The Rascals A Ray Of Hope

I have been enjoying the Rascals lately. Would love to see their new Broadway show.

Rascals - Glory Glory

I had a productive weekend. Friday night my wife and I went to Chapel Hill to a concert (The Bats with Mac (from Superchunk) - great show in a small club and I was beat when I got home. Today started off  with early morning church, then came home and uploaded some songs to the computer, went to an auction up the road and bought 3 metal 45 boxes full of old country, R&B and rock 45's..mostly 50's country, and 1 box of LP records that were pretty much crap but in the bottom of the box I spied 4 Elvis Presley and 1 Ricky Nelson hard cover EP's and then came home and mowed the lawn. The records were a nice haul considering I found nothing on Saturday's yard sale trip.
I was thinking of this song while in Church so

Rascals - Real Thing

I am a huge Rascals fan. Here is a gem of a "b" side from a minor hit after their big hit days were over. I absolutely love love love this song.

Young Rascals - Groovin (Italian & Spanish)

I finished my paper for class tomorrow, and I can truly say I am really enjoying this class.How about a few rare versions of an obscure 45 to celebrate. How many out there were aware this US 45 existed?

Young Rascals - Groovin (Italian Version)

Young Rascals - Groovin (Spanish Version)

Groovin a los Rascals

Ok boys and girls, I think we are back on the groove train thanks to B Cook and his blog Diggin it!!! at http://westexdigs.blogspot.com/.

So I had to take my wife to Charlotte, NC (about 240 miles away) on Monday. It was a long cold rainy trip with the highlight being a handful of cool 45's I picked up in a junk shop. Stay tuned for those goodies in the near future. Anyway, I had this post all planned out to upload when I returned home but once home found out the songs were not playing for anyone but me. I think we have that licked finally! 

The Rascals are one of the artists that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame actually got right. Their brand of blued eyed soul was unrivaled. Over the past year I have been a fanatic fan picking up everything I can find: all of their albums, the rare US Italian/Spanish version "Groovin"; and all of their US stock Picture Sleeves (thanks goes to my friend Craig for finding me the "Groovin" Picture Sleeve which had eluded me").

I built up the blue eyed soul tag but here we are with a taste of their more psychedelic side. I plan to feature them again but for now enjoy the eastern laced "Sattva", 2nd to the last song on the album "Once Upon A Dream".

The Rascals - Sattva