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New #review today: "When Dave Terry (AKA Elmer Gantry) left #ElmerGantrysVelvetOpera in 1969, remaining band members #JohnFord and #RichardHudson were unhappy with losing their vocalist. So they enlisted #PaulBrett and #JohnnyJoyce, shortened the name to #VelvetOpera […]
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AstralPlane
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera:
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Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera cover art
New #review today: "In the latter half of the 60s, things were moving very fast, and the trends in popular music were certainly no exception—what seemed hip one day could be laughably obsolete only six months later, and a lot of fine music never even got noticed. The […]
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Back in print: Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera: Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera + Velvet Opera: Ride A Hustler’s Dream
The originals sounded quite muddy, so the refurbished sound is very welcome.
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time tinged psychedelic rock with a beat of the era. catchy pop ups, not unlike like fly balls hit into the outfield during fielding practices. enjoyed times. enjoyed listening. #ElmerGantrysVelvetOpera (1968 #Direction).
