smoke signals / nerduban. 1968 [full album • double lp • analog psych noir rock]

Unearthed from a forgotten reel-to-reel tape labeled “Nerduban – Violet Lantern Sessions.”

This 30-track double LP was tracked in Spring 1968 at The Violet Lantern Club, South Side Chicago — a nocturnal journey of analog tremolo guitars, swirling Farfisa organs, brushed snares, modal jazz fragments, and hypnotic noir psychedelia. -Captured straight to mono tape — no edits, no overdubs. -All bleed, hiss, and hum left intact. -Restored carefully from decayed tape and analog drift. – Let the echo pull you in.
Double LP – Reel-to-Reel Archive Edition

🎵 FULL TRACKLIST:

• REEL A – Side One

00:00:00 — 1. Signal in the Dust
00:02:22 — 2. The Light Stays On
00:07:02 — 3. Down from the Rooftop
00:11:54 — 4. She Spoke in Tremolo
00:15:54 — 5. Only the Drums Remember
00:19:43 — 6. Room Full of Nothing
00:23:27 — 7. Half a Cigarette
00:27:20 — 8. Ash on the Snare

• REEL A – Side Two

00:30:03 — 9. Ceiling Fan Waltz
00:33:17 — 10. Farfisa Lullaby
00:36:52 — 11. The Back Door Swings
00:40:01 — 12. No One Said Goodbye
00:43:09 — 13. Velour Transmission
00:45:42 — 14. Crying Through the Spring Tank
00:48:31 — 15. Don’t Wake the Light

• REEL B – Side Three

00:51:20 — 16. Dust Tape Bloom
00:57:00 — 17. Violet Matches
00:59:44 — 18. Flicker Hour
01:04:14 — 19. Echo Static Love Song
01:07:03 — 20. Ashtray Weather
01:10:43 — 21. Mirage in 7/4
01:15:58 — 22. Midnight Is a Window
01:20:02 — 23. Farfisa of Babylon

• REEL B – Side Four

01:23:52 — 24. Ghosts Hum in B Minor
01:28:12 — 25. She Left Before the Downbeat
01:32:29 — 26. Tape Deck Gospel
01:36:14 — 27. No Key, Just Room Tone
01:40:44 — 28. Amp Sleeps with One Eye Open
01:44:58 — 29. Last Call at the Violet Lantern
01:48:23 — 30. Smoke Signals (Title Track)

——Recorded: Spring 1968. Location: The Violet Lantern Club, South Side Chicago 🛠️ Format: Mono • Tape-Saturated • Raw Analog Mix. Restored by: Nerduban Archive Circle

LINER NOTES: From the inner sleeve of the 1968 Violet Lantern pressing: “Nerduban never played for the crowd. They played for the shadows in the room.”

Recorded in the spring of 1968 inside the dim-lit rehearsal chamber of Chicago’s Violet Lantern Club, Smoke Signals captures a moment that feels both ancient and eerily current. This isn’t music made for the radio, but for the tape deck of a forgotten basement — where echo swirls, tremolo pulses, and stories never find their endings. Every hiss you hear is real. Every amp buzz, every tape drift, every ghost in the left channel — it all stayed. No edits. No second takes. This was Nerduban at their most honest: ambient, abstract, moody, raw. With analog equipment humming just past the point of breakdown, they mapped out a noir-psychedelic terrain that sways between modal jazz and smoke-drenched rock séance. You don’t listen to this record — you drift through it. — W. K. HEINGART Archivist & Engineer Nerduban Archive Circle, 2025 

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JUNIOR BROWN
THE BEACH BOYS
"409"

junior brown & beach boys 409
alberto huerta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qsYreBJZE

While they were together, I hope they did "Shut Down."

Junior Brown's "Surf Medley" is must listening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSOXZNY8hAA

He's an amazing guitarist who doesn't get anywhere near his due.

