I've been wanting to post this forever,so here goes.Lenny Dee ,who lived just several miles down the road from me,was a pianist,organ and banjo player discovered by Red Foley.For me,the most interesting thing besides the spooky sounding keys,is the cover photo.If you notice the 2 girls flanking Lenny ,in the backseat ,look to be mentally handicapped.The 2 in the front seat that aren't driving,look to be twin female impersonators,the one driving has a dazed rat look in her eyes,and the one in the center rear,being straddled by Lenny,looks like she'll kiss the bunny!
The single is named, "Dee Day" (D-Day?) , the first cut is ,"Satan Takes A Holiday",(Lenny is Satan,lookit dem broads,he's takin' on vacation with him) a number near and dear to the heart of Anton LaVey,who I've also heard perform a version of this.The only original here is ,"Big Boogie Dee",a bouncy lil' ditty.Better than you might think. Hi-fi organ solos with a beat!
"Chick-a- Boom Chick-a -Boom Dontcha Jes Love It." That's the guy that did this single ,in the pic above.Side A is comparable to Disco Tex and the Sexolettes or P-Funk (without Bootsy and the metal tendencies),kinda funky/cheesy disco.Side B sounds like a totally different band,with a sound ranging from early OMD,to late model Human League.The dude in the photo,doesn't look like either one of these types of music.
Bud Shank was a jazz alto sax player and flautist for over 60 years.He died in April of 2009.This 45 (I may post it at 33 speed sometime,let me know if you wanna hear that!) is pretty damn great.when the sax kicks in,on ,I Am The Walrus ,it almost sounds like a sick seagull!
