VA - Smash Boom Bang! The Songs and Productions of Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 04:20PM
soundscapes in Pop/Rock, Reissue, Rock n' Roll/R&B/Rockabilly

Running the gamut from raucous garage rock to girl-group pop, Smash Boom Bang! showcases the infectious songs and productions of New York City tunesmiths Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer.

"Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer made loud, drum-and-handclap-infused pop in the first half of the '60s. Not known for subtlety, they took much from the likes of Bo Diddley and Gary 'US' Bonds and pushed the power up to 11, as evidenced on The Sheep's 'Hide And Seek,' arguably the loudest, most in-your-face two minutes in pop." - Record Collector

"If you don’t know the names of Messrs. Feldman, Goldstein and Gotteher, you’ll undoubtedly know 'My Boyfriend’s Back,' 'Hang On, Sloopy' and 'I Want Candy,' and you just might be surprised to find that all three songs were the work (either in songwriting, production or both) of the same team. Smash Boom Bang!  takes its name from three prominent labels, the last of which was founded by Bert Berns.  As Berns’ tragically short-lived career has already been anthologized by Ace, this collection makes the perfect companion to those earlier two volumes." - The Second Disc

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