Saturday, May 3, 2008

SON'S OF THE KEYSTONE KOPS - I LAUGHED YOU CRIED


Dig this record.... it was released in January 1969, based on the Monarch pressing plant matrix numbers, and was the B side of the record! If this had been issued 2 years earlier on a major record label as the A side, i have no doubt it could've seen some chart action. I know absolutely nothing about this group/record/label at all, but based on the release number (#1003), i'll assume this is not the first record issued on PUBLIC! Records.

Some internet searching tells me that this song was written by John L. Colonna, Stanley Clements, Robert Lee Smith, and Laurie Ruth Cazden. Robert Lee Smith has several songs listed at ASCAP, and although he wrote the "A" side of this single (Chain Gang Man) with Bob Durfee, it is not listed on ASCAP. This record was also produced by John Colonna and Stanley Clements, which may also be why the songs were published by Jay-Stan Music. I would love to have more information on the group members, this record label, etc if anyone out there can help supply me with any. Until then, sit back and enjoy the music!


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Laurie Ruth Cazden also wrote under the name Lori Cazden See: "Love Is The Only Good Thing" by Preston Epps on Jo-Jo 107 also released in 1969. Cool record you found there.

Unknown said...

Laurie Ruth Cazden also wrote under the name Lori Cazden. See: "Love Is The Only Good Thing" by Preston Epps on the Jo-Jo #107 label which was also released in 1969. Hope this helps a little. Nice record find there.