Lee's Garage Sector

[Ad] Amplified Nuns

2010-06-24T07:52:00.000-07:00

Clipping from a '66 Billboard issue The groupies of the MONKS... Ah, probably not.

THE ONCOMERS - Every Day Now (Gateway)

2010-06-22T02:55:00.000-07:00

Uptempo Garage Beat Winner You probably heard the great moody topside "You Let Me Down" on 'Love Is A Sad Song' or 'The Unheard Of'. Now let's check out the other side of this great McKeesport, PA teen combo that waxed their sole 45 in 1964, probably, since they changed their monicker to Grant Street Exit (cf. FAF) the following year. What a shitty idea! Obviously, those guys recorded quite a batch of songs as well as a live show. Cool rave-up rhythm takes us right into the middle of the song which turns out to be a broadly smiling bastard of Brit invasion sounds and slightly raw U.S. garage beat. The icing on the cake is a cool doo-wop styled coda of the song. Corny, you say? Well, I'd say that there is pretty much the exact dash of corny-ness in here that makes this a nice garage beat rocker for your next frat party.
You can find lots of additional info here.

TOMMY & THE NIGHTBEATS - Green Eyes (Princess)

2010-06-16T03:09:00.000-07:00

Fantastic Nerdy Pop Garage BeatA long want of mine for quite some time. And all I got was a g+ copy. Anyway, let's check out the flip of the comped cool top side, 'Come On Darling' which got me excited the first time I heard it on 'One Hand In The Darkness'. The flip is in a similar vein, featuring cheesy organ fills and this pretty nerdy guy Tommy who is leading the band obviously. This is far more in the Pop vein than many people will be willing to accept. But don't let it go... Stick with it. Check out those harmonies and the slightly eerie vibes of the song. From Houston, TX, 1964.

THE WEE FOUR - Give Me A Try (Nu Sound Ltd.)

2010-06-16T03:04:00.000-07:00

Godlike Rochester Garage BandEverybody knows 'Weird', the topside of this 1966 release from NY. One of the true and eternal Garage classics in my book. This was comped on 'Teen Shutdown' and 'Pebbles'. Not so the flip, so it's gotta suck. Right? Fucking NO! Flipside is great! It's... moody. Pretty much. Even some slightly jazzy modulations like the ZOMBIES or the classic New England bands did. Check out this bad motherfucker of a song. How great is this? Unfortunaltely, my copy of this double-sided monster ain't too hot, so you'll have to wait for the big garage guys to deliver FLAC's or whatever.
Check out the mucho fine feature on Garage Hangover here.
And a cool interview on the BTBG site can be found here.

THE SHILLINGS - Just Like A Girl (Dayton Band Co.)

2010-06-16T02:52:00.000-07:00

Fab Moody Ohio Garage LamentThe flipside of the equally great "Yesterdays Dawn" [get an .wma here] kicks some serious ass. In a moody way, that is. They had another way great 45 on the same label in the same year, "Forgive Me My Love"/ "I Call For Her", the latter you can find on 'Strange Worlds #2', which makes an quite impressve output of four excellent sides without any fillers. This very song is pretty sparse, shifts into higher gear as we roll along and features a cool guitar break. Cool backup singing all the way.
Some additional info from Rick Dryden from the 'Ohio Sounds' blog:
Leader of the Shillings was Rick Bashore, who also produced their records. I think the lead singer was Ward Newman, both from Fairview HS 1967. Don't remember the other members. Rick Bashore wrote "Yesterday's Dawn" (along with L.Pierce, don't know him.) Rick also wrote the B side "Just-Like-A-Girl." They released this 45 in 1966 on the Dayton Band Company label.
Now, according to Wickham, this is their first platter, and both 45s are from '67. Need some confirmation here.

MEMORIES - Mercy, Mercy (K.O. Recording Studios )

2010-03-23T12:30:00.000-07:00

Great Rough & Crude Gutter-RockAppleton, WI's Rolling Stones are going to please you a lot. They are doing their best to emulate Mick'n Keith and the rest of the gang, but they don't ape them. They're lacking playing abilities... in a GOOD way, that is. "Girl, if you put mah down..." Listen for the cavemanish drumming, sounding even more primitive than Beach Boys drum novice Dennis Wilson. Great! Like he's glued to his toms! Can't get away from thrashing them. I gotta say this song is one of my all-time faves& I can't have enough versions of it. This ranks very high in my personal "Mercy, Mercy" top 10. From 1966. K.O. Recording Studios outta Kaukauna. Flip ("That's How Strong My Love Is") is equally great& will be found on a future STRANGE WORLDS comp.

