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Per request by Eric Mwandla in South Africa. The Peanut Butter Conspiracy covering Stephen Still's 1970 song "(Church) Part Of Someone" (which I have an upload for too). The PBC was a South African soul band not to be confused with the American band from Los Angeles in 1966-1970. http://tinyurl.com/n8aaukj . I can't find out much information on the PCB in South Africa, but they formed in 1968 and continued on to at least 1973 releasing a few records on the Columbia record label in South Africa. Alan Brackett of the American band said that he no doubt believes that they used their name especially because both bands were signed with Columbia. There is also a barbershop quartet with the same name. Alan doesn't care, it's just curious to him. There were many foreign bands that emulated American sounds with 60s psychedelia, progressive rock, and soul music. Apparently Columbia had no problem with this.

I know of no other cover of Stephen Stills's song because it's not even that well known despite the success of Stills's solo 1970 album. My upload of it http://youtu.be/P10-ORxQuFA was the first on You Tube as it is. But the PBC in South Africa is said to have dominated the South African airwaves in the early 70s with several hit songs on Springbok Radio. The information below is from Kelandra Drake's YT video of their hit "Understanding." http://youtu.be/FkyGfL-R0KI. It's interesting to me considering how much I like Stephen Stills's song. Thanks to Eric Mwandla for his comments on my Stills video...learn something new every day.

THE FIRST PHOTO IN THE VIDEO SAYS: Peanut Butter Conspiracy...Chart Busters...Soulmates. Take six musicians: Patent Brian Mulder's gravel-voice delivery. Add brass. Peter Lynch, Mike Spooner and Eddie Payne. Blend in Stuart Prestam's drumming and Herbert Simon's guitar riffs. Now you have it - the PBC sound. Here's their debut album to confirm your suspicions. This is South Africa's pop discovery of the 70s.

A combination of soul and up-tempo excitement. Your involvement is involuntary, reactionary. An empathy that develops between group and audience. PBC makes music for this country. They've got together in the studio and recorded what they're playing live. This is PBC. No hype, no hustle. Just plain talent combined with ambition and gutsy professionalism. Listen to the LP....you'll see what I'm getting at.

The group Peanut Butter Conspiracy was formed in 1968. The original line up included: Una Valli (vocals), John Lindeman (guitar),Brian Mulder (bass), Ron Naturam (keyboards), Mike Fox (drums), Peter Lynch (sax/mouth-organ/guitar) and Mike Koch (drums). Subsequent band members included Ton Schiff (keyboards), George Hill (drums), Herbert Simon (guitar), Moose Forer (bass), Frank Hill (drums), Stuart Preston (drums), Mick Spooner (keyboard/sax), Eddie Payne (trumpet) and Freddie Schesser (trumpet). Understanding reached #2 on Springbok's Top 20 in May 1971 and spent 17 weeks on the charts. It went to #1 on the Rhodesian charts for three weeks in May 1971. Other hits include: Hold On To What You've Got (#4 Aug '71) and Amen (#2 Dec '71).

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