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Orlyn Class
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2011
Out tomorrow on Omnivore. Same singles collection that Gear Fab released years ago but with exclusive notes and photos. I know unreleased material exists—I don‘t know why it hasn’t been reissued yet.
Omnivore is returning to the earliest days of Rhodes’ career with The Palace Guard’s All Night Long: An Anthology 1965-1966. Rhodes, who would burst onto the major-label scene with A&M’s 1967 release of The Merry-Go-Round from his band of the same name, formed The Palace Guard out of the ashes of local band The Emerals. Emitt, on drums, was joined by Rick Moser, Mike Conley, Chuck McClung, and brothers David, John , and Don Beaudoin. The Palace Guard, all clad in the manner of the Queen’s Guards, never reached the same level of fame as that other band from their hometown of Hawthorne, California, but they did release six singles that went on to become highly-coveted collectors’ items. Following Rhodes’ departure to join The Merry-Go-Round, the group pressed on as house band of The Hullabaloo Club and continued to gig until disbanding in mid-1970. All Night Longbrings together all twelve Palace Guard sides (originally released on Orange-Empire and Cameo/Parkway and including their lone single backing Don Grady of My Three Sons fame) as restored and remastered by Michael Graves. Rick Moser shares memories of the Guard in his new liner notes as well as photos from his personal collection. This slice of SoCal pop-rock history is out tomorrow from Omnivore!
Omnivore is returning to the earliest days of Rhodes’ career with The Palace Guard’s All Night Long: An Anthology 1965-1966. Rhodes, who would burst onto the major-label scene with A&M’s 1967 release of The Merry-Go-Round from his band of the same name, formed The Palace Guard out of the ashes of local band The Emerals. Emitt, on drums, was joined by Rick Moser, Mike Conley, Chuck McClung, and brothers David, John , and Don Beaudoin. The Palace Guard, all clad in the manner of the Queen’s Guards, never reached the same level of fame as that other band from their hometown of Hawthorne, California, but they did release six singles that went on to become highly-coveted collectors’ items. Following Rhodes’ departure to join The Merry-Go-Round, the group pressed on as house band of The Hullabaloo Club and continued to gig until disbanding in mid-1970. All Night Longbrings together all twelve Palace Guard sides (originally released on Orange-Empire and Cameo/Parkway and including their lone single backing Don Grady of My Three Sons fame) as restored and remastered by Michael Graves. Rick Moser shares memories of the Guard in his new liner notes as well as photos from his personal collection. This slice of SoCal pop-rock history is out tomorrow from Omnivore!