WAYWARD FIVE - Good Times (W-5)

2010-03-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

Great Punky Garage Beat MayhemA Michigan combo that waxed two 45rpm's in 1966 and 1967, the first being on the fab Lee label (Satisfactions, Marauders, Cyclones,... "Can't Get Enough Of Your Lovin'" comped on Wyld Sydes#2), the second one seems to be a self released thing. They got a hip cover of Tail Feather on the topside but the flip is cooler. They are believed to be from the Midland/ Mt. Pleasant area (c.f. 'Music Makers From Mid-Michigan'). Anyhow, check out this cool blaster!

Meet The LEAVES (Clipping)

2010-03-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

Not Falling But Soaring!

CHAVELLES - I Give Up (I-Say)

2010-03-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Cool And Tight Garage Rocker
Scarce rocker outta Nowheresville, USA (possibly Colorado, though the guy i bought this from says Carolina). Tight production suggests a later release date, possibly 1967? Pretty sure that it was released at the very end of the garage explosion. You can already feel a certain "funky" vibe coming through, but the disc is still on the good side.

CREATURES INC. - Stop Your Sobbin' (Jet Set)

2010-03-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

Fabulous Garage Beat With A Healthy Dash Of "Invasion Sound"Great piece that strangely has never been comped. Oxon Hill, Maryland combo that delivers the goods. Flip has been on FLAYKES and HIGHS but check out the topside, a slightly pissed-off rant to a hang-up girl. Great jangly guitar works and a quite punchy production make this cool disc something well worth having. A 1965 release. Also dig the fab label design, complete with an ace font for the band monicker.

COUNT FIVE - Yardbird Copy? [clipping]

2010-02-28T09:54:00.000-08:00

A Yardbird Copy? Listen, You Fucked-Out Piece Of Cheese...Some good reading from a 1966 Billboard issue on one of the top garage bands ever. The cheese-thing is by henry miller, so don't flame me.

THE FORSAKEN - Babe (MTA)

2010-02-28T09:36:00.000-08:00

Great Haunting Garage DownerShhhh... This a preview on STRANGE WORLDS#5 (again, a moody one), so don't tell. Glorious, pretty psych-y lament. Gorgeous harmonies meet ace songwriting and, talk about a gloomy mood! This has not been reissued before, and i have no idea why. Since MTA is obviously a NY label distributing mainly CA bands, those guys are either from NY or from CA. (More on MTA on chris' fab Garage Hangover website!) Listen for those cool weird guitar interplays and the guitar player switching back into surfy garage-band-mode during the refrain and bridge. Probably early/mid 1966.

►►►Check out the Garage Hangover feature HERE.

(note: pic taken from chris' fab website, since my scanner screwed up. will be replaced soon)

DAVE, STAN & ROBIN - Day Tripper (Startime)

2010-02-28T09:20:00.000-08:00

Fuzzed Instro Beatles Bash Chug-A-Lug
Beatles, eh? Yessir, and a cool slab of it, you can be sure! You probably have heard the flip, "Get Off My Cloud" on STRANGE WORLDS#3 (this is a plug) and are now craving for the flip. Here it is, done in exactly the same vein: piano (yes, for chrissakes, get over it) dominated rock'n roll mover with the chorus shouted out by a bunch of partying kids. No idea where this record came from or it there are similar releases on the label. Partytime with Startime. Dig the mouldy label! The Billboard issue from Feb 5th 1966 predicts this disc to be a top 100 thing.

THE PANICKS - Work (Dupree)

2010-02-28T09:09:00.000-08:00

Pounding Teenage Blast-Off-O-Rama Expressing "Work Sucks!"Fine, Sonics-inflected boom from Akron, OH, 1966. They had a later 45 on Dupree ("You're My Baby"). This yet uncomped cut is pretty basic, but shifts into high gear as we go along. Raunchy riffing and screaming make up for the tame production. And, as pointed out before, this reminds me a bit of Northwest combos. Listen for that whammy-bar guitar stop fills, like from some kind of raunch/ strip-instro. Great stuff. Obviously those guys had a different name before, because the "Panicks" monicker is glued over the original one.

