DOCTOR FEELGOOD - Something To Take Up Time [1971 USA Prog Blues Jazz Rock]Full Album

Doctor Feelgood evolved out of Boston's North Shore music scene in the early 1960s, with Cooper, Corelle and Winters having played in the rock band The Sensations. This band later evolved into Teddy And The Pandas, releasing a few singles on Musicor and eventually signing to Capitol's Tower label to record an album. Playing mostly covers, along with a few originals, they landed many gigs at local school dances. But discovering that there was another band called Sensations, a name change was suggested. Looking in a dictionary, it was Cooper who created the Pandas, and it was a group decision to put Teddy Dewart's name in front of him. Cooper soon left, replaced by drummer Jerry Labrecque. High school shows soon turned into college and club shows. With that the band toured all over New England, improving their stage act, for example by hiring a choreographer to teach them some good stage moves. Then they met promoter Bruce Patch, who would end up being their producer after insisting that they reduce the band to a five-piece. That's why they got rid of Paul Daly. A 1965 visit to Ace Recording Studio in Boston resulted in two original songs: "Once Upon a Time" backed with "Bye Bye (Out the Window)". The album - first on the Coristine label, then re-released on Musicor - was a local hit on WBZ and WMEX, and the band started to get a few dates outside of New England, but got little attention on the national charts. When a few follow-up singles didn't take off, they parted ways with Musicor. They soon recorded the 1968 10-song album Basic Magnetism on Capitol subsidiary Tower Records. Dewart left the band to go to college and was replaced by guitarist Paul Rivers, but Dewart contributed to the album and received a "guest artist" credit. The album went nowhere, and in 1969 Corelle and Rivers left to form the band Doctor Feelgood, reuniting with Sensations members Winters and Cooper, releasing an album, 1971's Something To Take Up Time. That was the end of the Pandas. The formation of Dr. Feelgood was completed with two of the original Sensations, saxophonist Dick Winters and drummer Ralph Cooper. At the time, both were members of another North Shore group, the Warlocks. “They left the Warlocks and we left the Pandas to start our own band,” says Corelle. “When Paul and I left, the Pandas didn't replace us. They just stopped playing.” doctor Feelgood played shows in New England for about three years, then disbanded when a deal with Epic Records fell through. They recorded this great album “Something to Take Up Time” with producer Larry Patch on an independent label. Corelle speaks highly of Winter's contributions to this album. “Dickie learned the flute, as well as tenor and soprano sax,” he says. “He played two saxophones at the same time. There weren't many (musicians) who played two at the same time. He did a lot of solos like that on the album. It was amazing 01. Number Ten 00:00 02. The Roach Did It 02:58 03. Smoke Dream 06:03 04. Mr. Bojangles 14:55 05. Medicine Man 17:31 06. Nasal Greens and Toe Jam 21:37 07. Hey Gyp 24:51 08. 5 x R.V.W. 30:06 09. Something to Take Up Time 34:14 10. Junk 43:53 Dick Winters (vocals, flute, saxophones, maracas) Ralph Cooper (drums, congas) Bill Corelle (bass, shaker) Paul Rivers (guitar, acoustic guitar)