Alive 'N Kickin'

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Personnel: VITO ALBANO drms PEPE CARDONA vcls JOHN PARISIO gtr BRUCE SUDANO keyb'ds SANDY TODLER vcls THOMAS WILSON bs ALBUM: ALIVE 'N' KICKIN' (Roulette SR-45052) 1970 45s: Tighter, Tighter/Sunday Morning (Roulette 7078) 1970 Just Let It Come/ ? (Roulette) 1970 As a New York City based sextet, Alive 'n Kickin' started their careers playing the city's club circuit. Their initial break came when they attracted the attention of Tommy James of Shondells fame. Impressed by the band he offered to help them record a song he'd recently written. In true indian giver form, before they could record Crystal Blue Persuasion James withdrew the offer (James and the Shondells releasing it themselves). Redeeming himself, in its place James offered the band another track titled Tighter And Tighter. Feeling that the song was overly commercial, the band was initially reluctant to record the track. They ultimately relented recording it as a single for Roulette (James' label). With the song generating considerable attention, Roulette Records rushed the band into the studio to record a supporting album. Produced by James and Bob King, the Alive 'n Kickin' proved a minor surprise. Anyone hearing Tighter And Tighter (let along looking at the fun-in-the-sun album cover), would have justifiably concluded these guys were little more than a top-40 pop band. Wrong conclusion. Powered by Todler's tough voice (her bluesy delivery occasionally bore a startling resemblance to J

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Alive 'N Kickin'

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Alive 'N Kickin' [Original]

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Sounds of the Seventies: AM Top Twenty

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Have A Nice Day: Super Hits Of The '70s, Vol. 3

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Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 3

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'70s Smash Hits, Vol. 3

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Alive'N Kickin'

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Hits From 1970

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'70s Radio Hits, Vol. 3

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70's Soft Sides

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Alive 'N Kickin' (US Release)

Tighter, Tighter

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