D-MEN - No Hope For Me * VEEP

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

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

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

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

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

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