Despite the band members’ names on the label, this group is still something of a mystery. Members were Doug Dehart, Ron Riddle, Jim Frizell, Don Jones, and Ray Reade.
“You’re My Woman” has a murky, dirty sound to the rhythm guitar that flashes throughout the song. It has a dim, psychedelic aura from the last days of 1967. The flip side, “Our Love Was Strong” is a strange number alternating long harmony aahs with a plain, almost recited vocal.
The Buckeye Beat site states it was recorded at Commercial Recorders in Dayton, Ohio. This is a Rite pressing, with account # 1190 in the dead wax of both sides.
Anyone have a photo of the group?
I can give you more information if interested. My uncle is Jim Frizell!
Hi mr. Chris Bishop, my name is Jim Klinger. I played keyboards for The Livin End. I replaced Don Jones the Original sax player for The Livin End.
I joined the band in 1968. We were all students at Belmont High School in Dayton Ohio. We were managed by the drummers mother, Mildred riddle, her son Ron riddle what’s the drummer and leader. The band did some original material and the one recording you see at the beginning of this article. When I joined the band they were playing some early Beatles oh, some Motown and some surf music.
Since I played o r g a n, they quickly moved into , in na GOTTA davita, also the doors, Wilson Pickett, Deep Purple, Electric Flag, Blood Sweat and Tears, Stax and Muscle Shoals groups like Booker T & the mg’s, Otis Redding and the stones. The band dissolved in1970.
Ron riddle, the drummer when on to Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He later played with the Blue Oyster Cult and compose music for many animal and nature soundtracks that aired on the Public Broadcasting Network. He currently resides and Ithaca New York and Tampa Florida. Ron opened a music and event venue called Gratitude and Grace in Ithaca New York you can Google it for more information.
Hi, my name is Mindy Reade I was married to Ray for 28 years. May he rest in peace. So glad to see The Livin End living on. Had a copy of that record once . I’ve seen Ron a couple of times over the years have often wondered what became of Don do you know? Hope this finds you happy and well
Hi Mindy, could you send on my email a mp3 file of “Our Love Was Strong” please?