►►►Buckeye Beat has a cool feature on the group. Read it HERE.

STRANGE WORLDS #4

2009-08-02T10:56:00.000-07:00

Out Now!! 15 Unissued Cuts Of Psych-y Garage Mayhem

01 THREATS - New Feelin'
02 CLANN - Tall Towers
03 KEITH EVERETT - Lookin' So Fine
04 MARQUIS - Broken Mirror
05 WHAT FOUR - So Lonely
06 BITTERSWEETS - Cry Your Eyes Out
07 SENSATIONAL SLEEPERS - Hey Girl
08 CATALINAS - Barbara
09 JOHNNY & THE GENTS - I Won't Fall
10 MYRCHENTS - I Gotta Know If You're Leaving
11 ROCK-A-GO-GOs - I'm Out To Win You Over
12 CHIMES - Foolish Pride
13 CAESER AND HIS ROMANS - Why Make A Fool Of Me
14 ROADS END - When I Look At You
15 COACHMEN - Tyme Won't Change

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Cool SEEDS Promo Ad * Monster Halloween Freakoff

2009-06-28T08:27:00.000-07:00

RIP, Sky!

THE DEMATRONS - The Boy Who's Sixteen (Southern Sound)

2009-05-15T07:54:00.001-07:00

Super Cute Garage Pop Beat
This might actually be my very first Garage type of record! Bought it quite a long while ago for almost nothing& loved it ever since, even it's very "pop". Obviously from 1963. The record has a nice little Doo-Wop flavour and ace harmonies, but enough raw teenage-vibe to classify if a "Garage" disc. From the New England area. The song will stick in your ears, promised! The flipside is a pretty dull and schlocky turd, so dig the topside twice. Or thrice!
Here's a pic of the group.
(taken from white doo wop collector website)

THE HOLIDAYS - I Want To Do It (Dixie)

2009-05-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

Raw Pennsylvania Teen BlasterYou will probably know that song done by other teen bands. Fab '64 rendition by a Pittsburgh bunch of kids who step on the gas pretty heavily. The fine flipside, "I Got News For You", you can hear on STRANGE WORLDS #2. Those guys did at least one other 45, also on Dixie, but it's a (kick ass) instro thang.

THE BOBBIES - She Put Me Down #2 (Sonny)

2009-05-15T07:43:00.000-07:00

Wild Alabama Frat SoundsThe idea may sound boring: You have no ideas for you 45 flipside, but you gotta record right NOW, so just belch out some kind of "part two" of your topside. Could be a pretty dull thing, but not on this fine 1966 piece of wax. Topside kicks ass (check out STRANGE WORLDS#3), but the flip is even weirder: A cacophony of teenage wacko-ness, live onto tape. I'd like to know what the guys in the recording studio thought about this. From Florence, AL. Go go go!
Some additional info that was posted as a comment:
Glenn Hall - Bass
Donald "Duck" Heupel - Guitar
Richard Haun or Hann - Keyboard
Randy Whales - Drummers
Bobby Heathcoat - Vocals/howling

This was recorded at Sun Recording studio in Memphis, TN in 1966 by Judd Phillips (Sam Phillips brother). (She) Put Me Down was a Jerry Lee Lewis song that was sold to Sun records.
Jerry Wexler wanted to buy this song performed by “The Bobbies” but problems with their producer caused this to never happen.
The original side b was suppose to be an amped up version of "I Call Your Name" by The Beatles but on the 2 hour drive to the studio, they heard The Mamas & the Papas cover this on the radio. They came up with side 2 on the fly.

THE VADNALS - Henry The VIII, I Am (MLAY)

2009-05-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

50th Post Means "Wacko Time"!
Ok, 50 posts are successfully done, so let's celebrate! Here's a real mean disc... Ever dreamed of hearing a rendition of "everybody's fave" tune "Henry The VIII" with accordion? No? Shame on you... here it is anyway! Honestly: It's awfully BAD, but funny to dig, just try out.

