I have the great pleasure to remix and do post-production on alternate and unreleased mixes for Ace Records London with my pal Alec Palao-

The tracks, which are nothing short of magical, confound and confront each member’s personal retrospectives, most of which are at odds with the sum total of the whole, deepening the mystery of the Music Machine’s unity as the group pursued – and ultimately captured – what rock historians acknowledge was the vanguard of a genera. For this reason, I would have preferred the omission of certain outtakes, but these conceptual embryos provide the listener with a progressive evolution – a musical gestalt – heretofore unattainable without the two or three ‘takes’ on hand (gloved, of course); ie, rehearsal tapes, first mix, final mix – and even then, the listener may have to cross reference all versions of each song’s development many times over, to garner fully informed enlightenment.
Sean Bonniwell

Unlike the ex-folkies and beatniks that comprised the rest of the scene, the group, led by keyboardist and songwriter Ron Nagle, were older and came from an art school background, eschewing the jams and free-form modality of other local groups for concise ensemble arrangements. “The kind of writing that was going on in San Francisco then, to me, it was dogshit” says Nagle.

FAT CITY is the first of several volumes of the Nuggets From The Golden State series drawn from the exciting vaults of Werber’s San Francisco-based Trident Productions.

It’s not so hard to imagine Don Gallucci at the helm of the Stooges’ ‘Funhouse’ sessions-.-no kidding and I am not. Maybe you wouldn’t think ‘The Owl & The Pussycat’ prime material for a guitar/organ combo, but I do believe the Bards may change your mind with their Them/Zombies-inspired re-telling. And the Monkees take on ‘Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day’ was swell, but…
More Projects
Blackburn and Snow-https://acerecords.co.uk/something-good-for-your-head
Bobby Freeman-https://acerecords.co.uk/cmon-and-s-w-i-m
Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks-https://acerecords.co.uk/sing-me-a-rainbow-a-trident-anthology-1965-1967
Mystery Trend-https://acerecords.co.uk/so-glad-i-found-you-mp3
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band-
She– https://acerecords.co.uk/wants-a-piece-of-you-1
Sons of Champlain-https://acerecords.co.uk/fat-city-mp3
Sonics-https://acerecords.co.uk/psycho-sonic
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Coupons-
Don and the Goodtimes
ZOMBIES – the Decca Stereo Ahntologology-https://acerecords.co.uk/the-decca-stereo-anthology
LOUSIANA RAIN- Gib Gilbeaux and Gene Parsons-https://acerecords.co.uk/louisiana-rain
Northwest Battle of the Bands Vol 1-2-3-4-https://acerecords.co.uk/search?query=northwest+battle+of+the+bands
LISTEN TO THE VOICES- Sly Stone in the Studio-https://acerecords.co.uk/listen-to-the-voices-sly-stone-in-the-studio-1965-1970
STONE SOUL-SF’s Loadstone Label-http://acerecords.co.uk/stone-soul-san-franciscos-loadstone
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER BOX SET-(FANTASY)
TIME OF THE SEASON- Zombies 7″ EP-https://acerecords.co.uk/time-of-the-season
PRISCILLA PARIS- Love Priscilla- Her Solo Recordings-https://acerecords.co.uk/love-priscilla
DOUBLE SHOT OF SOUL-https://acerecords.co.uk/double-shot-of-soul
The Chocolate Watchband- Melts In Your Brain Not On Your Wrist-https://acerecords.co.uk/melts-in-your-brainnot-on-your-wrist
The Music Machine – The Ultimate Turn On-https://acerecords.co.uk/the-ultimate-turn-on
Dyke & The Blazers – We Got More Soul (The Ultimate Broadway Funk)
Get Ready To Fly: Pop-Psych From The Norman Petty Vaults
Now Hear This! Garage & Beat From The Norman Petty Vaults
Sing Me A Rainbow – A Trident Anthology 1965-1967
Feeling High – The Psychedelic Sound Of Memphis
The Bonniwell Music Machine* – The Bonniwell Music Machine
Zakary Thaks – It’s The End The Definitive Collection
Sly Stone – I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70
Goin’ Back to Miami: The Soul Sides 1965-1970
Absolutely Right!: The Complete Tiger, Loma and Warner Bros. Recordings
Feeling High: The Psychedelic Sound of Memphis
Together Forever: The Music City Sessions
Condition Red: Complete Goodees
Hitsville West: San Francisco’s Uptown Soul
Memphis Beat: The Sun Recordings 1964-1966
Baby You Got It: The 1960’s Anthology
Beach Party: Garpax Surf ‘N’ Drag
Diggin’ Gold: A Galaxy of West Coast Blues
Get Your Lie Straight: A Galaxy of Funky Soul
Moaning, Groaning, Crying: A Galaxy of Soul & R&B
Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68
Future-The seeds
The Seeds-The seeds
there are a handful of non Ace related projects I have done with Alec-Here is the one that sticks out –
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER BOX SET-(FANTASY)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival:_Box_Set
http://www.allmusic.com/album/creedence-clearwater-revival-box-set-mw0001956554