Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Unpredictable Nu-Sett

I rarely ever find any Colorado records in antique malls. No, wait, I DO find a few, but when you have a dollar-bin mentality, antique malls are NOT the place to go bargain shopping. We have two mega-antique malls in my zip, and there is most definitely a premium on any vinyl.

While running some errands today, I decided to pop into one of the mega malls, just to see if the trend has changed. It hasn't (Whipped Cream & Other Delights for $30, and it looked like it was used for sharpening knives). I'm always up for a challenge, so I continued to dig, looking for something unpredictable. Then lo and behold...there it was.

The Unpredictable Nu-Sett, out of Denver.

 

Mint vinyl.
Mint cover.
Autographed.
I swear I heard it calling my name.

I gladly got out my wallet to fork over the (more than I usually pay) $7, and headed home.

First off, I love the cover of this 1968 LP. The members of this bi-racial group (in order on the cover: Scott Roberts, Rod Jenkins, Buddy Brown, and Chuck Mills) look like they are having a blast, in their matching suits, on the tiny stage, at the Inn-Timate Lounge.

The LP opens up with a short introduction, then on to a rockin' cover of "Devil With the Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly," which segues into the Lonnie Donegan ballad, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again." Plus there are a handful of comedy routines added to the mix, which makes for a pretty darn good lounge effort.

 

Side One:
Devil With the Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly
I'll Never Fall in Love Gain
Comedy Routine
Along Came Jones
Mack the Knife
Comedy Routine
I Wonder If I Care As Much


Side Two:
Satin Doll
What Kind of Fool Am I
Comedy Routine
Act Naturally
Gimme a Little Sign
Comedy Routine
Green Green Grass of Home
Comedy Routine
Love Me
Hava Nagila

As for the players (according to the liner notes written by Rocky Mountain News columnist Pat Hanna:

 

Buddy Brown attended Adams State, and then joined the military (as a member of the Steppin' Brothers). In 1964, he joined the group, the Capricios, who were regulars at the Inn-Timate.

 

Scotty Roberts was originally from Illinois, who ended up in Colorado, by way of Minnesota. Buddy enlisted Scotty into the Capricios.

 

Chuck Mills grew up in Wheatridge, and was briefly a member of the Capricios, which had quickly changed their name to the Unpredictable Nu-Sett, after his arrival.


Rod Jenkins was a former member of the Astronauts and the Contrasts. He also appears on the Hustlers Ski Country LP.

1 comment:

  1. I picked this up at an assistance league store in Vegas for $10. Cover was not in the greatest shape but the vinyl was good. Signed by the band members to Steve who they new personally apparently from the comments.

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