The following linernotes, because the description is limited ! A4 THE HUNS - Long Way Around No Label, Late 1965, Ithaca NY The EP came out in 1979 on MOXIE (the best label of ALL TIMES, yes ma’am!), with on the back cover a few notes by a member of the band, with the great name of RICH LA BONTE. If it’s not a French name, I’m not a French too! (Yes, I am, excuse the errors in the text.) The 4 tracks were recorded live on a TV studio of Ithaca, and the song you’ll hear is NOT DEFECTIVE (doesn’t that remind you of Pebbles volume one?). Ew, yas, it is defective. But the master were like that. And it’s THE ONLY COPY. That’s too bad. More infos on the Moxie released (seen on Discogs if you got a good eye - like me). Now, I hear your sweet voice a mile away which scream that it’s been compiled on Moxie, as I say... YAS! But it’s not a compilation. Anyway, it’s pretty cool, and if you don’t agree, I will ad to “ONLY UNCOMPILED MATERIAL” a little “ALMOST”. A5 THE VI PAK - Love My Babe Danville’s House of Sound Studios - Acetate, 1966, Danville Canada A very strange band, cause they recorded two records (tautology) where they used the two names of THE IV PAK and THE VI PAK, and more strange: they never played in live with this two names! More infos on GarageHangoover. Funny story: to put this record here, I had to choose between a nearly clear copy with 30 sec missing at the end, and a more noisy but complete copy. I choose the second. But even with an equalizer, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to clean! This is their first recording, never released. A6 THE VIKINGS - I Need Your Lovin’ WAM Records, 1965, Youngstow Ohio Norton Records just reissued the record in 2006 (a little long time, cause we’re on 2019). Maybe this new out dissuaded the compilers to compile it. But it’s a really great song, with a crude sound as the great Back From The Grave Volumes. The band, formed in ’63, broke up when a member came into the Air Force in ’65. Original... As usual, the bands broke up when the members came to high school or came to JAIL !!! (but more rarely). More infos on the Norton Reissue. Note that it’s one of the few garage single where the players of the record are ALL specified on the central label. A7 THE BOBBIES - (She) Put Me Down Part #1 Sonny 45-1001, Jun 1966, Memphis TN WHY these two songs have never been discovered, it’s a great mystery for me. Because I’ve seen a lot more disgusting stuff than that on some compilations. So, here is the A-Side. And we’ll meet again with the Part #2, in the VOLUME TWO. Why I didn’t put it with the Part #1? The pleasure will be longer. Ew! Ew! The band is from Florence, Alabama. And the band name on the single is subtitled: the “super” Memphis sound! That’s a great nickname. It’s the first of the 3 released of this Sonny Label. The song is actually a Jerry Lee Lewis cover, but this version is brillant! Nothing more found about them. A8 THE BAG - Face It Jerden - 45-769, Sep 1965, Seattle WA The B-Side of their very strange “Incubatin' Middle Of The Night Gyratin' Blues” single (god! What a title...) - the only one, moreover. A song compiled mostly in cause of his DISCORDANT harmonica intro. (It’s funny, I was just wondering why all the Cat N° started with 45-... Now, I understand the diameter of my idiocy: because it is 45t... You can applause.) A record that has been edited in AUSTRALIA in 1966 (strange, isn’t it?) but first on the Jerden label that produced in ‘63 The Kingsmen’s Louie Louie! A band from Seattle, formed in ’65 and disbanded in ’67. Rateyourmusic found, I don’t know where, the players list, if you’re interested by: rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_bag_f1 . Nothing more, actually. B1 THE ARGYLES - Turn On Your Love Light Jox JO-055, 1967, San Antonio TX A marvelous name for a marvelous label. But not a self-writing song. On the A-Side, a cover of the Beau Brummels; on the B-Side, THIS! AND IT’S THE FUCKIN’ BEST VERSION I’VE EVER HEARD (after Mitch Ryder, maybe). Wild and frat, yas! And you’re lucky, guys, because you just avoided to a cover of “You Get Your Kick” by the Impact Express on the same volume! Fuckin’ technical problems... A band from San Antonio, Texas who committed another thousandth FARMER JOHN’s cover on PIC 1 records in ’66, and a cover of a insipid song on the B-Side. The band was, with the Stoics (Enough Of What I Need) and the Mind’s Eye (Help I’m lost), a predecessor of the psychedelic folk group The