L.A. Warlocks, Sunset Strip Nightclub circa 1966
Problem was, I was the only photographer available, so I took this shot during a performance, with my medium-format Hasselblad at about f.45, shooting toward the side wall from my perspective, trying to eliminate the audience, because it’s supposed to be a band publicity photo. I shoved my alto sax which sort of did horn-section stuff and occasionally alternated leads with the Hammond B3 and the Stratocaster… I took only a moment to snap this, fearing to miss a beat. This nondescript and thoroughly “lost” shot was our only band photo for a few months, until Freep photographer Larry Fein did a photo session with us for the album liner. The album got scrapped but was finally produced in 1973 at RCA Studios in Hollywood, with the help of Al & Ritchie Schmidt, Rick Jarrard, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Jumonville, Jerry Garcia and o thers; it’s now available from CD Baby. It’s called “Live at RCA” and features a large number of friends who just dropped in and played with the original five members of the band — of course we couldn’t credit them. Oh, check out my coinology shop on eBay while you’re here. I’m on my way to work on it now.
See You At The Top!!!
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