The Nova Local was a psychedelic pop band formed in

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, in 1964, initially under the name The Shadows. It was composed of singer Randy Winburn, guitarists Joe Mendyk and Phil Lambeth, bassist Jim Opton, keyboardist Cam Schinhan and drummer Bill Levasseur. Their single "If You Only Had the Time", released in 1967, was a minor hit in North Carolina. They recorded one album, ''Nova 1'' (released on

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in 1968 in the

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), shortly before disbanding. The album was also released in

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and in the

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. According to Opton, the album was the first ever recorded using the

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system. The lines "Is it much too much to ask / Not to hide behind the mask?" from "If You Only Had the Time" are sampled on MF Doom's 2005 song "The Mask".

''Nova 1'' Track listing

# "$5 A Ticket" # "If You Only Had The Time" # "Yascha Knew Deli Intimately" # "A Visit From It, The King" # "

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" # "Hitch Hike" # " Morning Dew" # "Forgotten Man" # "Dear Jimi" # "And I Remember" # "John Knight's Body"

References

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