In response to the question about why this album didn't sell move copies: Originally known as Pacific Grass & Electric,Yankee Dollar originated in San Luis Obispo in 1966. Their name was changed by lengendary music producer Frank Slay (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Sugarloaf, Sal Mineo, Freddie Cannon, Danny and the Juniors), who worried that the original name would inhibit its station play on the conservative "Drake stations". (Bill Drake banned Slay's client, Rainy Daze when he discovered their hit record, That Acapulco Gold, was about buying marijuana.) Ultimately, because of Slay's involvement in the project, Yankee Dollar was banned from the Drake stations anyway, otherwise, as Billboard surmised at the time, their album would have been a major hit.
bought this album in 1969. Back then I was 9 yrs old and today I listened to the actual album with memories dancing thru my mind . Awesome album. Another great band blacklisted by the extremes of a few stuck up wannabe dj's of rhe time . Free the mind ... play the Yankee Dollar
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ReplyDeleteMarios,,thanks so much for this. when i got to the library today and saw this ...made my day.
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ReplyDeleteis a re up possible? the link is broken and only leads to dead ends. thank you for all you've upped!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn response to the question about why this album didn't sell move copies: Originally known as Pacific Grass & Electric,Yankee Dollar originated in San Luis Obispo in 1966. Their name was changed by lengendary music producer Frank Slay (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Sugarloaf, Sal Mineo, Freddie Cannon, Danny and the Juniors), who worried that the original name would inhibit its station play on the conservative "Drake stations". (Bill Drake banned Slay's client, Rainy Daze when he discovered their hit record, That Acapulco Gold, was about buying marijuana.) Ultimately, because of Slay's involvement in the project, Yankee Dollar was banned from the Drake stations anyway, otherwise, as Billboard surmised at the time, their album would have been a major hit.
ReplyDeletebought this album in 1969. Back then I was 9 yrs old and today I listened to the actual album with memories dancing thru my mind . Awesome album. Another great band blacklisted by the extremes of a few stuck up wannabe dj's of rhe time . Free the mind ... play the Yankee Dollar
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ReplyDeleteHello Marios, could you please reup this album ?
ReplyDeleteFaalamva, for "The Yankee Dollar 1968", see here: https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2026/06/rep-yankee-dollar-yankee-dollar-1968-us.html
DeleteThank you Marios! 🙏
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