Oklahoma City entrepreneur Richard Gilleland opened a local franchise branch of Saugus
The classic girl group era was fading by ’68
Winding keys loosely hug an over-worked 808
blokes from the old industrial corners of England dancing all night long
Mixing primitive harmonies
The Cleopatra Label Slowcore Oklahoma City entrepreneur Richard GillelandFrom a basement in New Jersey, Tommy Falcone remade himself into a DIY Phil Spector. From 1962 to 1970, he founded and ran Cleopatra Records, discovered and mentored young Garden State talent, wrote songs and produced wild studio effects, and quit his day job to promote it all himself. Trained as an accordionist, Falcone had a whirlwind imagination and an omnivorous approach to genre, expressed through acts like the Centuries, the Tabbys, Johnny