The Magicians is tagged as: garage rock, 60s, psychedelic, rock, psychedelic rock
Although they’re rather mistakenly thought of a ’60s garage band due to the inclusion of their fine 1965 single, “An Invitation to Cry,” on the original Nuggets compilation, the Magicians were an all-around pop/rock group that also drew from folk-rock, blues and soul. They had a pretty intricate history for a short-lived act that only managed to put out four Columbia singles between 1965 and 1967. Drummer and songwriter, Alan Gordon, was playing in an interracial band, Tex & the Chex, in Greenwich Village when they were discovered by record producers Bob Wyld and Art Polhemus. Gordon had written “An Invitation to Cry” with Jimmy Woods (who was not in the band), which Gordon recorded with Tex & the Chex, then including guitarist Mike Appel (who managed Bruce Springsteen for a while during the Boss’ early career). The producers wanted a better singer and enlisted Garry Bonner to do the vocals. The resulting recording, “An Invitation to Cry,” was superb moody pop/rock with a touch of blue-eyed soul, enhanced by an imaginative production highlighting ominous distorted guitar riffs, graceful tempo shifts, accomplished vocal harmonies and Bonner’s anguished lead vocal.
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