Children (Rebirth). Nothing more known, as usual. B2 SOCIETY’S CHILDREN - Slippin’ Away Cha Cha Record, Dec 1968, Chicago, IL A GIRL!!! Where is my comb? Out of the joke, this is the B-Side of a MASTERPIECE of psychedelic 60’s rock. And that side is lower, but nice anyway. If it wasn’t, why would I put it here? A band from Lansing, Illinois, disbanded in 1977. With Doreen Sassone on vocals and Patrick Sassone on guitar. And Doreen was the mother of Patrick! I wasn’t thinking of that family relationship... The band recorded others songs in 1976 but I don’t think it had been produced. B3 THE HI-BOYS - So Good Woodrich WR-1250, 1965, Strangely named, cause according to the photo I saw, they are all MEN players. But maybe it’s just a photo chosen at will. Or maybe I’m a piece of shit in translation... They did one 7” with on the B-Side a song named “I Told You” that I didn’t find. It’s say on Discogs that there’s another released but I didn’t see him on 45Cat and Rateyourmusic. So, I’m doubted. They came from Alabama AND THAT’S REALLY ALL. B4 THE GRODES - She’s Got What It Takes Tri-M Records - 1002, 1966, Los Angeles CA The Grodes aka The Tongues Of Truth, are the primitives writers of the famous “Let’s Talk About Girls”, covered by the Chocolate Watchband on NUGGETS. But me, I idolize them for their INCREDIBLE “Cry A Little Longer”. Here is the B-Side. Curiously, I was sure that it was on a compilation. But it’s not, apparently. It’s a live take (false or not, but I think it’s a false). But anyway cause they GOT THE MOVE! More infos EVERYWHERE you’ll search. B5 THE CHECKMATES - Cindy Champ Records - 2009, Aug 1967, Johnson City TN Johnny Cash played this song, but it’s a lot more older. And I’m too lazy to search from where it come. So here another (false or not, but I think it’s a real) live take. It’s joyful, and I had to fill the gap left by “You Get Your Kicks” (see B1 notes). So, it’s not worse than anything else. The band was from Johnson City, Tennessee, and didn’t record another single. It is say that they could be connected with the Checkmates from South Bend Indiana, but it’s not really sure. B6 THE SHADES OF DEPRESSION - I’m A Fool Trail TSRC-1712, 1967, Tennessee When I found the track on YT, I was thinking that it was an acetate. BUT IT’S NOT. So, here it is. And it’s a GREAT song. The A-Side is a slow ballad “Time For Love”. The band was formed in 1967 in Kingsport, Tennessee and it was rediscovered for a few years, BUT let them told you all the story here: garagehangover.com/shades-of-depression/ . It’s a cool story. Go on, read it! B7 THE DARTELLS - Clap Your Hands HBR - 457, Jan 1966, Hollywood CA On the same label as Unrelated Segments’ “Story Of My Life”. It’s a good example of the impress of rock ’n’ roll in garage rock: THIS IS rock ‘n’ roll played in 1966. So it’s garage rock too. And anyway it’s a RnR band at the beginning because their debut record come from ‘63 (1959-1964: the period where America did NOTHING for Rock!) But I won’t talk about them during an hour because they got a WIKIPEDIA PAGE! It’s too much for me. They are from Oxnard, California. And IT BEATS!!! B8 THE SQUIRES - Pieces CrestLine Records - 15688, 1965, St Louis, Missouri No relation to The Squires of “Goin’ All The Way”. It’s the instrumental B-Side of a song named “Wonderin’”. I liked that song but PSYCHEDELIC STATES’D ALREADY TAKEN IT! So, the B-Side, as usual. And I don’t know if you agree, but I think it’s a good idea to finish by an instrumental. I’m gonna do this for the moment. If I don’t find instrumentals, I’ll can’t on the others numbers. The band is from Elsah, Missouri, formed in 1962, disbanded in 1965. And it seems like the single existed with another B-Side named “Stratford on Avon”. Maybe on the acetate. I didn’t find that song. The label may have been created by the group, cause it’s his only 45t. In ’65, that band became The Symbols and made a single with a GREAT A-Side “What You've Shown” available on Psychedelic States: Missouri. The Symbols disbanded in 1967. More infos on GarageHangoover. THAT’S FINISH!!! But it will CONTINUE. See you for the upload of the VOLUME TWO.
During the '60s I had a AM radio my Dad made for me with a massive speaker. At night, especially on those nights when it was cloudy, that radio would pull in stations from across the country, and I remember hearing most of these when I least expected them. Thanks for bringing back this replay of those trips down memory lane!
