Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Shadows Of Knight: I Got My Mojo Working (Sundazed Music/1996)



The Shadows Of Knight are one of the definitive American garage rock bands from the mid 60's. Their most successful chart entry was their top-ten cover of “Gloria” by Them. It contained the then-risque lyric “She comes to my room” which the Shadows Of Night replaced with “She Calls Out My Name”, which ensured airplay in all markets. Although, in many major markets the song reached #1. They also made the national top 40 charts with their cover of Bo Didley's “Oh Yeah”.

The always reliable reissue label Sundazed Music issued an alternate version of “I Got My Mojo Working” which was recorded at a 1966 session at Chess Records. It's a lively, raucous recording and a fine addition to their released output. The more interesting side here however is the B-Side. It's a promotional advertisement for Fairmount Potato Chips that was released on a Flexi Disc on Auravision Records in 1967. It is the band introducing themselves and then launching into bluesy proto-punk song about a “Potato Chip”. It's worth the price of record alone.




For fans of Garage Rock. Recommended.  

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