The Christian Brothers 45 on Sidewinder is a neat obscurity I hadn’t noticed before finding a copy. Both sides have some wild backing tracks by a heavy group with two guitarists (plus overdubbed fills), bass and drums. The vocals come out nasal and muddied on “Feeling Bad” to the point of making the lyrics nearly indecipherable.
The flip “The Last Hour” starts with a solo singer who sounds almost old-fashioned, and the lyrics are clear even when sung in unison. Someone should upload that side to utube – I’m not able to make a decent transfer right now or I would.
I thought there might be some religious aspects to these songs due to the group name, the titles and the strange vocals, but there’s nothing explicit that I can make out in the lyrics. Besides, there’s a serpent on the label.
I don’t have any info on the band. Both songs were written by D. Edison and J. Carter for King Midas BMI. The record was produced by J. Branton and arranged by F. Lange, released in March 1968 on Sidewinder Records LL-003.
I don’t know of any other releases on Sidewinder. The label’s location was 739 W. Gladstone, Azusa, CA. Azusa is on the east side of Los Angeles, near Glendora.
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