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The Rising Storm
*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)


Hardwater - Capitol Records '68-'69

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

- Hardwater -
Capitol Records Album 1968

Produced by David Axelrod
Hardwater album 1968 on Capitol Records
(This rare collectors LP is currently
available on Ebay for as much as $45 and more)
Hardwater reissue in 2001


The reissue is a great package (partially represented here),
chalk full of stories, details, and background.
(The CD is also available through Ebay and Amazon.com. Cherry Records)

Hardwater's first Capitol Records single
Hardwater

Capitol Records #2230

Their first 45rpm single release
Titles: Not So Hard / City Sidewalks

Hardwater Poster 1968 by John Herron
Hardwater Poster
Artist John Herron


Balderdash - Rob McLerran
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 and Balderdash

Boondoggle & Balderdash
John Herron & Rob McLerran

Hohn Herron and Rob McLerran

 

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

Song of Innocence - David Axelrod

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)


David Axelrod's  The Dr & The Diamond


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

David Axelrod - David Axelrod


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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