farm on the east side of the Twin Cities metropolitan area for awhile, some members lived there from time to time. Paul claims he auditioned for the band there, when there was three feet of snow on the ground. The farm was “run down, but still nice enough”.  They played quite a bit in Canada, traveling Highway 1 all the way from Thunder Bay to Edmonton. During a residency in St Louis, the band stayed in a condominium-like complex, and the songs for ‘Get Your Roxx Off’ were written in the pool room there. The band eventually got a vehicle for transport, a used Old Dutch Potato Chips delivery truck.

Thanks to Paul for giving me the go-ahead to present this stuff. Paul and Tim put out a CD in the early 1990s under the name Coldfire, here is some to check out on YouTube.

Born to Roam

Boogie Rock and Roll

Don’t Need You Girl

The Gallery of Defaced Album Covers part one

I’ve wanted to post this for a very long time. Drew Miller, the man who makes computer dreams come true, today found this set of photos taken about ten years ago. I had been setting aside the defaced albums that I had found while collecting records, intending to document them someday somehow. Along comes blog culture and retirement, and viola! I am so glad that Drew is organized enough to find these when inspired to do so. THANK YOU (AGAIN), DREW MILLER! I have literally hundreds more to present, so we are back at someday, at least we now have the somehow.

Note: sometimes the defacing job itself is subtle, but it can be verrrry effective this way.

Hats off to Ron Rooks, ex-owner of The Music Exchange record store in Kansas City. Ron was certainly larger than life; he dreamed of publishing a coffee table book of his defaced album cover collection. He had some doozies himself. Thanx Ron for the idea.

Another blog like this: Defaced Value

Post-psych and pre-punk Minnesota rock vinyl LPs

It was after psychedelic rock, but it was before punk. We’re talking LPs that came out from 1970 into the early 1980s. Hair Metal records are not included here. PLEASE comment if you have additions and more info. Thanks.

Jimmy AllenThe Ticket LP 1978 Centerpiece Records 2525
Alliance Throw Money LP 1978 Zino Records 38493
Atlantis self-titled LP 1972 Tektra Records
Blegen and Sayer Classical Cartoon Music 1974 Aardvark Records 6093
Bluebyrd self-titled LP
Bluebyrd Sweet Thoughts LP MT-1501
Both Barrels Band Ain’t About to Change LP 1981 Orttel Bros. Pub. 8108×16
Cain Pound of Flesh LP 1975 ASI Records 204
Cain Stinger 1977 ASI Records 214
Chalis One Small Chance LP Ellen Abby Records 25389
Clover self-titled LP 1970 CPO 247
The Bo Conrad Spit Band The Bo Conrad Spit Band Artronics 1090
Crow Crow LP 1969 Amaret Records 5002
Crow Crow by Crow LP 1970 Amaret Records 5006
Crow Mosaic LP 1971 Amaret Records 5009
Crow The Best of Crow LP Amaret Records 5012
Crow Dave Waggoner DBA Crow LP 1972 Amaret Records 5012
Crow On the Run LP 1983 Peak Records 15002
Daisy Dillman Band self-titled LP 1978 United Artists Records 838
Debb Johnson self-titled LP 1971 Monolith 7025
Dillman Band Lovin’ The Night Away LP RCA Records 3909

Damin Eih and Brother ALK Never Mind LP 1973 Demelot Records 7310
Fairchild self-titled LP 1978 Flight Records 1706
Fairchild Shadowland LP 1982 ITB Records
Fairchild self-titled LP 1985 Gold Mountain Records 5043
Ed Fissinger Light Years Away LP 1977 Friendship Productions 32093
Ed Fissinger Lunar Blues LP 1982 Evergreen Center Productions 32093
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Garrick Hardcore/Soft Touch LP 1980 AandR 807-16
Ghostdance self-titled LP Root River Records 999
Goldberg Misty Flats LP 1974 MY Records 005
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Bill Greenwood From the Inside Out LP Son Songs Records 630-8
Bill Greenwood Time of Seasons LP no label 850
Gypsy self-titled 2-LP set 1970 Metromedia Records 1031… reissued 1979 by Cognito Records 6
Gypsy In the Garden Lp 1971 Metromedia Records 1044
Gypsy Antithesis LP 1972 RCA Records 4775
Gypsy Unlock the Gates LP 1972 RCA Records 0093
Gypsy The James Walsh Gypsy Band LP 1978 RCA Records 2914

