Mourning Son –Sit Down Honey/ Where is Tomorrow –Hellfire Records R-5114 SP (1972 US)
Local release by a unknown Harrisburg (PA) act. The A side is a RAW cover of the first Elf single, so it probably places the release date as 1972 and not as a sixties release as could be indicated by the label design and sound. It’s real primitive stuff with killer guitar and vocals; a perfect mix of Garage ethics and Bonehead. If anyone can locate a better copy of this single I would be forever grateful. The B side is a Hammond infused mellow Psych track, pleasant, but no more than that.
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Robin - My dad Ralph Tobias was lead guitarist for Mourning Son (one of two that played on the Sit Down Honey record of which I have a copy as well). Yes, this was early 70s...the band was based in Lebanon, PA and actually had a couple of records before Sit Down Honey. Their first was "Make My Day" on the Arpeggio label which I thought was a cool Vietnam era-ish tune but didn't do much. Then they put out "Another Time" which went #1 on the Lebanon station with an incredible rockin' version of the oldie "Boney Maroney" on the B side. You can search "Another Time" out on Youtube to hear it. Anyway, that was a long time ago, but listening to these records makes it all come back. I remember seeing them play way back then as a kid...my dad played the "Where is Tomorrow" solo with a violin bow on his guitar. He also did his "Roll Over Beethoven" solo with that bow in live shows. Definitely something to see! Stan Blair was the lead singer and what an incredible voice he had! Good memories.
That's my dad on the first solo. Unless I'm mistaken, the mellow tune ("Where is Tomorrow") is the A side, with "Sit Down Honey" on the B. I used to love listening to them play this at different venues on the east coast. My bro and I still kick it out when the opportunity presents itself. Any chance I can get a digital copy of this for posterity?
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