Shadows of Knight - The Atco Singles (Part 1)

A year after their last hit, "Shake," the Shadows of Knight released two final singles for the Atco label. Although these last 45s included some of their most interesting material, only one of these songs has ever been reissued ("I Am the Hunter").
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This first Atco single was recorded by the same lineup that recorded "Shake" and THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT album for Super K Records, including Woody Woodruff on lead guitar.

The original B-side is the lovely, contemplative "Spaniard at My Door," which begs comparison to Bob Dylan's classic "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue."

On the A side is "Gloria '69," which is just the original recording of "Gloria" with some heavy guitar overdubbed--a rather strange choice for a last-ditch effort to get back on the charts!

See Part 2 for the rest of the story.

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[roccovaselino]

Gloria '69 was released without our knowledge. (I was the drummer from 1969-1972...Paul Scarpelli.) Producer Bill Truat added Jim Donlinger from Aorta on guitar and Pete Cetera from CTA (later Chicago) on bass. It was clearly a cheap commercial sell-out that embarrassed us.

[myrecordcollection]

Thanks for the information!  It's curious to learn that people from Aorta and Chicago Transit Authority were involved. I understand your disappointment regarding "Gloria '69," but at least "Spaniard at My Door" is a nice tune.

[JakeANowhereMan]

What the hell is up with 2:02?!

lol thats the Turn on Alb.

[myrecordcollection]

Interesting, huh? That's an actual SOK CD that came out a good many years ago on the Performance label called LIVE WITH GLORIA. It's live recordings from (I believe) 1972, and obviously the Performance label chose to pattern the cover on the Music Machine's. I chose it for the video simply because photos of the post-68 incarnation of the SOK are very hard to come by.

[Elmore3141]

The "woman-tone" guitar on Gloria 69 sounds out of place and reminiscent of Sunshine of Your Love.

[thewillismon]

Both of these songs completely blew my mind albeit in completely different ways!!

[sfratpack]

"Gloria '69" might have been a blatant knock-off and an embarrassment to original band members, but I couldn't help loving it. I bought the 45 and played it more often than the original. It remains a guilty pleasure. The riff reminds me of "Cocaine," the J.J. Cale song that became a Clapton classic.

[olverdados]

As I understand it, "Spaniard At My Door" was recorded by the original (pre-Super K) group in 1967, and was written by drummer Tom Schiffour (who also sings the verses)...

[BigBishop1]

edmund fitzgerald

[Deepthroat1990]

you know "taurus"??

[bigghouse101]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate you putting this information up my brother from another mother.