Hall & Danielson Gentlemen of Leisure LP 1977 Flight Records 5001
Billy Hallquist Persephone LP Orion Records S-80-462-2823
Billy Hallquist Travelin’ LP 1976 Mill City Records MCR 7501
Jeff Harrington Quiet Corner LP 1975 Programme Records 2402
Jean Hart and Friends The Open Door LP Sound 80 Records 873-3822
Highway self-titled LP no label
Danny Holien self-titled LP 1971 Tumbleweed 102
Hoopsnakes self-titled LP 1988 no label 43113
Hush self-titled LP 1978 ASI Records 218
Judd Rhythm and Space 1977 ASI Records 215
The Judd Group Second Thoughts 1978 ASI Records 219
Steven Kallestad Hidden in a Way LP 1974 Avixiva 002
Lonnie Knight Family in the Wind LP 1974 Symposium 2004
Papa John Kolstad and Soupy Milton Mill City Blues LP 1971 Logos Records 4001
Papa John Kolstad and Wildman Mike Turk Beans Taste Fine LP 1975 Fretless 114
Leo Kottke 12 String Blues LP 1969 Oblivion 1
Leo Kottke Circle ‘Round the Sun LP Symposium 2001
Lamont Cranston Band self-titled LP 1976 Shadow Records 3346
Lamont Cranston Band Specials Lit LP 1977 Shadow Records 3348
Lamont Cranston Band El Cee Notes LP 1978 Waterhouse 6
Lamont Cranston Band Up from the Alley LP 1980 Waterhouse Records 10… also released in Canada on Attic Records 1092
Lamont Cranston Band Shakedown LP 1982 Waterhouse Records 15…reissued by RCA Records 4313….also released in Canada on Attic Records
Lamont Cranston Band Tiger in Your Tank LP 1988 Cold Wind Records 8808
Lightning self-titled LP 1971 PIP 6807
Lightning The Lost Studio Album / 1969 LP 1996 American Sound Records 1003
Loadstone self-titled LP 1974 LRA Records 101
Dale Menten I Really Wanted to Make a Movie LP 1975 MCA 2151
Minnesoda self-titled LP 1972 Capitol Records 11102
Morning Star Message from the Throne LP no label
Tom Nehls I Always Catch the Third Second of a Yellow Light LP 1973 no label
Kevin Odegard Silver Lining LP 1975 ASI 209
Kevin Odegard Kevin Odegard LP 1971 Woof Records 4
Reynold Philipsek Bridge 9086 LP 1977 Sound 80 Records S80-1421S
Reynold Philipsek Deepwater LP 1977 White Pine Records S80-1522
Podipto self-titled LP GRT Records 30002
Podipto Homemade LP 1973 Minnesota Green 7304
Ralph Tells Dirty Stories Saloon Style s/t Ralphie Records 5340

Roxx Get Your Roxx Off LP Sit On It And Spin Records 1392


Sailor Sailor LP 1972
Shaw-Allen-Shaw South Fork Crow River LP Grand Liberty Phonograph Company 1001
Skogie There’s a String Attached to Almost Everything We Do LP 1973 General Records 2653
Solenoid Almost Tender LP 1977 Rufert Records 1016 (two diff covers- one has a photo of a woman’s face, the other is a drawing of a train by Electric Fetus legend Brant Schuessler)
Solenoid Friends in High Places LP 1978 Rufert Records (promo only)
Sorry Muthas Greatest Hits Vol. 3 LP 1971 Symposium Records 2002
Dave Stanowski and Friends Mystic Shuffle LP 1979 Strut Nut Records
T Kail Somewhere, Sometime 1980 Jade Records 8001
This Oneness Surprize LP 1975 Oz Records
Thundertree self-titled LP 1970 Roulette Records 42038
Travelin’ Band self-titled LP 1973 Little Crow 24-12
Whiskey River self-titled LP 1981 Lutie Street Records 103080
Whiskey River self-titled LP 1978 Northland Records 32533
White Lightning self-titled LP 1996 American Sound 1002
White Wing self-titled LP 1976 ASI Records 212
Whitestone Whitestone  LP 1975  Sound 80 Records  644-3414S
Whole Wheat All the Balloons LP 1977 Uptown 10001
Willow Willow LP 1977 White Noise Records S80-1446
Jim Woerhle and Michael Yonkers Borders of My Mind 1974 MY Records 004
Michael Yonkers Band Microminiature Love LP 2003 De Stijl Records 029…reissued 2011 Sub Pop Records 508
Michael Yonkers Grimwood 1974 MY Records 001
Michael Yonkers Goody Sunball 1974 MY Records 002…reissued 2010 on Secret Seven Records 002
Michael Yonkers Michael Lee Yonkers 1974 MY Records 003
Michael Yonkers Thy Will be Done 1976 MY Records 006
Michael Yonkers Lovely Gold LP 2010 Drag City/Galactic Zoo Dossier/MY Records 428/004/004
Zink self-titled LP 1982 no label 40037

various artists Live at The Extemp  LP 1975 Extempore Productions 1001

Thanks to the Acid Archives book and Tom Tourville’s Minnesota Rocked book for inspiration. When Acid Archives was online, I spent an evening searching the word ‘Minnesota’ and ‘MN’ on the listings, and wrote a list of the records. That list was lost along with my stolen wallet two years ago, and I miss that list more than anything else inside the wallet.

Early 1980s hard-rock/boogie vinyl LP recorded in St Paul: ZINK

The ZINK LP was a studio project by some Minnesota bar band and studio veterans, recorded at Fed DeVir’s basement studio in St Paul, MN. Written and put together by deft guitarist Steve Wellens, it also featured vocals and drums by Paul “Rock” Ducharme, who was Warren Kendrick’s ‘hired gun’ drummer at Warren’s Audio City Studio a few years earlier. Steve was in a couple of bar bands Runner and Brazz (see the song “Bolero for Brazz” on the Zink LP), and Paul was in Rigel from 1977-81, and played on the ZOSER 7″ “Dark of the Morning” that Warren released on the Hexagon label, which also released the second Litter LP. Paul has some recent recordings made in his home studio up on SoundCloud here. Here is what Steve is up to now.

Thanks to Steve and Paul for the go-ahead to post these songs, what a cool obscure Twin Cities LP!

Coffee Can Do It

Home Tonight

Bolero for Brazz

Mutations