Jan & Dean Save for a Rainy Day (LP) big time THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD

THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD isn't a rock and roll record

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although tunes like "Gutless" are pure Sex Pistols rant and raveup ("All my friends are embryonic

Some entries expand on every thought and some are left half-finished

" and the down-and-dirty "Black Sweat" tell us this will be an album full of body-movers

Jan & Dean Save for a Rainy Day (LP) big time THE GHOST OF TOM JOADIt was a Hollywood music publicist's fondest dream and worst nightmare, all at the same time. Jan Berry, the lead vocalist, composer and producer of famed surf hot rod duo Jan & Dean had crashed his Corvette on the Sunset Strip late at night on April 19, 1966, almost killing himself. Jan remained in a coma for some time afterwards, and his rehab would take years rather than months. The hitmaking partnership of Jan & Dean, an act that had launched 14