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#1960smusic #1960srock #409 #beachboys #carlwilson #juniorbrown #music #shutdown #surfmedley #thebeachboys

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. The attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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MICK TAYLOR
ACCORDING TO GUITAR PILGRIM

Can You Play This Riff? Ep. 33 Mick Taylor [The Rolling Stones]
Guitar Pilgrim [Thom Helwig]

"Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out"-era Mick Taylor with a little Keith Richards thrown in. We also get a better idea of the number of faces Guitar Pilgrim can make. Pilgrim is very popular. He posted this video just two hours ago and he already has 117 thumbs up.

For more Guitar Pilgrim videos, follow Mastodon's GuitarPilgrim hashtag.

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #getyeryayasout #guitar #guitarist #guitarists #guitarlesson #guitarlessons #guitarmusic #guitarpilgrim #guitarplayers #keithrichards #micktaylor #musicnews #rollingstones #straycatblues
#therollingstones #thomhelwig

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THE WHO
"SUBSTITUTE"
Mastodon Post

How To Play 'Substitute' by The Who
Guitar Pilgrim [Thom Helwig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISj177jSkr8

Playing The Who's guitar and bass parts on a single six-string guitar plus the advantages of thumb work.

For more videos by Guitar Pilgrim, please follow Mastodon's GuitarPilgrim hashtag. And for a very different style of rock, follow the TreatHerRight hashtag.

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#1960sbands #1960smusic ##1960srock #britishbands #britishmusic #britishrock #guitar #guitarist #guitarists #guitarlesson #guitarlessons #guitarmusic #guitarpilgrim #musicnews #popularmusic #substitute #substitutesong #thewho #thomhelwig #whoband

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ROD ARGENT UPDATE
Mastodon Post

The main updates on Rod Argent of The Zombies and the band, Argent, so far, are mostly coming from social media. They agree that Argent has decided to retire from touring. It is my hope more extensive reporting will follow. This seems to be all we have at the moment.

The Zombies has been one of my favorite rock bands since "She's Not There." I compile various artists music collections; and the one I am working on right now ends with The Zombies' "You've Really Got a Hold On Me," which is actually a medley with Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me."

Rod Argent's "Time of the Season," by The Zombies, has long been a favorite on paranormal radio. Can't talk much about The Zombies without naming the masterpiece, "Summertime."

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ROD ARGENT OF THE ZOMBIES AND THE BAND, ARGENT, HAS HAD A STROKE

Deadline

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers The Zombies Cancel Tour After Key Member Suffers Stroke

Story by Bruce Haring
• 4h • 2 min read

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/rock-and-roll-hall-of-famers-the-zombies-cancel-tour-after-key-member-suffers-stroke/ar-BB1pVzao?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=618f76573a6f4302eabb16a1ddedf108&ei=24

The Zombies is one of my all-time favorite rock bands. Much as I love all the members, with special regard to Colin Blunstone, there would be no Zombies without Rod Argent. Get well, buddy!

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #argentband #britishbands #britishmusic #britishrock #colinblunstone #musicnews #rodargent #thezombies #ukbands #ukmusic #ukrock #zombiesband

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THE BARBARIANS
"ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL"
Mastodon Post

Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl?
The Barbarians - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrqEEzagVo

One of my favorite features on one of my favorite radio stations is Corny O'Connell's "Question of the Day" on WFUV out of New York City. This morning's question had to do with hair. My suggestion was "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl" by The Barbarians. "With your long blonde hair You look like a girl." It pleases me to say Corny went with it. This track never made the Billboard Top 40 but its memory outlived many records that did. The Barbarians laid some claim to being the first punk band. It definitely came with a garage punk quality. WFUV has a very large audience stretching through a big part of the United States and probably abroad. It is easy to access through its excellent mobile app.

Music Museum of New England: The Barbarians article

https://www.mmone.org/the-barbarians/

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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #areyouaboyorareyouagirl #barbariansband #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #cornyoconnell #garagepunk #mmone #mobileapp #mobileapps #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #newyorkcity #punkband #punkbands #punkrock #questionoftheday #radio #radioapp #radioapps #thebarbarians #wfuv #wfuvradio

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