The Young Rascals

by The Rascals, The Young Rascals

Overview

The history of '60s rock is littered with stories of great rock classics -- the Savages' album, the Thirteenth Floor Elevators' first two albums, the first two Chocolate Watch Band albums -- that should have been better known than they were. The Young Rascals is that rare example of a genuinely great album that got heard and played, and sold and sold. Apart from the presence of a hit ("Good Lovin'") to drive sales, every kid (and his girlfriend) in any aspiring white rock band on the East Coast in 1966 seemingly owned a copy. And it's easy to see why -- the Rascals' debut couples a raw garage band sound with compelling white soul more successfully than just about any record since the Beatles' Please Please Me. The band had three powerful singers in Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, and Gene Cornish, and an attack honed in hundreds of hours of playing dance clubs on Long Island and New York City. The result is a record without a weak moment or a false note anywhere in its 35 minutes: "Do You Feel It" shows them crossing swords stylistically with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; "Just a Little" and "Like a Rolling Stone" show off their folk-rock chops; and "Slow Down," "Good Lovin'," "Mustang Sally," and "In the Midnight Hour" are all '60s rock & roll classics in these versions. "Like a Rolling Stone," in particular, now seems all the more compelling, pointing the way toward a future that included Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower." The CD reissue is one of Warner Special Products' better sounding releases, having been remastered by Rhino's Bill Inglot. The original album was on Atlantic, and was one of the label's best-sellers of the mid-'60s. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2002
Label:	Sundazed
UPC:	0090771511614
Rank:	87711

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Young Rascals   Primary Artist
The Rascals   Primary Artist
Eddie Brigati   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Felix Cavaliere   Organ,Vocals,Keyboards
Gene Cornish   Guitar,Vocals
Dino Danelli   Drums

Technical Credits

Bob Dylan   Composer
Rudy Clark   Composer
The Rascals   Producer
Arif Mardin   Producer,Recording Supervision
Arthur Resnick   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Roy Cicala   Engineer
The Young Rascals   Performer
Tom Dowd   Engineer,Producer,Recording Supervision
Lawrence Williams   Composer
Jerry Schatzberg   Cover Photo
Larry Andrew Williams   Composer
Loring Eutemey   Cover Design
Bill Inglot   Digital Remastering
Ken Perry   Digital Remastering
Jimmy Shirl   Composer
Irvin Graham   Composer
Larry Williams   Composer
Eddie Brigati   Composer
Felix Cavaliere   Composer
Gene Cornish   Composer
Ruth Durand   Composer
Ron Elliott   Composer
Lori Burton   Composer
Phil Iehle   Engineer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Sir Mack Rice   Composer