LOVE * 1966 Article

Tuff 1966 Write Up On Arthur Lee & Co

DONALD SALLER & THE NOBILITY - Just Because * Royalty

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

For Swingers!


A nice ad for those great guitars.

THE SOUL TRIPPERS * Promo Pic

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

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

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

High Quality Journalism Here! Ah, Romance...

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

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

Obscure Byrds-y Jangle Psych

AAA
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FOUR BY FOUR - Love Lights * Bash

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

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

Cool Moody Teen Beat

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

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

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

THE VULCANS * Cool Mid-Sixties Group Pic

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)

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

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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