{"title":"THE SAND DOLLARS","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-sand-dollars-waterloo-bossa-get-thy-bearings","title":"THE SAND DOLLARS - Waterloo Bossa b\/w Get Thy Bearings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATALOG:\u003c\/strong\u003e PAN-1001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/19\/23\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003e Recorded in the early 2000s, The Sand Dollars' two Tropicália-inspired remakes of classic late 60's nuggets by The Kinks and Donovan are paired together for the first time here on F-Spot Records' new subsidiary label Pangea International Recording Co., which focuses on world and global groove inspired releases, curated by David M Celia and Dan Ubick. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003e From the vaults of Dan Ubick's Lions Den Studios, we get the crown jewel in Ray Davies' catalog, \"Waterloo Sunset\" from \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSomething Else by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Kinks\u003c\/i\u003e, redone as a funky Tropicália-inspired track and re-named \"Waterloo Bossa\" complete with fuzzy compact organ, bouncy Fender bass, funky drums from Connie Price, a lush horn \u0026amp; string arrangement by Ubick's former Keystones cohort and trumpeter Todd M. Simon (Dap Kings, El Michels Affair, Macy Gray), mix by guru and multi-instrumentalist Steve Kaye (The Lions, Inara George, Hepcat, Marley Bros.) and topped off with stereophonic vocals by jazz chanteuse Gretchen Parlato (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Lionel Loueke). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003e Side B's \"Get Thy Bearings\" was initially pressed on Now-Again Records back in 2003 and quickly sampled by Lily Allen on her track \"Sunday Morning\" due to the raw and heavy drums and Fender bass courtesy of Connie Price and Richard \"Doo\" Lee along-side inventive horn arrangement by Todd Simon \u0026amp; James King flipping the original on its heady head. Now freshly mastered, this B-side instrumental is available again as the hard-hitting remake of Donovan's classic from 1968's \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hurdy Gurdy Man LP\u003c\/i\u003e that may inspire you to sample it as Biz Markie did on \"I Told You.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003eProduced and recorded by Dan Ubick for DanUbe Productions at Lion’s Den Studio, Topanga, CA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Includes an mp3 download link sent via email when order ships\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1822274596\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fspotrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/waterloo-bossa-get-thy-bearings\"\u003eWaterloo Bossa \/ Get Thy Bearings by The Sand Dollars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"F-Spot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567130611905,"sku":"PAN-1001","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0541\/5734\/4961\/products\/PAN-1001ALabel_3000.jpg?v=1681670470"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fspotrecords.com\/collections\/the-sand-dollars.oembed","provider":"F-Spot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}