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!
(taken from white doo wop collector website)
You 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 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!
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.
Great 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!
This 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.
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.
On the ultra-collectible Alamo Audio from Texas comes this San Antonio group with their lone 45.
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.
This 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.
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!
Cool fast 1966 Teen Rocker that well deserves to be heard.
On 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.
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.
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".
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".
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
