Downhill Racers

Lovin’ Pots

b/w

Lovely Vanessa

“Lovin’ Pots” is a very commercial sounding Teen-Glam-Bubblegum number with a wonderfully bright and loud production. It all makes sense when you realise that the J. Lange who wrote and produced the A side is none other that Robert John “Mutt” Lange. My guess is that this is a pure studio creation and the group probably didn’t exist. The B-side sounds totally unrelated as it’s a delightful Psych/Pop number with more than a hint of Friends or Sunflower-era Beach Boys. Written and probably sung by Pete Dello (Ex-Honeybus of “I Can’t Let Maggie Go” fame), “Lovely Vanessa” could have easily fitted on the Pete Dello and Friends album.