*REVIEW-
Reissued CD 2011 Hardwater “Hardwater”
1968, Country Rock, Folk, Psych
Review excerpt from TheRisingStorm.com
"...Liberally sprinkled over the tight, taut rhythm tracks was Wyant’s remarkable lead guitar, whose unique style juxtaposed rippling Eastern raga scales with aching pedal steel simulations via a volume swell. His sound was and remains revolutionary, especially since he favoured an unfashionable hollowbody *Fender Coronado guitar with low-powered DeArmond pickups..."
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*Editors Note: Pedro explained that the reviewer made reference to the guitar Pedro used for solos on the Hardwater album as a "Fender Coronado." Pedro actually used the Fender Coronado for rhythm tracks on the David Axelrod album, Song of Innocence.
For his solos on both the Axelrod album and the Hardwater Capitol recording he used Rich Fifield's Fender JazzMaster.
Pedro further mentions, "The reason I used the Jazzmaster guitar was that one day I found that my Les Paul wouldn't tune so I had to take it to the shop.
"Years later, Rob McLerran told me why my Les Paul wouldn't tune, but that's a story for a later time."" |
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The
California Days...Hardwater
1968 - Los Angles, Calif.
Rich
Fifield
(Guitar
& Vocals), Pete
"Pedro" Wyant (Guitar),
Rob
McLerran (Base & Vocals),
Tony Murillo
(Drums)
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Album
Song Tracks:
Side
One
1.
MEDLEY: MY TIME/ TAKE A LONG LOOK
2. CITY SIDEWALKS
3. LOVE AND I
4. MONDAY
5. PLATE OF MY FARE
Side
Two
1. NOT
SO HARD
2. GOOD OLE FRIENDS
3. SANCTUARY
4. TO NOWHERE
5. GOOD LUCK
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Hardwater -
Capitol
Records Album 1968
Produced
by David Axelrod
(This
rare collectors LP is currently
available on Ebay for as much as $45 and more) |
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Hardwater
Capitol
Records #2230
Their
first 45rpm single release
Titles:
Not So Hard / City Sidewalks |
Hardwater
Poster
Artist John Herron
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Balderdash - Rob McLerran
The Ballad of
Shirley Goodness & Mercey
Rob McLerran's solo album from 1972 was reissued by Big Pink Records (out of Korea) in 2010 |
Boondoggle
& Balderdash
John Herron & Rob McLerran
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Boondogle and Balderdash
This Uni Records LP was the collaboration of Rob McLerran and John Herron...originally released in 1971. This album has been reissued in CD by Big Pink Records (out of Korea)
in 2010
Rob McLerran as since produced and recorded five more albums on his Root Blues Reborn
label with his son Little Joe McLerran
from 2005-2012
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Song
of Innocence
Pete
Wyant also appeared as a guest performer &
soloist on David Axelrod's albums
CD
Release Date : 05/29/2000
Original Release Date : 1969
Catalog ID : 5215882
Label : Capitol Records (UK)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Capitol Recording, LA
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
Re-Released:Capitol
Records UK
Cat No: CAP 2982-1
Format: LP
Released: 5th September, 2005
Written
& Produced by
David Axelrod for Capitol Records (more)
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David Axelrod - The Dr & The Diamond
Bass
[Contra, Fretless Electric] - Jim Hughart
Bass [Electric] - Carol Kaye
Cello - Nat Gershman
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar [Electric] - Howard Roberts , Lou Morell
, Pete Wyant
Percussion - Gary Coleman
Piano - Don Randi
Producer - David Axelrod , H.B. Barnum
Viola - Marilyn Baker
Violin - Donald Palmer
Label:
Mo Wax
Catalog #: AXEL DJ1
Format: 12"
Country: UK
Released: 2001
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David Axelrod - David Axelrod
Bass
[Contra, Fretless Electric] - Jim Hughart
Bass [Electric] - Carol Kaye
Cello - Nat Gershman
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar [Electric] - Howard Roberts , Lou Morell
, Pete Wyant
Horns - Gene Cipriano
Percussion - Gary Coleman
Piano - Don Randi
Producer - David Axelrod , H.B. Barnum
Viola - Marilyn Baker
Violin - Donald Palmer
Vocals - Anita Tolbert Nwede , Brenda Marie
Eiger , Cynthia Bass , Esterlee Nicholson
With
Joe Sample, Lou Rawles, Lanny Morgan, Bob Efford,
Ernie Watts, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear
Label:
Source Records (FR) French
label owned by EMI/Virgin
Catalog
#: 7243 8 10785 2 5
Format: CD
Country: Europe
Released 2001
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