A little more about The Bag: Three of the members were in a band called the Imperials who put out two singles. The Bootie Green-Crossfiring and The Slip-Backyard Compost. Jeff LaBrache went on the Indian Puddin' and Pipe, Jeff Beals played with Jr. Cadillac. Jr. Cadillac issued several albums and also recorded one single as Crinklebeard. Also the band Rocky and His Friends shared a couple of members. They had one single on Tower, You're Not Wrong-Riot City.
I remember meeting most of the members of Cadillac Jr. at a house party, back around 1975 or so. Seemed like Nice guys. Still have some of their vinyl :)
@@achillebrunet6023 Brilliant selections of old songs I was to young to hear. There are now quite a few people putting these rare golden nuggets on line. Unfortunately I am overdosing on this excellent music, much better than what passes for music today, many thanks.
@@jackpijjin4088 Okay, thanks! If you dispose of the single, could you share soundclips or pictures of it? You can join me at this address: achille.brunet@yahoo.fr
The Sonics are wonderful! I saw them at the Ponderosa Stomp, granted, with some line-up changes, but that howl is intact! They issued several albums and singles and while they are certainly not remembered by as many as they should be, they are far more documented than any other band on this compilation.
The following linernotes, because the description is limited !
A4 THE HUNS - Long Way Around
No Label, Late 1965, Ithaca NY
The EP came out in 1979 on MOXIE (the best label of ALL TIMES, yes ma’am!), with on the back cover a few notes by a member of the band, with the great name of RICH LA BONTE. If it’s not a French name, I’m not a French too! (Yes, I am, excuse the errors in the text.) The 4 tracks were recorded live on a TV studio of Ithaca, and the song you’ll hear is NOT DEFECTIVE (doesn’t that remind you of Pebbles volume one?). Ew, yas, it is defective. But the master were like that. And it’s THE ONLY COPY. That’s too bad. More infos on the Moxie released (seen on Discogs if you got a good eye - like me). Now, I hear your sweet voice a mile away which scream that it’s been compiled on Moxie, as I say... YAS! But it’s not a compilation. Anyway, it’s pretty cool, and if you don’t agree, I will ad to “ONLY UNCOMPILED MATERIAL” a little “ALMOST”.
A5 THE VI PAK - Love My Babe
Danville’s House of Sound Studios - Acetate, 1966, Danville Canada
A very strange band, cause they recorded two records (tautology) where they used the two names of THE IV PAK and THE VI PAK, and more strange: they never played in live with this two names! More infos on GarageHangoover. Funny story: to put this record here, I had to choose between a nearly clear copy with 30 sec missing at the end, and a more noisy but complete copy. I choose the second. But even with an equalizer, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to clean! This is their first recording, never released.
A6 THE VIKINGS - I Need Your Lovin’
WAM Records, 1965, Youngstow Ohio
Norton Records just reissued the record in 2006 (a little long time, cause we’re on 2019). Maybe this new out dissuaded the compilers to compile it. But it’s a really great song, with a crude sound as the great Back From The Grave Volumes. The band, formed in ’63, broke up when a member came into the Air Force in ’65. Original... As usual, the bands broke up when the members came to high school or came to JAIL !!! (but more rarely). More infos on the Norton Reissue. Note that it’s one of the few garage single where the players of the record are ALL specified on the central label.
A7 THE BOBBIES - (She) Put Me Down Part #1
Sonny 45-1001, Jun 1966, Memphis TN
WHY these two songs have never been discovered, it’s a great mystery for me. Because I’ve seen a lot more disgusting stuff than that on some compilations. So, here is the A-Side. And we’ll meet again with the Part #2, in the VOLUME TWO. Why I didn’t put it with the Part #1? The pleasure will be longer. Ew! Ew! The band is from Florence, Alabama. And the band name on the single is subtitled: the “super” Memphis sound! That’s a great nickname. It’s the first of the 3 released of this Sonny Label. The song is actually a Jerry Lee Lewis cover, but this version is brillant! Nothing more found about them.
A8 THE BAG - Face It
Jerden - 45-769, Sep 1965, Seattle WA
The B-Side of their very strange “Incubatin' Middle Of The Night Gyratin' Blues” single (god! What a title...) - the only one, moreover. A song compiled mostly in cause of his DISCORDANT harmonica intro. (It’s funny, I was just wondering why all the Cat N° started with 45-... Now, I understand the diameter of my idiocy: because it is 45t... You can applause.) A record that has been edited in AUSTRALIA in 1966 (strange, isn’t it?) but first on the Jerden label that produced in ‘63 The Kingsmen’s Louie Louie! A band from Seattle, formed in ’65 and disbanded in ’67. Rateyourmusic found, I don’t know where, the players list, if you’re interested by: rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_bag_f1 . Nothing more, actually.
