Monday, July 18, 2011

Song of the Week: "Mr. Pharmacist", The Other Half




Los Angeles 1966. I would have loved to been there at that time. Love, Byrds, Doors, Chocolate Watchband, Standells, Sons of Adam all playing the strip. Add to that, The Other Half. Here they are doing their original, Mr. Pharmacist. Jeff Nolan, the singer, wrote the song, Randy Holden doing the great guitar work.

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  1. I love this! Great proto-Stooges stomp that transitions seamlessly into the hyperkinetic middle section. Awesome guitar and harp. I had to look up Randy Holden, the named sounded familiar, and I see he was in Blue Cheer for a time. Must be where I heard the name before.

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  2. I just picked this record up a couple of days ago at a store in Santa Rosa, CA. Pretty damn great record.

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  4. Dear xxx,

    PRESS RELEASE - THE OTHER HALF's "MR PHARMACIST/I'VE COME SO FAR" - on 7"vinyl 45 RPM Mono.

    We are very pleased to announce the reissue of the OTHER HALF's "MR PHARMACIST/I'VE COME SO FAR" cult vinyl single from 1966 on our label www.HarlemShuffleRecords.com

    Harlem Shuffle is a collective of DJs set on legitimately repressing great songs of Soul/Funk/R&B, early Reggae/Rocksteady and Pop/Garage/Psychedelic/Rock from the 60s and early 70s on vinyl.

    This is a reissue of the killer single published by GNP Crescendo in 1966 and never reprinted since...

    The release is on a high quality 42 grams 7" vinyl 45 RPM Mono as was the former single.

    It is planned for sale from the 20th of October 2019 on www.HarlemShuffleRecords.com, www.Juno.co.uk and all good resellers around the world.

    Thank you
    Harlem Shuffle Records

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