Inspiration for the song came about after Nico ("Christa Päffgen") approached Reed after a show in 1965 saying, "Oh Lou, I'll be your mirror." The song was a favorite of Reed's and The Velvet Underground's engineer, Norman Dolph. / * Verve is the label that first three Velvet Underground albums were released on // Click on the Link above, to view the LP.
This recording was part of what Jim Morrison called the “blues day” that produced 'Cars Hiss By My Window', 'Crawling King Snake' and 'L.A. Woman' (Dec 1970 - Jan 1971, but stayed in the vault since neither Robby Krieger (“not a great tune”) nor the late Ray Manzarek (“nothing special”) deemed it worthy of rescue. / Click on the Link above, to read an article reviewing this new CD // * - part of Record Store Day’s "Black Friday" event
Shane Fenton's backing group // Curated by Nick Saloman, of the Bevis Frond! / * - FULL name of CD: "Phantom Guitars: A Cool Collection Of Twangin' Guitar Instrumentals From The UK 1961-1964" / Click the link above, to see the original English single
With a lack of funds to both press the album and print a jacket, the band packaged a thousand copies of the LP in white plastic trash bags with photocopied cover art glued to each bag. - Click on the Link above, to view the original album.
Jeff Beck died last Wednesday, Jan 10th, at age 78 / From the album cover: "thanks to Stevie" - Click on Link above, to view the back cover (you'll probably need to blow it up to be legible).
B-side of 'It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted' / * - FULL title of this compilation: 'After Hours (Northern Soul Masters From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Loma, Reprise & Warner Bros. Records 1965-1973)' {WHEW!!} // Click on the Link above, to view the original single
SAY the record label name OUT LOUD, FAST - Get It?!?!? ... // This is a punk rock supergroup that exclusively performs cover songs, formed in 1995 by musicians on the Fat Wreck Chords roster.
More cowbell!! - Spin magazine described it as "the cowbell jam to end all cowbell jams. Mountain are to the cowbell what Dostoevsky is to the Russian novel" in naming it number ONE on its 2004 list of the "Fifteen Greatest Cowbell Songs of All Time" // This song appears on a list of the "50 Heaviest Riffs of All Time" by the 'Guitar' magazine editorial staff.