B1 THE ARGYLES - Turn On Your Love Light
Jox JO-055, 1967, San Antonio TX
A marvelous name for a marvelous label. But not a self-writing song. On the A-Side, a cover of the Beau Brummels; on the B-Side, THIS! AND IT’S THE FUCKIN’ BEST VERSION I’VE EVER HEARD (after Mitch Ryder, maybe). Wild and frat, yas! And you’re lucky, guys, because you just avoided to a cover of “You Get Your Kick” by the Impact Express on the same volume! Fuckin’ technical problems... A band from San Antonio, Texas who committed another thousandth FARMER JOHN’s cover on PIC 1 records in ’66, and a cover of a insipid song on the B-Side. The band was, with the Stoics (Enough Of What I Need) and the Mind’s Eye (Help I’m lost), a predecessor of the psychedelic folk group The Children (Rebirth). Nothing more known, as usual.
B2 SOCIETY’S CHILDREN - Slippin’ Away
Cha Cha Record, Dec 1968, Chicago, IL
A GIRL!!! Where is my comb? Out of the joke, this is the B-Side of a MASTERPIECE of psychedelic 60’s rock. And that side is lower, but nice anyway. If it wasn’t, why would I put it here? A band from Lansing, Illinois, disbanded in 1977. With Doreen Sassone on vocals and Patrick Sassone on guitar. And Doreen was the mother of Patrick! I wasn’t thinking of that family relationship... The band recorded others songs in 1976 but I don’t think it had been produced.
B3 THE HI-BOYS - So Good
Woodrich WR-1250, 1965,
Strangely named, cause according to the photo I saw, they are all MEN players. But maybe it’s just a photo chosen at will. Or maybe I’m a piece of shit in translation... They did one 7” with on the B-Side a song named “I Told You” that I didn’t find. It’s say on Discogs that there’s another released but I didn’t see him on 45Cat and Rateyourmusic. So, I’m doubted. They came from Alabama AND THAT’S REALLY ALL.
B4 THE GRODES - She’s Got What It Takes
Tri-M Records - 1002, 1966, Los Angeles CA
The Grodes aka The Tongues Of Truth, are the primitives writers of the famous “Let’s Talk About Girls”, covered by the Chocolate Watchband on NUGGETS. But me, I idolize them for their INCREDIBLE “Cry A Little Longer”. Here is the B-Side. Curiously, I was sure that it was on a compilation. But it’s not, apparently. It’s a live take (false or not, but I think it’s a false). But anyway cause they GOT THE MOVE! More infos EVERYWHERE you’ll search.
B5 THE CHECKMATES - Cindy
Champ Records - 2009, Aug 1967, Johnson City TN
Johnny Cash played this song, but it’s a lot more older. And I’m too lazy to search from where it come. So here another (false or not, but I think it’s a real) live take. It’s joyful, and I had to fill the gap left by “You Get Your Kicks” (see B1 notes). So, it’s not worse than anything else. The band was from Johnson City, Tennessee, and didn’t record another single. It is say that they could be connected with the Checkmates from South Bend Indiana, but it’s not really sure.
B6 THE SHADES OF DEPRESSION - I’m A Fool
Trail TSRC-1712, 1967, Tennessee
When I found the track on YT, I was thinking that it was an acetate. BUT IT’S NOT. So, here it is. And it’s a GREAT song. The A-Side is a slow ballad “Time For Love”. The band was formed in 1967 in Kingsport, Tennessee and it was rediscovered for a few years, BUT let them told you all the story here: garagehangover.com/shades-of-depression/ . It’s a cool story. Go on, read it!
B7 THE DARTELLS - Clap Your Hands
HBR - 457, Jan 1966, Hollywood CA
On the same label as Unrelated Segments’ “Story Of My Life”. It’s a good example of the impress of rock ’n’ roll in garage rock: THIS IS rock ‘n’ roll played in 1966. So it’s garage rock too. And anyway it’s a RnR band at the beginning because their debut record come from ‘63 (1959-1964: the period where America did NOTHING for Rock!) But I won’t talk about them during an hour because they got a WIKIPEDIA PAGE! It’s too much for me. They are from Oxnard, California. And IT BEATS!!!
