Back in 80`s , Marc Jeffrey was the leader (singer + guitarist) of New York`s BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a group that never became well known (even in the underground circuit ) and earned some middling only sympathy from ones explored the american post punk situation and the psych revivalism of that era . Band Of Outsiders disbanded before the turn of new decade, leaving behind them few LP`s / EP`s and a collaboration with CERTAIN GENERAL ( amazing 80`s NY post no-wave band). Afterwards Marc released "PLAYTIME", an old fashioned psych-folk-art-pop gem, superior than the previous works, but unfortunately, same fated with them.
Its excellent 60`s-influenced songsmithness places "PLAYTIME" near the most loving works of psych archetypes like LOVE , SPIRIT, etc. Nevertheless the inspiration and the whole artistic atmosphere leave no doubts about the originality of this work. As if predating the lo-fi attidute of 90's "PLAYTIME" hides its brilliance under a very modest sound profile... and it definitely worths discovering.
Playtime (80mb)
Update summer 2013 :
After a long hiatus Marc Jeffrey and the Band Of Outsiders are back!!
They released the mini-album "Sound Beach Quartet" in 2012 and a new album is coming out hopefully this summer.
Thanks Marc Jeffrey for updating info...
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Hi Fragments, I'm still very interested to hear this and I check back every day. But I guess if nobody else has commented then it's not worth your trouble and there's lots of other good music on your site anyway, thanks.
Band of Outsiders is reforming for a special benefit gig:
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Benefit For Laura Kennedy • Original Bass Player of Bush Tetras needs an immediate liver transplant
Sunday October 26th
Cake Shop • 152 Ludlow Street • New York’s Lower East Side
Appearing: The Bush Tetras, James Chance, Certain General, Band of Outsiders, Lenny Kaye, Radio I-Ching, Deborah Frost, Sediment Club, Mikey I-Q, Julian Stockdale & more to be added
“You Can’t Be Funky If You Haven’t Got A Soul”
Please come out and help • Admission $15 minimum donation
www.Myspace.com/bushtetras • lklf.blogspot.com
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Thanks for Geographies, of Hector Zazou.
You are great
Tomi
Today I have buy it on vynil : )
Very good post. This a record i bought back in 1992 and I didn't know about the previous work of Marc Jeffrey. Annyway this is a great album never bored to hear.
Nice blog you have here!!!!
Καλή συνέχεια.
Thanks for your kind words.
καλη συνεχεια και σε σας.
https://www.facebook.com/bandofoutsiders
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