VINYL CLASSICS - THE VILLAGE CALLERS LIVE

Band Members:

Joe Espinoza (bass)
Charles Masten (congas & sax)
Johnny Gonzalez (organ & piano)
Manuel Fernandez (drums & timbales)
Ernie Hernandez (guitar)
"Fuzzy" Martinez (electrified sax)
Angela Bell (lead vocals)


Released in 1968 on the Rampart records label (Rampart 3304), "The Village Callers Live" was recorded mostly in one night. At the time the band was one of the hottest on the Eastside circuit and when he heard the band, producer Eddie Davis couldn't wait to put them on wax.

The album was recorded very simply with a few overhead mikes and a "live" mix. The tracks on Side 1 of the LP claim to have been recorded live at the Plush Bunny in Pico Rivera on May 5, 1968 although "Hector" was recorded in the studio with the guys goofing around and making fun of their manager, Hector Rivera.

Side 2 of the LP was recorded at I.D. Sound Studios in Hollywood California engineered bi Ivan Fisher and made "live"during a party at Teron Recording Studios in Hollywood engineered byTerry Dunavan.

On the album Angela bell solos on "When You're Gone". Fuzzy & Ernie provide backing vocals for her on "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" " Stoned Soul Picnic" "The Frog" "Mississippi Delta" and the medley of Aretha Franklin hits. Fuzzy is the featured vocalist on "I Don't Need No Doctor" and  Ernie solos on "99 1/2"

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