Seatrain -> Sha Na Na

Elliott Randall of Sha Na Na was a member of Seatrain and says that he performed on several of their singles. Information is scant and I can't confirm this anywhere else. Can anyone help?

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[www.accessrock.com] http://www.accessrock.com/Interviews/Elliott-Randall-guitar-1.asp
Then in 1969, I joined a group called Seatrain. Interestingly, I had a quick decision to make at that time. I had also just been offered the opportunity by Don Covay and Wilson Pickett to come down to Muscle Shoals to play on Wilson's new album. Retrospectively, I think I made the right choice. While I would have loved to do that, joining Seatrain brought me into a whole new dimension - of bands playing larger concert stages - better venues, more opportunities in general.

Access Rock: What genre would you put Seatrain into?

Elliott: Seatrain began as an outgrowth of The Blues Project - Al Kooper's group. There were several incarnations of Seatrain, and I was in the middle one. Their first album was for A&M Records. I was on the middle record - the full album never got released, but a couple of singles did. Then when I left, they moved over to Capitol [Records]. Seatrain was into experimental rock & roll. It had elements of jazz, country, and classical in the music.

[www.classicwebs.com] http://www.classicwebs.com/seatrain.htm (7-person lineup lists him as Elliot Randall)

[www.elliott-randall.com] http://www.elliott-randall.com//pix/seatrain.htm (5-person band photo)