Richard Twice

Fuzz guitars, organ, celestial vocal harmonies, a single effort and then…eternity (or obscurity if you look at the other side of the coin). In 1968 leader Richard Atkins - Richard Manning his artistic partner and co-writer, hence the name - was building toward success, his musical adventures and philosophy not that far from the likes of The Byrds or the more eccentric Simon & Garfunkel. He’d won a contract with Mercury Records, and recorded with the Wrecking Crew members, a group of Los Angeles session musicians famous for their work with the Beach Boys, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and hundreds more.

But stage fright triggered a disastrous make-or-break performance in a small Hollywood nightclub, and everything abruptly fell apart. Atkins gave up music in the prime, and for 50 years he refused even to listen to a radio, so painful were his memories of a career he was convinced could have been.Featuring top-notch backing from musicians such as Drake Levin (Paul Revere and the Raiders), Larry Knechtel (Bread), Mark Tulin (the Electric Prunes) and Rusty Young (Poco), the album - nonetheless - it's bound to appeal to all fans of high-quality early '70s US pop-rock.

PERSONNEL:

• Richard Atkins, Richard Manning - (vocals, guitar)
• Colin Cameron, Mark Tulin - (bass)
• Malcolm Elsensohn, Ron Tutt - (drums)
• David Cohen, Drake Levin, Louis Shelton - (guitar)
• Don Gallucci, Lawrence Knechtel - (keyboards)
• Rusty Young - (pedal steel guitar)
• Gary Coleman - (percussion)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Generation '70
• A2. My Love Bathes In Silence
• A3. 1:25 A.M.
• A4. Your Love Like Heaven Be
• A5. God Give Me Strength
• A6. What Makes Me Love You Like I Do?

• SIDE B
• B1. If I Knew You Were The One
• B2. The Finest Poet
• B3. More Or Less Nothing
• B4. If I Were Strong I'd Move You Mountains
• B5. She Catches Me Running