Label: MicroWerks Records (U.S.), MW 066
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Country: Ann Arbor, Detroit, U.S.
Time: 39:38
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 280 Mb
The SRC (short for the Scot Richard Case) was an American, Detroit-based psychedelic rock band, from the late 1960s. From 1966 to 1972, they were a staple at many Detroit rock venues, such as the Grande Ballroom.
The SRC was formed by Scott Richardson, the Chosen Few lead singer, with local band The Fugitives, which featured Glenn Quackenbush, Gary Quackenbush and E.G. Clawson, all of whom were based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Robin Dale, bass guitar and vocals, the only British member of the group. Jeep Holland, manager of The Rationals, became their manager and suggested Richardson as lead singer. Bass player Al Wilmot joined later. With Wilmot on bass, SRC recorded Milestones and Travelers Tales. Richard Haddad was the bass player on their final album with Capitol Records and was the bass player on the Lost Masters album released in 1985.
Upon the addition of Richardson, the original line-up included: Scott Richardson (vocals), Steve Lyman (rhythm guitar and vocals), Gary Quackenbush (lead guitar), Glenn Quackenbush (organ), Robin Dale (bass and vocals) and E.G. Clawson stage name for Scott Williamson (drums). Richardson was influenced by the Pretty Things and based the SRC stage show on this. The band recorded its first single "Who's That Girl"/"I'm So Glad", the latter a cover of the Cream version of a Skip James song, and released it to moderate reviews. However, fan reaction was good enough for the band's members to choose to drop out of Eastern Michigan University to work on their music, a risk at the time as draft-eligible men were potentially subject to mandatory military duty in Vietnam. Robin Dale (stage name) was drafted into the Marine Corps. in October 1969.
Soon the band's sound became more psychedelic, influenced by the likes of Procol Harum, for whom the band would later open. Their self-titled debut album was released by Capitol Records, and the single "Black Sheep"/"Morning Mood" from this album drew fan and media praise. "Black Sheep", considered a psychedelic masterpiece, was released only in mono for the single, as an abridged version. The album version, featured a longer midsection with additional verses.
"Marionette", "Onesimpletask", and "Refugee" offer additional examples of the expanded guitar and keyboard style developed by the Quackenbush brothers Gary (guitar) and Glenn (Hammond organ), along with their musically adventurous bandmates.
With growing popularity, the band split from Holland and began to open in and around Detroit for several national and international artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and The Mamas & the Papas among others. Soon after the success of their first record the band began to work on a second album. Milestones was released in March 1969. From this album they released the single "Up All Night" / "Turn Into Love" (Capitol) in 1969.
Robin Dale was replaced by Al Wilmot and Lyman would exit the band before Milestones was completed or released. Milestones was perhaps the band's best attempt at commercial and mainstream success and charted in the Billboard 200, but never reached any position to help SRC break out of the Detroit or Ann Arbor area on to more national success.
Before the start of Traveler's Tale Gary Quackenbush was, in his own words, in a "severe" motorcycle accident that had him hospitalized.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRC_(band))
01. Black Sheep (04:41)
02. Daystar (04:27)
03. Exile (04:21)
04. Marionette (03:58)
05. Onesimpletask (05:34)
06. Paragon Council (03:57)
07. Refugeve (03:36)
08. Interval (05:11)
09. Black Sheep (Live) (03:49)
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