The Euclid Beach Band – Euclid Beach Band (1979/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Euclid Beach Band – Euclid Beach Band (1979/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:57 minutes | 779 MB | Genre: Pop
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | @ Epic/Legacy

After forming in 1978, The Euclid Beach Band picked up speed with their debut single “There’s No Surf in Cleveland.” Shortly after releasing their self titled album, Euclid Beach Band, the group broke up in 1980. Euclid Beach Band features hit songs “I Need You,” “There’s No Surf in Cleveland” and “End Of The World.”

Tongue-in-cheek Cleveland surf-pop combo the Euclid Beach Band was founded in 1978 by Scene magazine staffers Rich Reising and Jim Girard, the former a onetime guitarist in Eric Carmen’s backing band Magic. The group’s debut single “There Is No Surf in Cleveland” — the title, a quote from an unreleased Carmen song, seemed particularly meaningful during the brutal winter of 1977/78 — was recorded with the aid of vocalists John Hart and Pete Hewitt as well as assorted local musicians; when the Euclid Beach Band announced their intentions to donate all proceeds from the novelty song to Cleveland-area charities, the record received considerable media exposure, and quickly sold out its original 10,000-copy pressing. Its success landed the group a contract with the Cleveland International label, and with Carmen tapped as producer, the Euclid Beach Band travelled to New York City to begin work on their debut LP; recorded with a number of ace session players, the project soon went well over budget, and although the single “I Need You” cracked the Top 100 in 1979, the self-titled album was nevertheless poorly received and the band dissolved in 1980. –Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Tracklist:
1 Don’t Play That Song 4:04
2 There’s A Moon Out Tonight 3:41
3 Karen 3:50
4 I Need You 3:44
5 There’s No Surf In Cleveland 4:32
6 End Of The World 3:16
7 You Make It Easy 4:05
8 Don’t You Know What You Mean To Me 3:20
9 So Hard To Say Goodbye 3:15
10 You’re The One 3:40

Personnel:
Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Leon Pendarvis
Backing Vocals – Dan Hrdlicka, Diva Grey, Don Kriss, Eric Robertson, George Sipl, Joey Ward, John Barranco, Juan Gomez, Pete Hewlett, Richard Reising, Susan Lynch, Yolanda McCullogh, Yvonne Lewis
Bass – Bob Babbit, Don Payne, Stanley Sheldon, Steve Gelfand
Clavinet – Richard Reising
Drums – Charles Collins, Don Krueger, Rick Marotta
Guitar – Jeff Mironov, Richard Reising
Horns – Rick Bell, Rodney Psyka
Keyboards – Richard Reising
Lead Vocals – Pete Hewlett, Richard Reising
Lead Vocals [Verses] – John Hart, Juan Gomez
Organ – Richard Reising
Percussion – Eric Robertson, Jimmy Maelen, Juan Gomez, Pete Hewlett
Piano – Paul Griffin
Piano [Acoustic] – Eric Carmen, Richard Reising
Saxophone – David Sanborne, Rick Bell, Ronald Bell
Synthesizer – Richard Reising, Rob Mounsey
Vocals – Don Krueger