Happening (the) - Psycle

Name: The Happening
Album: Psycle
Year: 1967
Style:Oldies, Psych, Bubblegum Pop
Similar Bands: Beach Boys, Jerry & The Pacemakers, Tokens, Turtles, Four Tops, Frankie Valli
"One-Word" Review: Harmonic vocal cover band
Based Out Of: Patterson, NJ
Label: BT Puppy Records

Cover, Record

Record, Back

Psycle (1967)

1. I Got Rhythm 2:49 (Single, G/I Gershwin Cover)
2. Why Do Fools Fall in Love 2:43 (Single)
3. That Cold Feeling 2:25
4. Down Down Down 2:15
5. Growing Old (Lord, I Must Be Growin' Old) 3:15
6. I Believe In Nothing 2:30 /
7. My Mammy 2:45 (Single, Al Jolson Cover)
8. When I Lock My Door 2:31
9. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows 2:32
10. When the Summer is Through 2:31
11. Every Year About This Time 2:27
12. Bye, Bye Blackbird 3:00 (cover)

Album Rating (1-10): 7.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Hal Halverstadt - write up
• Max Bodden Associates - Cover Design
• Herb Bernstein - Arrangement, Conductor
• The Tokens - Producers
• Bobby Miranda - Vox (The Four Graduates, Joel Diamond Experience, Alex, FrodoCPU)
• Dave Libert - Organ (The Four Graduates, Alice Cooper, Exuma)
• Tommy Giuliano- Vox (The Four Graduates)
• Bernie La Porta - Vox, Guitar (Emerald Experience, Joe Zisa & Friends)
• Bill Lavorgna - Drums (Pat Williams, Ted Mazio Percussion Group, The Free Design, Enoch Light, Phil Woods, Ian & Sylvia, Twinn Connextion, Richie Havens, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Corporation, Spanky & Our Gang, Carl Oglesby, Marvin Stamm, Tony Mottola, Marge Dodson, Pat Williams, John Berberian, gary McFarland, Gary Burton, Bob Brown, Astrud Gilberto, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie more)
• "Toots" Thielmans - Guitar (John Zorn, Quincy Jones 1000+ credits)

Unknown-ness: I never heard of this band, but I imagine it can't be far off from the Monkees or Hermans Hermits, but perhaps a bit more psychedelic, per the album name suggests.

Album Review: Well it is a bunch of oldies piled together, mostly covers that the harmonic vocal group put their own trademark sound on. The musicianship goes a little deeper. Single "My Mammy" could be covered efficiently by Belle & Sebastian after the first 30 seconds go by. Growin Old shows a bluesy R&B side to the band. "When I Lock My Door" has a Sinatra sixties swagger musically. And Beachboys and Bubblegum emits throughout. Their more familiar songs were also covers of "See you In September" and "Go Away Little Girl"

Stand Out Track: My Mammy

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