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PURPLE AVALANCHE - 'Oh-Bah-Um-Dee-Dum'/'When I Saw Her' (Roulette R-7046) April 1969

Here's a classy minor key moody ballad, quite strange that groups were still recording this kinda bag in 1969 but strangely Purple Avalanche were. Not that many people at the time would have heard this as it was stuck on the flip of a teen bubblegum tune.

I bought the 45 recently from Robin Wills. He is responsible for the blog Purepop and it was there that I first learned about this record. Not a great deal of information appears to have been known about Purple Avalanche until someone left a comment.

Apparently, they were a four piece outfit from Metuchen, New Jersey, and were previously known as The Bex. I wonder if any other ephemera has survived the last forty odd years, such as a picture of the group? If you know anything get in touch.

The production credit is Irwin Levine who is better known for writing songs for others.

line-up:
Kevin McCabe (vocals)
Bill Marquart (guitar)
Chris Jones (bass)
Ernie Roig (drums)

http://expo67-cavestones.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/purple-avalanche-when-i-saw-her.html