Dear Shindig!, Rock ‘n’ roll has always been about more than just the music, with a band needing to look cool as well. So it was with Paul Revere & The Raiders who, along with The DC5, were my faves back in the ’60s and had a slick looking stage presence. While I am grateful for your fine article and pix, you need to correct the caption of the photo on page 46 as Mark Lindsay is actually standing on the top right and the man seated is in fact Dick Clark, the host of Where The Action Is and American Bandstand back in the day. Having seen them at only the second concert I ever attended (here in Denver – the first was Freddie & The Dreamers with The Beau Brummels and The McCoys), I can say that they could rock live just as well as on record plus the dance moves on stage were a lot of fun. It should be noted that Phil ‘Fang’ Volk was attending The University Of Colorado (just up the road in Boulder) when he was tapped to replace Mike ‘Doc’ Holliday on bass. I’ve never been able to figure out if he played in any bands while in my state or if he just hung out here. The sad connection to Colorado is that drummer Mike ‘Smitty’ Smith passed away while living here. Since Paul Revere Dick (his real last name) dropped out of the recording process after the early single ‘Steppin’ Out’, it seems pretty ironic that he has been the only original member still out performing with the band even in his ’70s. While they have continued to put on an entertaining show, frankly the comic bits and covers of non-Raiders hits (like ‘We’re An American Band’) don’t work for me anymore – but good for him for keeping things going. I did also get to see Mark Lindsay in a very rockin’ concert a few years back and he avoids the silliness in favour of hot rock ’n’ roll music. I believe he’s on the road again this year and hope that he gets back to my state soon. Certainly a case could me made for them in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (though a hall of fame could be created out of just the acts not in the H of F that should be in it). George W. Krieger


Dear Jon, I have not bought a music magazine since I was a teenager. I saw the current Shindig! magazine with Paul Revere & The Raiders on the cover while looking for a quilt magazine at the book store. What an absolutely lovely surprise. Like most teenage girls in the US in the ’60s I had a crush on Mark Lindsay and anxiously awaited release of their records. I most sincerely thank you for a great article


on my all time favourite band and an interesting magazine. Evelyn Schwab


Hello Jon, I don’t usually spend $10 for a magazine, but here in the good ole US of A that is the going price for Shindig! I must say the cover story about Paul Revere & The Raiders caught my eye and is the only reason I bought the magazine. I have not been disappointed. It is an excellent article with considerable insights into the band


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and their music. I would encourage your readers to visit YouTube and enjoy the music! Thank you. Evelyn Finney, And thanks to all of the above letter writers… we could have literally filled a mail bag with the responses we received on the back of our Raiders piece. The outcome – it took a British magazine to cover them. Go figure.


Hi Jon Read with interest the results of the Shindig! survey. I was one of the many who obviously replied. I guess my favourite sections or articles are those on UK ’60s psych bands, particularly the more obscure acts. Where else are you going to read articles on Wimple Winch or Pandamonium for instance? Look forward to more great issues and good


luck. Greg Watt


Hi Jon, Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the Pandemonium article. In about 1980 the guitarist used to go on holiday to St Ives in Cornwall. He taught my friend how to play the riff to ‘Presents For Me’.We recorded a version of that song in about ’81 and called it ‘Dancing With The Dead’. It came out as a single and was also on Dan Tracy’s All For Art And Art For All compilation. Gee whizz, I was only 16. Congratulations on your wonderful magazine,


I love it. Michael Tyack x Glad you’re still enjoying the magazine Michael. I’ll be in touch about feature ideas… we want to please Greg Watt with some more UK psych pieces.


Hi Jon Re: Captain Sensible – the man and the machine. How often do you find a loco number AND a


reference to the old Ian Allan ABC spotters’ book in a music magazine? Ye gods, I thought I’d died and gorn to heaven.... Happy talk indeed! Dammed good (if not anoraktastic) Greg ‘Dirty Diesel’ Morse


Dear Jon, I would be grateful if you would consider this email for inclusion in the next edition of your stellar magazine. Thank you for the article about The Lemon


Drops. ‘I Live In The Springtime’ is doubtless one of those magical records from the wondrous ’60s. I bought a CD copy of Crystal Pure on Cicadelic Records in about 1993 and contrary to what the article states, the drums and bass are perfectly audible. The mix is still a trifle curious in that the lead guitar tends to dominate and sounds grafted on to the song as opposed to being an integral part of it. Ultimately this is just a quibble because it is such a great track and the band produced plenty more of a similar quality. David Schiff Hi David, I have double-checked and you are


indeed correct. Thank you for the clarification.


Dear Shindig!, Thanks for the excellent update re Michael Fennelly. In 1973, shortly before the Frame & Tobler expedition to California, Fennelly’s Lane Changer album was being recorded in London (as reported in the piece) and the opportunity was offered to interview him. Probably the main reason he was of interest to me was that he had been in Crabby Appleton on Elektra (my fave label), and we spent a fun couple of hours together in a hotel in Russell Square. The interview was published in ZigZag, and was credited to Otavius Knox. One of the reasons for not using my own name was that it had become clear that CBS Records in London were thinking of offering me the job of Press Officer – as a bored computer programmer for a major bank, it sounded like The Holy Grail, of course, but to put my own name on a piece about a CBS-connected act might have looked like a conflict of interest, so I became Octavius Knox, a name which Pete Frame had dreamed up after we had done an interview with John Sebastian. Sebastian had talked about an album on which he had played by Peter Gallway titled Ohio Knox, and explained that the idea was that everyone should have the initials OK, so Pete credited the Sebastian ZigZag piece to Orpheus and Octavius Knox, which came in handy for me with the Fennelly piece a little later. Fennelly did tell me about Jeff Beck (my


ultimate guitar hero, by the way) playing on his album, but asked me not to mention it in the feature for political reasons. When the previously mentioned California expedition occurred, Fennelly invited me to his house, and after shooting the breeze for a while, we went out for my first ever double-cheese chilli burger. It’s pleasing to know that he’s still around – isn’t it about time someone put Lane Changer on CD? He was right that it was his best album, far better than the Stranger’s Bed follow-up. Keep the ZigZag baton alive! John Tobler Now who could reissue Lane Changer? Repertoire? Sundazed? You’re right, it needs to be done. You’ll also be pleased to know that John Sebastian answers our 20 Questions with aplomb in this very issue.


Hi Jon, Greetings from Boston, USA. Just wanted to say how much I love Shindig! As someone who’s as great a fan of sunshine pop and psychedelia as proto-metal/hard rock and prog, your magazine is a godsend. Just picked up the latest issue last night and felt inclined to write. I’m especially looking forward to reading the piece on Bang, who’ve been a favourite of mine for a while. Keep up the great work! Joe Fazio We’re always happy to pick up new readers with such open minds Joe. It’s the mindset of this very mag.


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