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October 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. George “Pops” Chambers

George Chambers bassist of The Chambers Brothers has died. He was 88. “Pops” was the oldest member of the group, a family band that featured four brothers (from 13 sibblings) and one outsider. The group is most famous for his psychedelic classic, The Time Has Come Today – the killer four minute single and whopping […]

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October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1260

The Chambers Brothers, Love, Peace and Happiness (1969) I really loved that Chambers Brothers song, The Time Has Come Today (learned it off the Tour of Duty soundtrack LP of course). And for the longest time that was enough – I almost wanted to believe that it was a total one-off. Well in a way […]

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December 1, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1733

V/A, Tour Of Duty [OST] (1988) I did watch the TV series but really it was all about this album – a gateway: my mum bought the album on tape and it was something the whole family shared and enjoyed. My introduction to some great songs – like Time Of The Season by The Zombies – […]