Episode #70: Nino Temple & April Stevens
In the final show of series 8, “Come To The Sunshine” #70, Andrew Sandoval spins a selection of rare vinyl singles by Tristen Schell, The Sundowners, Pasty Fuller, The Forum, Los Angeles, World Of Oz., Group Therapy, The Silver Eagle, Ray Chafin, Cyril Hargrove, The San Francisco Earthquakes, Warm Sounds, International Submarine Band, The Poor, Tim Andrews, Johnny Walsh, Sandy Salisbury, The Lollipop Fantasy, Fire And Brimstone and The Young Idea. Hour two brings you an album spotlight on Nino Tempo & April Stevens 1967 “All Strung Out” LP in MONO (a mix unavailable on CD). If you’ve never heard this wonderful album, which mixes Spectorian Wall Of Sound production with great songs by David Gates, Dalton & Montgomery, Jerry Riopelle and the unmistakable voices of Nino & April, then you are in for a treat. Much like the lyrically bizarre “All Strung Out” (which employs heroin references as analogy for falling love – quite intense for 1966 – if you don’t believe me check out this clip, Andrew spins Nino’s classic “Pet Sounds” level masterpiece, “Boys Town (Where My Broken Hearted Buddies Go)” kind of a less oblique “See My Friends.” Also, their 1972 MGM release, “Makin’ Love To Rainbow Colors,” is a poppy, LSD novelty born too late. Not forgetting their visionary bagpipe-folk-rock take on “I Love How You Love Me.”
First aired January 31, 2011 episode 68 of “Come To The Sunshine” was touted as “perhaps the best episode of this continuing series” by host Andrew Sandoval. He may have been right seeing as this program features more than two hours of wonderful and rare recordings by the Byrds, Gene Clark and Dillard & Clark. On deck are powerful original vinyl 45 and LP mono mixes, alternate stereo versions, acetates and vintage interviews with Jim, Gene, David, Chris and Michael.
Broadcast November 15, 2010, on episode 67 of “Come To The Sunshine” host Andrew Sandoval features an international selection of rare sixties singles in MONO by The Sandpipers/Phil Ochs/Cast Of Thousands/David McWilliams/Ferre Grignard/The Exception/Charlotte Russe/Los Pekeninkes/Claudine Longet/Los Brincos/The Dandy Lions/Manolo Diaz/Pepples & Shells/The Doughboys/Stone Poneys.
Broadcast the first day of November in 2010, episode #65 of “Come To The Sunshine” features host Andrew Sandoval presenting scintillating sixties singles by Phil Taylor; High Society; East Side Kids; The Byrds; The Models; Jonny Rome and The Second Thought; Sonny & Cher; Bobby Fuller Four; The Mother Love; Colours; Small Faces; The Brothers Cain; Linzer And Randell; Shades Of Morley Brown; Barry Mitchell + an incredible artist spotlight on the underappreciated and often overlooked late ’60s recordings of Mr. Bobby Vee.
First aired October 18, 2010, the “Rainy Day” edition of “Come To The Sunshine” features rainbound sounds by The Marmalade/Every Mother’s Son/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/Sonny & Cher/Billy Nicholls/Jan & Dean/The Move/The Cowsills/The Ronettes/Del Shannon/The Fourth Dimension/Dion & The Wanderers/Peter & Gordon/Canterbury Music Festival/Hollies/Homer’s Knods/Nirvana/Danny Hutton/Box Tops/Lee Hazlewood/Herman’s Hermits/Chad & Jeremy/ Searchers/The Smoke/The Collage/Los Shakers/Laurels/Addrisi Bros./Turtles/Lovin’ Spoonful/ Gary Lewis & The Playboys/The Young Idea/The Ivy League/Mike Sheridan/The Troggs/Buffalo Springfield/Rick Nelson/Left Banke
In a broadcast first aired August 2nd, 2010, episode 63 of “Come To the Sunshine” features sixties mono singles in hour one by: The Young Californians/Lulu/Shades Of Morley Brown/The Cryan Shames/Barry Mitchell/Studio “A”/Danny Hutton/The Congregation/Peter And Gordon/Two And A Half/Procol Harum/Eternity’s Children/The Paper Fortress/The Vipers/Chris Montez/Del Shannon/The Models/Sonny & Cher/The Blue Things/Jill Gibson.
First aired February 8, 2010, this edition of Internet radio’s “Come To The Sunshine” is a special Valentine’s themed episode. Host Andrew Sandoval spins music by Cilla Black, The Merry-Go-Round, Parade, Billy Nicholls, Del Shannon, Jackie DeShannon, The Fourmost, Kinks, Who, Bee Gees, Grapefruit, Los Bravos, Zombies, Action, The Alan Price Set, Pete Dello, Dusty Springfield, Twice As Much, the Bobby Fuller Four, Nirvana, Turtles, Association, Searchers, the Escorts, and many more!
A “Come To The Sunshine” favorite first aired on January 4, 2010, the show’s tribute to late great producer/songwriter/arranger Curt Boettcher was timed to honor his birthday. Episode #62 features more than two hours of superb music with host Andrew Sandoval’s selection of Curt’s mid-’60s productions, collaborations and assorted rarities with such artists as: