"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" / "Get On Back"

MISC NOTES: Formed in Spokane, Washington in 1959-1960 as The Demons, the summer of 1964 saw the five-man ensemble -- composed of: Ned Neltner (guitar); Hal Lotzenhiser (bass); Les Clinkingbeard (sax); Mike Clothier (keyboards); and Mike Buono (drums) -- re-establishing itself in the eastern Washington teenage dance scene after a year's venture into the adult-oriented club market around Portland, Oregon. Additionally, the group was recovering from the shock of a tragic automobile accident that had taken the life of a Mark V member only a few months earlier. To facilitate the transition to dances and to promote the Mark V name adopted while in the club circuit, the group released  a record on the Seattle based Seafair-Bolo label. Feature side of the disc was a straight forward, driving rendition of the Jessie Hill rhythm and blues classic "Ooh  Poo Pah Doo." Ned Neltner comments: "Every place we played 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' went over like...gangbusters. About that time, the Kingsmen were using a simulated live recording technique so we got about thirty five of our friends, went into Sound Recorders in Spokane and did 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' with that sort of sound. " As for his composition on the flip side Neltner says: "To me its a typical......Northwest rock n' roll song, something like The Viceroys' 'Granny's Pad' with lyrics, a 'Hey, Mrs. Jones' (Tiny Tony with The Static) sort of a pattern (or) a lot of Dynamics and Wailers material around at the time." As for the fate of the record, he continues, "It really didn't sell....but it got a lot of airplay (which) made a name for us and got a whole lot of jobs." Those jobs were not to be limited to the eastern portion of our state. The Mark V was to become one of the few eastern Washington  rock bands to establish itself west of the Cascades with any degree of success. The Mark V tradition carries on to this day with Seattle's Jr. Cadillac.

[Text by R. Bruce Smith adapted from original publication in NORTHWEST DISC-COVERIES & SOUND REPORT Volume 4 #7 September,1979.]

LOCATION: Spokane, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Sound Recording Company
RECORDING ENGINEER:

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:

A-SIDE MATRIX: B - 746 - A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE B - 764 - A (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Jessie Hill
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Minit Publ. Co. (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX: B - 746 - B
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: B - 746 - B (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Ned Neltner
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Bolmin Publ. Co. (BMI)