Comments for Cetera, Peter, QUILL RECORDS STORY

I especially enjoyed reading the detailed QUILL liner notes--we get the full story on Peter Cetera''s band the Exceptions: the full names & home towns of all band members, full discography, contract dates, manager''s name, etc! All in all, a FABULOUS CD collection!

THE QUILL RECORDS STORY (COLLECTABLES CD 0662): with Peter Cetera on front & back covers & "As Far As I Can See" (first-time STEREO) & "Business As Usual" by Peter Cetera`s 1966-67 band, THE EXCEPTIONS. To order: 1-800-446-8426 BILLBOARD JULY 05, 1997 DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENTS HEADLINE: Indies Provide Crucial Documentation Of Music Past BYLINE: CHRIS MORRIS LEGENDS OF THE LOST: As our protracted vacation drew to a close, we wound up loafing around the house--what else?--listening to indie records and musing about the way indies become the caretakers of their own history. Just as independent labels have served as the promulgators of the most forward-looking music, they also act as the ultimate archivists of music that was misplaced, buried, or ignored in its own day. Nothing serves as a better reminder of this crucial role than four fascinating current historical packages, which focus on obscure but vibrant developments during the `60s and `70s in Chicago, Memphis, Cleveland, and Los Angeles. We`ll admit that, even though we claim Chicago as our hometown, we were unfamiliar with the Windy City`s Quill Records until the arrival of "The Quill Records Story --The Best Of Chicago Garage Bands" from Narberth, Pa.-based Collectables Records. We`re glad that Collectables rectified the situation. Quill was one of several Chicago-based indies that sprouted up in the mid-`60s, when the city`s top 40 station WLS, with its butt-kicking 50,000-watt clear-channel signal, was able to turn a local act into a national commodity: In1966 alone, the Buckinghams` "Kind Of A Drag" climbed to No. 1 on Billboard`s Hot 100 Singles chart, while the Shadows Of Knight`s "Gloria" hit No. 10. Quill was the brainchild of Peter Wright, manager/producer of mellow Chi-town act the New Colony Six. Wright scooped up a variety of young groups from Illinois and Wisconsin, and, while he never hit it big, his eclectic roster might find favor today with garage band enthusiasts whose collections bulge with the "Nuggets," "Pebbles," and "Back From The Grave" compilations. Among the gems on "The Quill Records Story" are two lush BeachBoys-inflected tracks by the Exceptions, a Chicago unit that included a pre-Chicago Peter Cetera; snarling garage punk by the Exterminators, the Delights, and the Riddles; and lots of derivative but entertaining folk-rock, pop, and power punk. There are a few nifty photos of band members stylin` with doggie-bowl haircuts and houndstooth suits, too.CHICAGO TRIBUNE June 6, 1997 Friday, NORTH SPORTS FINAL EDITIONSECTION: FRIDAY; Pg. 52; ZONE: CN; Music. Album reviews.BYLINE: Rick Reger. BODY: Various artists The Quill Records Story (Collectables) (star) (star) (star) This compilation of singles recorded for Chicago`s Quill Records between1965-67 bills itself as "The Best Of Chicago Garage Bands." But this collection does preserve some essential Windy City nuggets, which generally alternate between raw rave-ups and harmony-soaked crooning. For example, the Exterminators` "Voo-Doo" bashes out a nasty trash-rock rumble, while the Skunks` "Don`t Ask Why" wobbles with a memorable case of psychedelia. The Riddles` "It`s One Thing to Say," is an infectious organ-guitar shuffle that cries out for covering by the Lyres. Chicago rock historians should note that a number of the bands represented here (Ronnie Rice & the Gents, the Night Flight) eventuallycontributed members and tunes to the New Colony Six, while the Exceptions boasted future Chicago bassist Peter Cetera.GRAPHIC: PHOTO: The Quill Records Story.