6 Tickets to Shangri-La and The Ides of Love each had one 45 on Talmu Records. The groups sound alike, and all four songs were written by the team of Ed Malinowski and Tom Flynn.
6 Tickets to Shangri-La released “Lovely People” / “I’ve Got To Find A Way” on Talmu 311 in February, 1968, with Leroy Kirkland arranging and Fred Giachino producing.
The Ides of Love released “Hey Mister Wise Man” / “Something So Pretty” in November on TAL 314, this time with Joe Cain producing and supervising.
Cash Box reviewed both 45s.
I cannot find copyright registration for any of these songs, but Talmu and Giachino registered two other Flynn/Malinowski songs in January, 1968: “Objection Overruled” and “She’ll Make Me Happy”. I suppose a demo of these should exist somewhere, and it would be good to hear them.
Talmu Records had a New York City address.
I’d appreciate any further info on Tom Flynn and Ed Malinowski’s musical careers.
The label is from New York City, maybe those bands too. Could you write an article about Plasma who haved a single on Ray-Do Production: “How Many/A Night Like This” and about The Pubs who haved two singles: one on Custom Fidelity “Never Again/Please Patty” and on Velvet Tones “The Lost Soul/Baby Cry”? I love those band and I don’t have any information about it.
You should write the articles.
Good post. I have both of those 45’s and read somewhere that Max Weinberg of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘E’ Street Band was in the Ides Of Love, although I cannot confirm that with absolute certainty.