Dobie Gray - THE OUTSIDE WORLD (unreleased) - Gold Star Studios (1965)

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Unissued Charger Records recording) An exciting discovery recently found among three reels of 1965 session tapes of Dobie Gray at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood. On one of the reels of Scotch recording tape dated February 24, 1965 the tracks worked on that day were: 'See You At The Go-Go', 'In Hollywood', The Outside World' and 'Monkey Jerk'. Additional voices and instruments were being added to the basic backing tracks and in the case of 'The Outside World' which was composed by Helen Kelly and Steven Marcs, the total pitch of the track was increased a half tone by a single wrap of masking tape around the capstan wheel on the recording machine. A method used quite often at Gold Star to boost the energy level of recordings. It appears that a tune entitled, 'The Outside World' was the intended follow-up single to Gray's hit, 'The In Crowd' but for some unknown reason, withdrawn and 'See You At The Go Go' was issued instead. The only known recording of Dobie Gray singing this unreleased tune is apparently on that reel of tape. What adds another curious twist to the mystery is that the basic backing track without the lead vocal, tambourine and maracas was passed over to the Drifters in New York who recorded their vocals over it which incidentally, also included the original background vocals by the Extremes (Bobby Sanders and Charles Ingersoll) retained in the mix. Another very obscure version of 'The Outside World' was recorded by PHIL GENTRY in Los Angeles and issued as a single, Sierra 467. As of October 2020, original producer of the recording, Fred Darian, is still living in California and is in possession of his Charger - Crusader session tapes. He may (or may not) have additional working tapes of the tune so the possibility of something surfacing in the future does exist.

Видео Dobie Gray - THE OUTSIDE WORLD (unreleased) - Gold Star Studios (1965) канала Anthony Reichardt