- Asphalt Mother
Infobox Song
Name = Asphalt Mother
Artist =Mind Garage
Album = Early Years
Released = 1968
Recorded = Bell Sound Studio
Genre = Rock
Length = 5:05
Writer = Larry McClurg
Label = Morning Glori Music
Producer = Mind Garage"Asphalt Mother" was released as a 45 single in 1968, but in 2006, it and the flip side "Reach Out" were included on the "
Mind Garage Early Years " CD which was a collection of seven demos recorded by the band the '68.Listen
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The Mind Garage traveled from Morgantown, WV to Bell Sound Studio on Long Island, New York to record Asphalt Mother and made only 1000 vinyl copies.
Norris Lytton uses an 8 string Hagstrom bass guitar for a sharp, crisp sound. John Vaughan's Gibson Firebird employs a gutsy fuzz tone, and Jack Bond's Hammond B-3 and Leslie hold the composition together.
Syncopation with the other instruments is achieved by Ted Smith's precision drumming. After a fade out, and a four second pause when the song appears to be over, the music comes back in full force for another 30 seconds.Credits
*Larry McClurg - Lead vocal, lyrics
*John Vaughan - Lead guitar
*Jack Bond - Keyboard
*Ted Smith - Percussion
*Norris Lytton - Bass guitar
*Glenn Cambell - Sound engineer
*Tom Cossie - Assistant producerReception
"Asphalt Mother" continues to survive on its own more than four decades after it was recorded, despite never having been promoted. It is played on FM radio, [ [http://www.kdhx.org/index.php?option=com_kdhxradio&task=playlist&dothis=latest&show=Time+Warp+Radio&Itemid=268 KDHX FM Time Warp Radio St. Louis] ] and appears on 60s compilation CDs, pirated discs, internet radio, [ [http://www.rocket88.8m.com/ Rocket 88 FM and Internet Radio] ] and BitTorrents. [ [http://www.mininova.org/tor/164400 ChrisGoesRock's Nuggets 60s Torrent] ]
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