{"title":"1910 Fruitgum Company","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe prototypical bubblegum group, the 1910 Fruitgum Company was the brainchild of Buddah Records house producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, also the masterminds behind such phenoms as the Ohio Express and the Music Explosion. The Kasenetz-Katz formula was a simple one: they enlisted anonymous studio musicians (in this case, vocalists Mark Gutkowski and Joey Levine -- also the singer in the Ohio Express -- along with guitarists Frank Jeckell, Pat Karwan, and Chuck Travis, horn player Larry Ripley, and drummers Rusty Oppenheimer and Floyd Marcus), and prolifically recorded lightweight, fluffy pop songs which found an eager audience in fans looking for an alternative to the edgier rock music of the late '60s. With the 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Kasenetz-Katz team scored their first major hit, the 1968 Top Five smash \"Simon Says,\" launching the bubblegum craze; that same year they also scored with the singles \"1, 2, 3 Red Light\" and \"Goody Goody Gumdrops,\" all three issued as title tracks from the group's first trio of LPs. 1969's \"Indian Giver,\" the title cut from the Fruitgum Company's fourth album, was their last Top Five hit, and after one last LP, Hard Ride, the group disbanded; some of its members later resurfaced in the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1910-fruitgum-co-the-best-of-the-1910-fruitgum-company","title":"THE BEST OF THE 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY","description":"1910 Fruitgum Company includes: Frank Jeckell, Pat Karwan (vocals, guitar); Mark Gutkowski (vocals, organ); Floyd Marcus (vocals, drums); Steve Mortkowitz (bass).\nProducers include: J. Katz, J. Kasenetz, Carl R. Whitelaw, E. Chirput, M. Gutkowski.\nCompilation producers: Rob Santos, Paul Williams.\nIncludes liner notes by Kim Cooper.\nDigitally remastered by Dennis Ferrante (BMG Studios, New York, New York).\nPersonnel: Chuck Travis (vocals, guitar); Larry Ripley (vocals, horns); Bruce Shay (vocals, percussion); Floyd Marcus (drums).\nLiner Note Author: Kim Cooper .\nRecording information: 1968-1969.\nThe Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says is the only thorough CD compilation available domestically -- although their first four long-players have been issued on compact disc in either Japan or Europe. The appeal of the 1910 Fruitgum Company lies primarily in their effective ability to marry undemanding rhythms to equally puerile premises -- as evidenced in their Top Five hits \"Simon Says,\" \"1, 2, 3, Red Light,\" and \"Indian Giver.\" There were many configurations of musicians under the 1910 Fruitgum Company moniker. The band actually began as a discovery by bubblegum pop music moguls Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of a Central Ohio group named Jeckell \u0026amp; the Hydes. Before one can say \"Bazooka Joe,\" Kasenetz and Katz had again struck gold, issuing their first farfisa-driven hit, \"Simon Says,\" in late 1967. While the band might have been marketed primarily toward a grade-school audience, their sly and otherwise innocuous lyrical double entendre gave their older brothers and sisters something else to think about. Musically, 1910's churning beat-laden rhythms accompanied by the undeniably catchy abandon of Mark Gutowski's lead vocals gave the band a feel of prepubescent garage pop. As was often the case at the time, actual membership within the group fluctuated wildly. Initial recordings did, however, feature members of Jeckell \u0026amp; the Hydes with professional studio musicians augmenting when necessary. By the time of their fifth release, Hard Ride, there was an entirely different set of musicians behind the microphones. The only personnel to remain were creators Kasenetz and Katz. In addition to the hits The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says features, it also includes tracks from the not-as-successful incarnations of the band -- including the ersatz heavy metal\/psychedelic \"The Train\" from Hard Ride. ~ Lindsay Planer\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 03\/01\/2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"1910 Fruitgum Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589338788073,"sku":"DJJ5L3-0HGN-00","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/1910-fruitgum-co-the-best-of-the-1910-fruitgum-company_ojFxa_1b5d287f-d2f1-4af9-9922-3a7f5a3674a2.jpg?v=1753214526"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/collections\/image_aac0a147-9be9-42f3-91cb-4d0ff0e1cb61.jpg?v=1708102734","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/collections\/1910-fruitgum-company.oembed","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}