THE TORQUES - Don't Give Your Heart Away (Lemco)

2009-05-08T07:59:00.000-07:00

More Moody MayhemGreat Kentucky-area record from 1967. The pressing plant obviously screwed up here, because the record has to pitched quite a bit. What we get is a beautifully delivered moody garage ballad that leaves nothing to be deserved and once again proves the high songwriting qualities that were aparent back then among "the kids". More info welcome!

DESTINATIONS - Baby Don't (D)

2009-05-08T07:55:00.000-07:00

Super-Crude Teenage WhimThis won't be easy to swallow for the "fuzz-punk"-crowd. The DESTINATIONS deliver a super-sparse moody teen garage thing that's as whimsy as it gets... In a good way, that is. The production is clearly non-existant, the playing sloppy, the singer probably scared of the whole thing himself... A real gem! The label perfectly fits the tunes on it: Spartanic.

DIMENSIONS A - The Light (Global Records)

2009-05-02T06:50:00.000-07:00

Great Moody Garage Beat
Also a grower. Fine, rugged harmonies applied to bursting teenage songwriter craft. The results are impressive, though it's easy to hear that those guys never had a chance on the "Hot 100" anyway. Do them and yourself a favour and dig the topside of their lone 45 now, like 45 years late.

PENDELTONS - Mustang Sally (Alamo Audio)

2009-05-02T06:48:00.000-07:00

Raw Garage Rocker
On the ultra-collectible Alamo Audio from Texas comes this San Antonio group with their lone 45.

FRIENDS OF MIND - Moving Through Your Mind (Insounds)

2009-05-02T06:44:00.000-07:00

Fab Folk Droner
Very folk-y and quite psychish garage lament from Odessa, TX, circa 1966. Dig the cool label design. The flip is equally good and in a similar vein, too.

SHOREMEN - I Expect Too Much (Wynwood)

2009-04-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

Baltimore Teenbeat Gold
Baltimore, Maryland combo that waxed two ACE 45s in 1965/'66. "She's Bad" will be well-known to you, but you gotta take a look at the rest of the batch as well: "Look Into Her Eyes", the flip of "Bad" will be comped on STRANGE WORLDS#5 later this year. This tune, from their 2nd disc, is a fabulous uptempo beat raver that sticks in your ear. Was even issued with a PS. The flip is a good hotrod beat thang that's the weakest of the SHOREMEN'S output.

PIED PIPERS - Hold On I'm Comin' (WAM)

2009-04-22T08:28:00.000-07:00

Quite Elusive WAM-BamThis will grow on you. The flip to the beefy "Hey Joe" may seem a bit lighthearted at first, but is a classy garage tune. Youngstown, OH band that issued a second 45 on Hamlin Town in '66.

EXCHEQUERS - Greensleeves (Boom)

2009-04-22T08:26:00.000-07:00

Cool Raw Instro
A very fine instro we got here. Nasty guitars, tight playing, a real garage vibe. The flip "Is There Some Girl" you will know. La Crosse, WI band with their sole release. From 1965, issued on green vinyl, yummy!

BAD OMENS - He Was A Friend Of Mine (Twin Town)

2009-04-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

Byrds-y To The Max Jangler
Minnessota 1966 jangler that emulates the BYRDS so much it's frightening. What a cool band monicker, by the way. They chose to put even TWO Dylan standards on their sole 45. This one (recorded by Zimmy) and the flip, a cool take on Bob's "Chimes of Freedom". Good record! McGuinn would have been proud.

TORONADOS - Let Me Be Your Man (Phalanx)

2009-04-14T16:14:00.000-07:00

Michigan Teen Beat Winner
On the profilic PHALANX label, here comes a tuff 1966 release. Both sides still uncomped, this is a worthy addition to your collection. No crude snot here, but a rocking band nevertheless. Watch out for the moody flip on STRANGE WORLDS#5.

ROCKIN' REBELLIONS - Run For Your Life (Vaughn-LTD)

2009-04-14T16:12:00.000-07:00

Alabama Garage Beat GoldCool fast 1966 Teen Rocker that well deserves to be heard.

THE SONICS - 1960s Concert Poster

2009-04-02T10:59:00.000-07:00

Cool memorabilia from THEE Garage group. Dig that tune "Phsyco"!

