Artist: Everpresent Fullness
Title: Fine And Dandy The Complete Recordings
Year Of Release: 1966-70 (2004)
Country: US
Label: Rec Ola
Genre: Sunny folk surf roots 'n' roll
Quality: FLAC | lossless

The story of the Everpresent Fullness is one of record company politics, missed opportunities, and -- above all -- good music. Rev-Ola's Fine and Dandy: The Complete Recordings presents the music as the band intended for the first time, and in the process unearths a darn good group that played a high-energy blend of folk, jug band, and pop music with the occasional harder-edged garage-style track -- sort of like a happy kid brother to the Lovin' Spoonful or maybe a jacked-up Byrds, though not as strong in the vocal department as either of those bands.

Their only album, The Everpresent Fullness, was released in 1970, four years after it was recorded and long after people stopped caring about music like theirs. This collection is made up of tracks from the original album, both sides of their second single, an unreleased demo acetate, and five demos that predate the group's formation. The first seven tracks are taken from the album and were remixed by bandmembers Nick Walusko and Paul Johnson in 2003. The group always felt that producer Bones Howe had botched the final mix, making it too poppy. Amazingly, Howe still had the original tapes and handed them back to the band to revamp. Now the songs fairly jump out of the speakers, sounding very alive and exciting. The best tracks, like the very Nesmith-sounding "My Girl Back Home" and their strong take on "I Know You Rider" (here called "Rider"), sound like they could have been hits in 1966.

Tracklist:
1. Fine And Dandy (Kay Swift, Paul James) - 2:12
2. Wild About My Lovin' (John Sebastian) - 2:39
3. Leavin' California (Richard Farina) - 2:29
4. You're So Fine (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield) - 2:37
5. Rider (Traditional) - 2:01
6. The Way She Is (Warren Zevon) - 2:30
7. My Girl Back Home (Paul Johnson) - 2:25
8. Darlin' You Can Count On Me (Paul Johnson, Terry Hand) - 1:58
9. Yeah! (The Everpresent Fullness) - 2:42
10.Sometimes I Don't Know Where I'm Bound (Tom Paxton) - 2:35
11.Lonesome Tears (Buddy Holly) - 1:51
12.The Rovin' Kind (Paul Johnson) - 2:09
13.La Do Da Da (Dale Hawkins, Stanley Lewis) - 2:40
14.Suzie Q (Dale Hawkins, Stanley Lewis) - 2:24
15.It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) - 2:12
16.Doin' A Number (Richard Farina) - 2:30
Tracks 10-14 as Carvey And Ryan

Personnel:
Jack Ryan - Autoharp, Harmonica, Trumpet, Washboard, Vocals
Steve Pugh - Bass
Terry Hand - Drums
Tom Carvey - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Paul Johnson - Lead Guitar