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GRAINS OF SAND - Goin' Away, Baby
ALBUM Goin' Away, Baby (7", Single)(1966)
The Grains Of Sand hailed from Lomita in Los Angeles County, California and had been formed as The Rockin’ Bugs in 1964 by Doug “Red” Mark and Dave Hodgkins when they left the Navy. After changing name, the band released their debut 45 on Valiant in February 1966.
By the time of the group’s second single, issued on the Genesis label in December 1966, The Grains of Sand had fallen under the influence of Svengali record producer Kim Fowley. He co-wrote the flip side with Michael Lloyd, a young musician, engineer and producer Fowley had struck up a friendship with after a chance meeting at Stereo Masters recording studio.
Lloyd was a founder member of the legendary West Coast Pop-Art Experimental Band, as well as being the driving force behind top 1968 pop-psych albums by The Smoke and October Country. He was appointed Vice President of A&R at MGM Records in 1969 at just 20 years of age and went on to be a very successful record producer with the likes of The Osmonds and Shaun Cassidy.
‘Goin’ Away Baby’(also co-written by Lloyd, this time with Sean McLeod) is a wondrously infectious high-energy garage raver with driving guitar and organ and a devastating keyboard break.
GRAINS OF SAND - Goin' Away, Baby
ALBUM Goin' Away, Baby (7", Single)(1966)
The Grains Of Sand hailed from Lomita in Los Angeles County, California and had been formed as The Rockin’ Bugs in 1964 by Doug “Red” Mark and Dave Hodgkins when they left the Navy. After changing name, the band released their debut 45 on Valiant in February 1966.
By the time of the group’s second single, issued on the Genesis label in December 1966, The Grains of Sand had fallen under the influence of Svengali record producer Kim Fowley. He co-wrote the flip side with Michael Lloyd, a young musician, engineer and producer Fowley had struck up a friendship with after a chance meeting at Stereo Masters recording studio.
Lloyd was a founder member of the legendary West Coast Pop-Art Experimental Band, as well as being the driving force behind top 1968 pop-psych albums by The Smoke and October Country. He was appointed Vice President of A&R at MGM Records in 1969 at just 20 years of age and went on to be a very successful record producer with the likes of The Osmonds and Shaun Cassidy.
‘Goin’ Away Baby’(also co-written by Lloyd, this time with Sean McLeod) is a wondrously infectious high-energy garage raver with driving guitar and organ and a devastating keyboard break.