THE CHANTELLS - Break-Down (Century)

2009-03-21T11:39:00.001-07:00

Cool Punky SlopOn the rare Century label, here come the CHANTELLS outta Virginia with a boss lookin' label. And they go wild! Flip is a nice moody thing.

THE MONTEREYS - Very Last Day (Sahara)

2009-03-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Folky Garage Ballads

Right from the hands of PP&M comes this melodramatic but classy folk tune. New York band that also waxed the ultra-cool "I'll be Around" in 1965.
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THE SWINGIN' YO YO's - Have You Ever (Jubilee)

2009-03-21T11:10:00.001-07:00

Fab Moody Beat Winner
Excellent work on this uncomped 45. A great melody line and enough punch to keep it away from mainstream pop/rock slick. Reminds me on the BOMPERS 45 that's also on this blog. Flip is cool, too.
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THE MEMBERS - Jenny Jenny (Label)

2009-03-21T11:06:00.000-07:00

Great Hot Frat

Pretty tough St. Petersburg, Florida disc that kicks mucho ass!
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THE LEAVES - 45 Advertisement

2009-03-18T02:53:00.000-07:00

Nice KRLA Beat ad for the LEAVES' 1966 "smash single"

THE COUNT FIVE - Clipping [KRLA Beat Mag 1966]

2009-03-18T02:50:00.000-07:00

Cool feature on the lovely COUNT FIVE.

THE MONKEYMEN - Mojo (QQ)

2009-03-17T14:47:00.001-07:00

Cool New Mexico FratCool and uncomped Frat sounds on this desirable New Mexico label.

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THE BONDSMEN - [Acetate]

2009-03-17T13:59:00.001-07:00

THE BONDSMEN - Untitled Moody Instro
Way cool unissued Instro moodiness on this acetate that was identified by a cavemannish pal as the Bondsmen from NC, who recorded for Justice Records. The flip is a good Garage Beat tune called "Little Girl".

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2009-01-13T11:10:00.000-08:00

STRANGE WORLDS #2 (Garage Comp)

The moody volume, I did this one in 2008. Willl post more info soon.

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WANDERERS FIVE - Treat Me Right (Amber)

2009-01-12T06:06:00.000-08:00

Boss Psych Beat

Fine Garage Beat I have zero info on. A top two-sider, because the flip delivers the beef as well: a moody gem that'll be heard on STRANGE WORLDS #5 later this year.

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FIVE TYMES - Hold Me Now (Bear)

2009-01-12T06:05:00.000-08:00

Ace Teen Garage Ballad

Invasion-inflected shy guy lament. A serious droner on MN's profilic Bear label. Much more than the average ballad b-side, don't ya think? The topside is a cool rocking cover of "Around and Around".

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CYCLES OF SOUND - Questions (On My Mind)

2009-01-12T06:04:00.000-08:00

Moody Garage Psych

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CAPERS - Piece Of Mind (Wam)

2009-01-12T06:03:00.000-08:00

Mighty Fine Garage Beat Thumppp

Glorious Frat Beat Punker on the mighty fine and mighty rare WAM label outta Ohio. Watch for the CAPERS' other 45 on WAM on this very blog. Both discs are shakers... tuff!

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3'S A CROWD - Making Do (Ro-Do)

2009-01-12T06:01:00.000-08:00

Tuff Pop Garage Winner

Zip info on this cool disc. Poppy. Yummy!
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STRANGE WORLDS Vol. 3 * Leave Me Alone!!

2009-01-10T04:47:00.000-08:00

Captain Salty Presents:

Track Listing:

01 DAVE, STAN & ROBIN – Get Off My Cloud
02 BARRY LEE – Things Gotta To Change
03 HAL & THE PROPHETS – Shame Shame Shame
04 TONY HARRIS – Super Man
05 BOBBIES – She Put Me Down
06 CARL WALDEN – Watusi Lucy
07 SAINTS & SINNERS – Mercy Mercy
08 TOM & THE CATS – Walking Man
09 GALAXIES V – Let Me Hear You Say Yeah
10 CAPERS – No Piece Of Mind
11 NEUTRONS – Don’t Be Cruel
12 PASTELS – Don’t Ya Know
13 COUNTS – Mickey’s Monkey
14 TIKIS AND FABULONS – Take A Look
15 TROPHIES – Walking The Dog
16 ANGLO SAXTON – Leave Me Alone

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LOVE * 1966 Article

2008-11-10T11:05:00.001-08:00

Tuff 1966 Write Up On Arthur Lee & Co

DONALD SALLER & THE NOBILITY - Just Because * Royalty

2008-11-10T10:58:00.000-08:00

Cool Pop Garage

Very neat pop song. Well done harmonies, good production that evades being too clean cut. And just when you think "yep, this is cute", they shift gears and start some serious rocking in the bridge part. Recommended by Captain Salty!
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HAGSTROM GUITARS * 1966 Ad

2008-11-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

For Swingers!

