Preservation Sound found photo #1: unknown rock band circa 1968. In this stage setup:Fender Precision bass; Blonde Bandmaster head with Black Tolex 2.x15 cabinet; Shure SM56 above the drum kit;unknown Teisco/Guyatone-type electric guitar; Additional unknown Fender amps; Burns Bison guitar; striped stovepipe trousers and turtleneck sweater; scarf.
Today on PS dot com: a tribute to a tribute. Have you seen The Hound Blog? The Hound Blog is written by one James Marshall, owner of the Lakeside Lounge bar in Manhattan. Marshall is also a music-writer and wow a real expert on early rocknroll. His Lakeside Lounge bar looms large in my memory; when i first moved to NYC in 1998, I played in a country-rock band that often played at the Lakeside. It was then (and probably still is) a very musician-friendly venue; small enough to fill with all your friends, decent amplifiers provided for your use, and a good atmosphere in general. Several years later I remember meeting author/music-journalist Nick Tosches at the LL one night; I am a big fan of Tosches’ writing and he made a much bigger impression on me than many of the more famous faces I’ve crossed paths with over the years. Thank you, JM, for running a great spot and running a great blog.
ANYways… a regular feature on the Hound Blog is their ‘Found Photo’ series (I think they are up to 66 at this point). The series seems to focus on snapshots of individuals in the 50s/60s whose sartorial style and general attitude exude a certain rocknroll style that we are used to seeing in Hollywood representation of early rockers/mods/general bad-dudes but rarely do we see in ‘real-life’ images. Today I offer the first two of what I hope to make a regular feature here as well: Preservation Sound found photos, selected based on… you guessed it… interesting old audio equipment.
Gibson SG; SUNN Spectre head and cabinet; Peavey practice amplifier perched on silverface Fender Deluxe (?); BOSS CE-2 Chorus pedal (on table next to ashtray).