Friday, January 29, 2010

The SHY GUYS- You Are My Sunshine/Rockin' Pnemonia And The Booga Loo Flu

I know very little about this record. I think that the Al Schultz Orchestrations mentioned on the label was some sort of music agency based in Chicago, but not sure if that means The Shy Guys were from Chicago too?  The date hand written on the label of 16/1/70 seems too late for the sound of the record, that I'd guess to be closer to mid-60s.  I would be grateful if anyone can point me towards more info.
What I do know for sure is that this is a storming two sider of a 45.  My pick is the B-side, 'You Are My Sunshine'; a raw slice of soul with rough gospel style vocals and swinging garage rock instrumentation.  On the plug side, a version of the Huey 'Piano' Smith classic, The Shy Guys add a horn section, but otherwise keep it raw and soulfull.  Great stuff.
THE SHY GUYS- You Are My Sunshine

THE SHY GUYS- Rockin' Pnemonia And The Booga Loo Flu
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2 comments:

david said...

At a guess the 1970 date refers to when a previous owner bought the record rather than a release date.

The Shy Guys single was released
nationally on UNI 55035 in October
1967 - the local Little Fort issue
is probably from a month or so earlier.

The group had another single, again produced by Al Schultz, on
UNI's Shamley label in August 1968
"Payin' My Dues"/"No Flowers In My Mind". I don't know exactly where
they were from - probably Illinois
but that's just a guess at present.

Nice blog.

Davie

July 25, 2010 7:34 AM
Christopher Fast said...

Cheers Davie, thanks loads for the info. 1967 sure makes more sense soundwise. Have you heard the other 45?
- Chris

September 1, 2010 12:46 AM

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