Loading ...The Aerovons – Resurrection
By Evan ~ February 18th, 2009. Filed under: collector scum.
“What a find! This is a record made in 1969 by The Aerovons, a St. Louis quartet led by the talented 17-year old songwriter/producer Tom Hartman. But except for one 7″ single that had 2 songs on it, The Aerovons’ full length was NEVER released. This is its first proper showing, and it’s a doozy. Made by fanatical Beatles fans, who even used the same model instruments their idols did, this record at times sounds just like a late-’60s Beatles album, especially in “Say Georgia” which sounds like “Oh! Darling” and “Resurrection” which sounds like “Across the Universe” and Tom’s voice is just like Paul McCartney’s. This is a good thing! It’s a real pity the band never saw their debut released, cos for a while they had everything going for them. They were hits in their hometown, journeyed (with Tom’s mum!) to London, got signed to Parlophone, jammed with the Hollies, hung with George Harrison, got Paul’s autograph, even borrowed the Beatles’ tambourine while recording at ABBEY ROAD. Can you imagine how stoked these kids were?
Not just a hell of a backstory, but a fine Beatlesesque treat. Some folks might find some of the songs (like the aforementioned two) just a little TOO close to Beatles originals for comfort, actually, but we were charmed. After all, it takes a certain sort of teenage nerve to go ahead and rip off “Across The Universe” when it hadn’t even been released yet — the band simply got an Abbey Road engineer to play the Beatles’ latest tapes for ‘em, and then promptly repaired to their studio suitably inspired! Perhaps this doppelganger aspect is why the album never was released, or perhaps the label backed out fearing that the group would not be able to promote the album properly after one of the Aerovons split for the US due to personal problems. So goes a footnote in rock history, what could’ve been a major band. Still, thanks to RPM we’ve got our first chance to hear this real pleasure of a record, complete with copious liner notes, photos, article clippings, and four bonus tracks. The Aerovons. Who knew?” – Aquarius Records
The Aerovons
Resurrection
MediaFire Download Link
Tracklist:
01. World Of You
02. Resurrection
03. Say Georgia
04. With Her
05. Quotes And Photos
06. Word From A Song
07. Bessy Goodheart
08. Something Of Yours
09. She’s Not Dead
10. The Years
11. Everything’s Alright
12. The Children
13. The Train
14. Song For Jane
15. Here
February 18th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Thank you! I have been looking for Aerovons for years now and finally someone was kind enough to post some!
March 14th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Yikes!
I imagine you’ll be alerting the guy at WFMU who’s been doing that “Fake Beatles” series on their blog.
May 4th, 2009 at 12:47 am
After the band returned to the states 2 of the 3 members ( Bill and Mike Lombardo) left the band and made 7 more albums under the name Secrets. It still has a beatle like sound but not like the first album. A sample of the other albums can be heard on my space under the aerovons ( St. Louis) or Secrets. Its great stuff with the story of what happen to the other members of the band.