The Moods

1 THE MOODS Were A Soul Group From Philadelphia About Their 45' "King Hustler" "The Tune I Bring You Today Is A Very Funky Number By Some Volcanos In Transition.
At Some Point After They Recorded Their Harthon 45s The One With The Funky B-Sides And The Departure Of Gene Faith To Go Solo But Before They Would Emerge As The Trammps The Gentlemen Of The Volcanos Would Record Two And A Half 45s As The Moods.
What Information I Have Been Able To Find Seems To Place The 45s In Question Around 1970.
The Group Released Three 45s.
The First – ‘Rainmaker’ B/w ‘Lady Rain’ Came Out On Wand In 1970.
The One You See Before You Today ‘King Hustler’ B/w ‘Hustling’ Was Released On The Local Philly Label Maybe One-Off Reddog That Same Year.
The Third – On Scepter – Re-Used ‘King Hustler’ On The A-Side Placing It With A New Flipside ‘With A Woman’.
‘King Hustler’ Is A Great Hard-Edged Blaxploitation Groover That Is Reminiscent Of Some Of The Heavier Things The Temptations Were Laying Down Around The Same Time.
The Song – Co-Written By Sherman Marshall And Len Barry – Features Lyrics That Reference Philadelphia’s Famous South Street And Going To See ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’ At The Movies !? .
The Group Would Reconvene As The Trammps Two Years Later" Larry Grogan
http //funky16corners.Com/?p 4729 2 The Moods Were A Rock 'n' Roll Band Hailing From Melbourne Australia In The Mid Sixties. While Never Reaching Great Chart Success They Recieved A Great Deal Of Attention Through Go-Set Australia's Weekly Pop Culture 'bible' And Were Well Established In The Local Mod Scene During Their Short Existence. The Line-Up Consisted Of John Livi Lead Guitar Frontman Kevin Fraser Peter Noss Bassist - Later Replaced By Ian Ferguson Of Tony And The Shantells Carl Savona Drums And Mick Hamilton Rhythm Guitar - Who Later Went On To Join The Vibrants . read less