{"title":"Richard Twice","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"richard-twice","title":"Richard Twice","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuzz guitars, organ, celestial vocal harmonies, a single effort and then…eternity (or obscurity if you look at the other side of the coin). In 1968 leader Richard Atkins - Richard Manning his artistic partner and co-writer, hence the name - was building toward success, his musical adventures and philosophy not that far from the likes of The Byrds or the more eccentric Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel. He’d won a contract with Mercury Records, and recorded with the Wrecking Crew members, a group of Los Angeles session musicians famous for their work with the Beach Boys, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and hundreds more. But stage fright triggered a disastrous make-or-break performance in a small Hollywood nightclub, and everything abruptly fell apart. Atkins gave up music in the prime, and for 50 years he refused even to listen to a radio, so painful were his memories of a career he was convinced could have been.Featuring top-notch backing from musicians such as Drake Levin (Paul Revere and the Raiders), Larry Knechtel (Bread), Mark Tulin (the Electric Prunes) and Rusty Young (Poco), the album - nonetheless - it's bound to appeal to all fans of high-quality early '70s US pop-rock. In 2017 the short history of this unlucky but brilliant combo was featured in a short animated movie of 10 minutes ! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosmic Rock","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50831009710411,"sku":"1168164","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b515de22-cb5d-4ea7-a628-6ff7564cfc9d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1731555727"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/richard-twice.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}