Wall Of Sound - HANG ON (Gold Star Studios) (1967)

Описание: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Big Bird 127 & Tower 363) Out of Los Angeles, this explosive Spectorian production is one of the best 'Wall of Sound' recordings put to vinyl and the name on label of the duo responsible for this sonic masterpiece is aptly credited. 'Hang On' is the creation of Reese 'Buzz' Clifford and Jan Davis. Clifford's claim to fame prior to this was as a Columbia Records artists and having the hit, 'Baby Sittin' Boogie' while davis was an amazing guitarist/songwriter who lent his talents to many a recording. Recorded at Hollywood's Gold Star Studios with it's legendary echo chamber propped widely open, the on-fire backing track played by L.A.'s 'Wrecking Crew' is all and much more of what you'd expect to experience in a Phil Spector production by The Righteous Brothers. However, in this case, Clifford & Davis concocted a recording that features neither of those parties and yet pulled it off without a hitch. First issued in August of 1967 on the tiny L.A. label, Big Bird, it was then scooped up by the Capitol Records subsidiary, Tower and reissued a few months later in October but still failed to chart. The passing of time has been kind to this disc as original copies on both labels have now become quite desirable. So much so that bootleg discs of both pressings have been manufactured. The bootleg Tower pressing can be found on blue colored vinyl and the Big Bird version was manufactured with a gold rather than a yellow label.