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information needed part two...

 Had the first part of this blog up yesterday asking for help in anyway with bands i have little or no knowledge of...today i'm asking if anyone has info on the following bands of which again i have little information ...first along is :

The slippery rock string band who originally formed in around '62 but folded '64ish where upon bassist bob harvey joined a new and up and coming band the jefferson airplane in '65! within 6 month's bob had left the airplane and got the slippery rock band back together & releasing a single 'tule fog/sally brought him home' dome records 1967...as you can guess from the name they played  folky-country-string band stuff but they are a part of san francisco music and so would like to know more about them...

slippery rock string band with bob harvey far left.

The 'yellow brick road' i have written about at length on an upload i did on my youtube channel where i placed both sides of their great psych single 'day before tomorrow/when fall arrives' from 1967..the band had singer jeannie piersol who had been a founding member of  'the great society' as she and her husband were good friends with jerry slick when he was at university...but when darby slick from the society joined the band they changed name to 'hair'  and played a mix of experimental soul/rock...little is known about both bands so .....can you help out?

nice poster featuring the band.

Phananganang are one of those fasinating bands you just have to check out on hearing the name...they did infact release a very rare single and long thought lost in '69 'clown song/two a little one' on the 'san francisco sound' label run by matthew katz....from over in marin county i do have both tracks up on my channel....

phananganang playing a small outdoor show.

Next i need help with a band that over a two year period played everywhere around san francisco and the bay area ' the only alternative and his other possibilities'..started off as a backing band to folky mimi farina (sister of joan baez..) they by late '66 had upped and left and regrouped around a new singer pat (last name unknown..) but later marrying leader tor olson...no records released in their life time which is quite amazing for a group that was so popular...i did find a film of them at the 'matrix club' which i have on my channel which makes me more determined than ever to find out more...


the group were at 'coast recorders' but what was recorded?

the following band i have nothing on except that they did release a single 'just yesterday/saratoga james' on the onyx label...the group 'weird herald' sound a talented bunch with beautiful haunting vocals all done in a folky-country rock style...hailing from san jose they are rumoured to have recorded an unreleased album but can you help out in filling in large gaps in the bands history?

great little poster featuring the band.


and here i'll leave with bated breath and fingers & toes crossed in hoping someone will rack their memory banks and get in touch...information/posters/photo's and just small snippets would help and you can contact me here or e.mail : sfscene@outlook.com 

News in....i will post a separate blog for the slippery rock band as i have much new information....


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