Richard and The Young Lions had attitude, dude. The Young Lions hailed from the lovely town of Newark, New Jersey and collectively were Richard Tepp, Bob Freedman, Marc Lees, Norm Cohen, Ricky Rackin, and Jerry Raff. Richard had some seriously long hair and the requisite snarl on his face to make a great front man. It didn't hurt that he could sing, too!
The Young Lions released three singles in their brief career, all on Philips Records. Today's song is, in our humble opinion, the best of their releases. The number is their swan song, You Can Make It, and it was released in March of 1967. This is the A-Side. In a rare public announcement that runs counter to the concept of this site, we warn you...do NOT Flip this record over. Ouch!
You Can Make It was comped on the legendary What A Way To Die record and is one of the standouts on that record. They even graced the cover of the record. That's how we learned of this band.
I always thought "Nasty" was their best 45. I bought my copy in the budget bin at G.C. Murphy's... ten 45s for a dollar!
ReplyDeleteNice deal you got. Do you have the other two?
DeleteGreat! Heard 'em first on Pebbles Vol.12
ReplyDeleteThere is even a little documentary on them. You can find it on Youtube
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