A nice ad for those great guitars.

THE SOUL TRIPPERS * Promo Pic

2008-11-09T13:10:00.001-08:00

THE SOUL TRIPPERS, Florida

I snatched up a whole chunk of those cool promo cardboard posters on ebay a few years ago, they were still in an envelope with the band's address on it.

OMAR & THE VILLAGE IDIOTS - Liz * Pacific Challenger

2008-11-09T12:57:00.001-08:00

Totally Great Doofus Beat Hit

I wish I had penned that tune... It's a masterpiece, at least some kind of. Fake British accents is nothing that usually makes me flip, but on this here 45, everything fits. I can't get this ditty out of my head for months now... Aaaaargh!
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STRANGE WORLDS Vol. 1 * Garage Comp

2008-11-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

Sixties Garage Band Treasures

The first one in my own series of uncomped garage 45s, done in 2007.

DECADES - Strange Worlds (Janie)
WITNESS INC - Jezebel (Apex)
D-MEN - No Hope For ME (Veep)
ONLY ONES - I'll Find A Way (Panik)
FORBIDDEN - How Do You Prove (Fleetwood)
NEW BREED - I'm In Love (Dimplomacy)
CLASSMEN - Any Old Time (Pearce)
INSIDE OUTS - My Love (Palmer)
WEEJUNS - Without My Love (Skoop)
MIDKNIGHTS - Why (Style)
SATINS - The Lonely One (Aldon)
VELVETEENS - I Feel Sorry For You Baby
8TH WONDERS OF THE WORLD - You You Yeah
COLORING BOOK - You Make Me Feel Good (Pacific Challenger)
CARDINALS - I Want You (Cha Cha)
SABERS - Skinny Minny (Tiretown)
VILLIANS - Love Is The Treasure (Bullet)
JESTERS - Hands Of Time ()

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BUCKINGHAMS * Love Is... * 1966 Article

2008-11-08T06:59:00.001-08:00

High Quality Journalism Here! Ah, Romance...

TRAVIS PIKE AND THE BRATTLE STREET EAST - Don't Hurt Me Again * No Label

2008-11-08T06:55:00.000-08:00

Moody Teen Beat Lament

I was hipped to this nice 45 by a setsale list from Arf Arf's Erik L. who recommended this one. Wasn't hard to track down, so here it is. The beginning is pretty sloppy, harmonies-wise, but they keep on pushing.
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FRIENDS OF MIND - Moving Through Your Mind * Insounds

2008-11-08T06:54:00.000-08:00

Obscure Byrds-y Jangle Psych

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FOUR BY FOUR - Love Lights * Bash

2008-11-08T06:52:00.000-08:00

Bold Northwest Take On The Sonics

Pretty raw, organ-driven beat, fronted by a shouter-type singer. Classic Northwest howler that has escaped the compilation horde.
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BOMPERS - Do The Bomp * HBR

2008-11-08T06:50:00.000-08:00

Fantabulous Teen Pop In Bold

This has been a fave for quite some time now! Not "garage", but excello Beach Boys-styled "dance-craze"-Pop.
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DIMENSIONS A - The Light * Global

2008-11-08T06:49:00.000-08:00

Cool Moody Teen Beat

Great obscuro teen disc.
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THE CAPERS - I'm Walkin' The Dog * WAM

2008-11-06T11:43:00.000-08:00

Cool-shit Garage Thumper On The Scarce WAM Outta Ohio

I got two CAPERS 45 on WAM, and both have a cool side and a far lesser one. This baby's flip just plainly stinks: "You'll Never Walk Alone"...eeeks! But the topside is the beef: a slightly soulish take on the Rufus Thomas classic, that was often covered, but mostly pretty boringly. Not these lads! This is a smoking thumper! Go!!
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THE SEEDS ** Cool 2-Sided Article

2008-11-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

Great article from 1966. Boss photos& some decent journalism.

