OFF THE WALL
There was also a song on Ear-Piercing Punk called “She Ain’t No Use to Me” by one of the best 1960’s Canadian rock bands, the Ugly Ducklings. I just picked up a reissue of their original 1967 album last year, Somewhere Outside, though I have thoroughly enjoyed their late 1970’s reunion album that I have had for years, Off the Wall.
(April 2011)
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The Pebbles, Volume 10 LP was my first introduction to the Ugly Ducklings, one of the greatest 1960’s Canadian rock bands; I have written about them before on several occasions. The cut here is one of their best songs, “Just in Case You Wonder” (sometimes called “Just in Case You’re Wondering”); the liner notes mention: “Apparently they have reformed and released a new LP in 1980 with remakes of some of their classics, though not this one.” I managed to find that album – Off the Wall – and it now hangs on display in my office, completely battered by Hurricane Katrina and utterly unplayable.
(July 2013)