B8 THE SQUIRES - Pieces
CrestLine Records - 15688, 1965, St Louis, Missouri
No relation to The Squires of “Goin’ All The Way”. It’s the instrumental B-Side of a song named “Wonderin’”. I liked that song but PSYCHEDELIC STATES’D ALREADY TAKEN IT! So, the B-Side, as usual. And I don’t know if you agree, but I think it’s a good idea to finish by an instrumental. I’m gonna do this for the moment. If I don’t find instrumentals, I’ll can’t on the others numbers. The band is from Elsah, Missouri, formed in 1962, disbanded in 1965. And it seems like the single existed with another B-Side named “Stratford on Avon”. Maybe on the acetate. I didn’t find that song. The label may have been created by the group, cause it’s his only 45t. In ’65, that band became The Symbols and made a single with a GREAT A-Side “What You've Shown” available on Psychedelic States: Missouri. The Symbols disbanded in 1967. More infos on GarageHangoover.
THAT’S FINISH!!! But it will CONTINUE. See you for the upload of the VOLUME TWO.
Thanks! This is my favorite kind of rock and I appreciate your time and effort.
During the '60s I had a AM radio my Dad made for me with a massive speaker. At night, especially on those nights when it was cloudy, that radio would pull in stations from across the country, and I remember hearing most of these when I least expected them.
Thanks for bringing back this replay of those trips down memory lane!
like KAAY Littlerock Ark. man they had it goin on late at night..
To find new garage material with all thats out there is truely splendid it flips my custard
I just come here & read just a few cause i'm cooking. and can say : thanks Angel !
A little more about The Bag: Three of the members were in a band called the Imperials who put out two singles. The Bootie Green-Crossfiring and The Slip-Backyard Compost. Jeff LaBrache went on the Indian Puddin' and Pipe, Jeff Beals played with Jr. Cadillac. Jr. Cadillac issued several albums and also recorded one single as Crinklebeard. Also the band Rocky and His Friends shared a couple of members. They had one single on Tower, You're Not Wrong-Riot City.
Thanks for the infos!
I remember meeting most of the members of Cadillac Jr. at a house party, back around 1975 or so. Seemed like Nice guys. Still have some of their vinyl :)
The early underground stuff ! Sounds of the early tripping tunes .
My respect bro! great job
Thank you so much! Yours are great too!
US garage punk siempre maravilloso...gracias from Spain
Track 2, has a sound very much like 'Shelly Belly' by the Starks, brilliant.
Sort of! I actually featured Shelley Belly in Vol. 6 of this series!
@@achillebrunet6023 Brilliant selections of old songs I was to young to hear. There are now quite a few people putting these rare golden nuggets on line. Unfortunately I am overdosing on this excellent music, much better than what passes for music today, many thanks.
this oughta be waaaay cool. thanks and thanks for the liner notes. I know it took a minute to put all that together...peace and love !!
Awesome....especialy for I`m free, never heard before
Yes that's my favorite :)
Great sounds
Excellent selection !
This is awesome. Great job!
Good stuff here! Thanks for posting this!
Two of us are Tim Warren fans :) SUPER Artwork !!!!
SHALL WE PUT SOME VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD MUSIC ON?
At least half of these songs have appeared on comps before.
If you ever find a band from NC called The Toddy Rockers, please share them!
Hey Jack, I couldn't find anything on them but if I come across anything I sure will! Cheers!
@@achillebrunet6023 Thanks! It's a band that my uncles were in back in the 60s, and I heard they had more songs but I only know of the one single!
@@jackpijjin4088 Great! Do you know any song title? Might help the search
@@achillebrunet6023 the songs on the single are 'Sally Uno Por Cinco' and 'A World Without Sorrow'. I don't know of any more though.
@@jackpijjin4088 Okay, thanks! If you dispose of the single, could you share soundclips or pictures of it? You can join me at this address: achille.brunet@yahoo.fr
Thank you,man
Great work. You 're welcome to "steal" more tunes from my blog in the future. After all it's all about sharing. Greetings from Greece/
Very #GROOVY and #WYLDE!!!
I don't know how any compilation of early punk music can exclude the Sonics from Tacoma Wa. Those guys were over the top!
Yes, sure they are great!
The Sonics are wonderful! I saw them at the Ponderosa Stomp, granted, with some line-up changes, but that howl is intact! They issued several albums and singles and while they are certainly not remembered by as many as they should be, they are far more documented than any other band on this compilation.
I think that The Saharas - I’m Free is one of the few instances of calliope in 1960's beat music!
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Farout ❤❤
Bob Dylan voice
Time range , kind of abouts ?
1965-1968 to be precise