THE VULCANS * Cool Mid-Sixties Group Pic

2008-11-06T11:08:00.000-08:00

A cool unpublished picture of the VULCANS. Unfortunately, it's pretty small& those kids used some weird photo paper, so it's not really sharp. But, what IS sharp: check out the fab Fender and (possibly) Teisco gear! Yoo-hoo!
Backside sez: "Mark and his combo - Mark far right". okee dokee, Mark!

THE REMAINS - Like Playing In A Closet (Article, 1966)

2008-11-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

A Great Article From The Equally Fab "THE BEAT" Mag Offers Some Insight Into The REMAINS' Final Moments. Dig the great live pic!

SATAN'S SINNERS - Why Don't They Leave Us Alone * United Kombos

2008-11-06T08:19:00.000-08:00

Ultra Sparse Moody Teen Beat Lament Outta Nowheresville
This is really lo-fi! Sounding ca. '64 or '65, those teens nailed a more than functional composition and added loads of honest teenage desperation. the sound is so raw, it might as well have been recorded in a basement. The flip is a cool, slightly novelty-ish garage beat ditty called "T. Termiter".
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D-MEN - No Hope For Me * VEEP

2007-02-17T09:28:00.000-08:00

British Invasion In BOLD

Prime, british invasion fuelled (in a good way, that is!) beat punker. Gotta dig that cool harmonies and the refrain that had "HIT" written all over it in 1964, when this great slab of wax was issued. The guitar chords are sharp and are full of classy reverb. Go for that ace organ break! What a great rocker.

http://www.headdiprecords.com/garagesector/11%20-%20Track%2011.mp3

THE FORBIDDEN - How Do You Prove * FLEETWOOD

2007-02-17T09:20:00.000-08:00

Godlike Moody Teen Garage

Pure genius on this moody monster. Issued on the scarce Fleetwood label (FL-4585), this is a true gem to my ears. A beautiful vocal tag intro, then gentle rhythm kicks the tune off. The lyrics are beyond the usual teenage-traumas. Check out the lovely muted guitar lines, the nice and understated organ work. The flip is called "My Silent Prayer" and is fab as well, but slightly off-center on my pressing.

http://www.headdiprecords.com/garagesector/09%20-%20Track%20%209.mp3

PITYFUL PANICS - Can't Get You Off Of My Mind * YUCCA-190

2007-02-13T08:01:00.000-08:00

GREAT JANGLY GARAGE SLOP

Way cool teen jangle howler on a NM label. The recording is raw enough not to destroy the frat charm that is all over the tune. The flip is equally good. I still need a copy of this, haha.
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TR-4 - Let It Be Known * VELVET TONE-105

2007-02-13T07:59:00.000-08:00

Good Garage Grunt

A tuff and gruntly garage ballad. I don't usually go for harmonicas is garage type music, but here, it fits! the cool thing about this ditty is the diversity of backing and singer, the former being still pretty "invasion-styled", whereupon the singer howls his ass off. The flipside of this, oddly, is a good hot-rod pop song á la beach boys 1964.
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UNKNOWN IV - I Want 'ou To Be Mine * HOWELL

2007-02-13T07:55:00.000-08:00

COOL SHIT GARAGE BEAT ROCKER

Great uncompiled teen beat. High on the jangle-o-meter, this one features good songwriting, and a simple but rocking arrangement. I believe i've seen another 45 of this group, featuring a re-recoring of this very tune, but you better ask the "big guys".
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TONY DEE - Velvet Acid * MECCA-748

2007-02-12T14:18:00.000-08:00

MONSTER FUZZED OUT GARAGE INSTRO SWANK

What a goddamn fuzz-killer instro right out of nowhere. this is really MEAN. primitive sounding circa 1966 slop. it hasn't been comped yet, "only" one some garagepunk.com forum comp, if i remember well. have never seen this 45 in circulation except when i found this one on german ebay for 2 bucks or so. i have NO idea what the motion picture "the chase" is, which is printed on the label. my investigations have come up with zilch.

http://www.headdiprecords.com/Lee/tonydee_velvetacid.MP3