---5/16/21
Who the Manchester Bridge Band were is anyone's guess, so 'Mysteries' indeed. The first side is pure dreamy psych, with haunting organ and trippy vocals. Kind of like Music Emporium. I love this style, and you just don't hear it that much. 'I Get By' picks up the tempo with some fine rhythm guitar, active bass work, and snotty vocals. Which leads to a ripping mid song fuzz solo. This is an excellent two sider.
Comments made to UMR:
1. They were actually from Pennsylvania...the Punxsutawney area. Dick Miller (vocals) was my grandfather. My dad actually went on the road with them sometimes when he was young.
2. Robert Chango is my Uncle he lives in Maryland now. My mother still lives in the Punxsutawney area. I was raised with Dick Millers sister she also still lives in the Punxsutawney area.
3. Hello, I'm Jim Barnoff and I was rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist for the Manchester Bridge Band. The members included myself, Dave Black (bass, vocals), Bob Chango (lead guitar, lead vocals), Phil Cushing, (drums) and Dick Miller (piano, B-3 and vocals). Dick, Bob and I were the songwriters of the two compositions on this record. We were together from early 1970 until 1974. I joined the band in 1971. Dick and I had played previously in a band called The Black Watch and Dave and Bob had previously played in a band called The Fables. Phil, our drummer, was still in high school at the time of this recording. All of us grew up in Punxsutawney, PA, home of Punxsutawney Phil, the world famous groundhog. We traveled to Nashville TN early in '71 to record this record.
---10/27/26
While the above states it was recorded in 1971, the matrix numbers indicate a 1972 release, so it may have been delayed.
12/12
5/16/21 (review); 10/27/26 (new entry)
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