JOKERS WILD-Liquid Giraffe-'60s USA Heavy underground rock-NEW LP
JOKERS WILD - Liquid Giraffe,
USA 1967/69 (SHADOKS 159)
NEW LP REISSUE
500 numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / 2 page insert
"Jokers Wild" recorded 3 singles between 1967 and 1969 in Minnesota but the complete album LIQUID GIRAFFE was never released. Starting as a 5 man band most of the material was recorded by the 3 main members: Lonnie Knight, Denny Johnson and Pete Huber. Later Lonnie Knight became guitarist of "The Litter" for a while but he returned to "Jokers Wild".
What a powerful band this is. Huge amp stacks guaranteed a "wall of sound" on stage. Double bass drum, cool outfits, they must have been been great on stage.
Damin Eih, A.L.K. and Brother Clark wrote:
"In ’67 I saw two local bands that again amped up the juice, The Litter and Jokers Wild. Both bands played original music and had excellent psychedelic-raved guitar players, Zippy Caplan (Litter) and Lonnie Knight (Jokers Wild). That brought everything to a new level"
Heavy underground rock with great composed songs, fuzz guitars, speedy drums and tight bass lines.
If you think The Litter is the one you should listen to Jokers Wild.
Jokers Wild – Liquid Giraffe
Label:
Shadoks Music – SHADOKS 159
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
Germany
Released:
2013
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Peace Man
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
2:17
A2 Tomorrow
Written-By – Pete Huber
2:53
A3 The Grass Is Greener
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
4:14
A4 I'm On My Way
Written-By – Pete Huber
4:00
A5 Stranger
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
3:12
A6 Copper Penny
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
2:25
A7 I See You
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
4:19
A8 Witch
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
3:06
B1 American Dream
Written-By – Denny Johnson, Ed Fitzgerald (2)
2:19
B2 Hard Road
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
2:49
B3 River
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
4:56
B4 Have You Ever Loved Somebody
Written-By – Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks (2)
3:16
B5 Dissatisfied
Written-By – Lonnie Knight
6:41
B6 Good Time
Written-By – George Young, Harry Vanda
4:00
Credits
Bass – Denny Johnson
Drums – Pete Huber
Guitar – Bill Jordan (4) (tracks: A1 to A8), Lonnie Knight
Keyboards – Greg Springer (tracks: A1 to A8)
Mastered By – Denny Johnson, Pete Huber
Producer – Jokers Wild (tracks: A1 to A6, A8, B1 to B6), Tony Andreason (tracks: A7), Tony Glover (tracks: A1 to A6, A8, B1 to B6)
Vocals – Bill Jordan (4) (tracks: A1 to A8), Denny Johnson, Greg Springer (tracks: A1 to A8), Lonnie Knight, Pete Huber
Written-By – Allan Clarke (tracks: B4), Denny Johnson (tracks: B1), Ed Fitzgerald (2) (tracks: B1), George Young (tracks: B6), Graham Nash (tracks: B4), Harry Vanda (tracks: B6), Lonnie Knight (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to A8, B2, B3, B5), Pete Huber (tracks: A2, A4), Tony Hicks (2) (tracks: B4)
Notes
USA 1967/6...LP 500 hand numbered / heavy sleeve / 180 gram pressing / 2 page insert with pictures and liner notes.
Track A7 recorded at Universal Audio Recording Studio, produced by Tony Andreason.
All other tracks recorded at Micside Recording Studio, produced by Jokers Wild & Tony Glover.
Album mastered by Pete Huber & Denny Johnson.
Personnel:
Lonnie Knight: guitar, vocals.
Denny Johnson: bass, vocals.
Pete Huber: drums, vocals.
On side A also:
Bill Jordan: guitar, vocals.
Greg Springer: keyboards, vocals.
B6 "Good Time" should be spelled "Good Times".