In The Trashcan
Records GARBAGE245
"Blues for bad babies and garage lovers on
judgement day in the gospel zone..."
Amazing garage punk instrumental straight from an AIP biker bar strip scene. It's 1967 and the world is a-changing… The label, Blacknight Records, also issued "Don't tread on me" by Kit & The Outlaws. See also vols 97 and 264.
Heavily influenced by The Beatles, yet it reminds me of "She's about a mover" by Sir Douglas Quintet. Excellent organ break and wild drum beats in this dance floor filler from 1965. Kenny left his Wranglers two years later and formed Cats Pyamas for another two singles.
On this Spanish EP from 1967 it's listed as "Soy un tipo". Psychedelic garage band from L.A. and perhaps, in retrospective, the best of all. Most of their singles have been compiled numerously. This release is on Hispavox.
Flipside to "Bad little woman" and to me one of their best efforts. Underestimated fuzzpunker from 1966 by this Chicago garage outfit. Of course this track can also be found on their smashing debut album "Back Door Men". See also volume 254 for another magnificent Shadows Of Knight tune.
The Pretty Things were one of London's best R&B bands with lots of fantastic singles and albums. I was surprised to see this B-side of the magnificent version of Diddley's "Mama, keep your big mouth shut" wasn't compiled yet on a compilation LP. See also vol 252.
The Seeds need no introduction, being one of the best known L.A. psychedelic garage bands. First released on an EP in France in 1966 and a year later in the US on single as flipside to "Can't seem to make you mine".
Already written and recorded in 1953 by Otis Blackwell and picked up by Jimmy Ricks, Hank Ballard and Derek Martin before The Who decided to put their own version on the B-side of "Anyway anyhow anywhere" in 1965. They turned it into a splendid r&b beat tune. Another Who track can be found on volume 252.
Midtempo garage love song by Rudy Martinez aka Question Mark. It's the non-LP B-side of "Do something to me". Recorded in 1967 for Cameo Parkway. See also vol 252.
Psychedelic pop garage with a heavy fuzz guitar groove, recorded in 1969. I know one other single by this late 60s outfit.
French 1965 release on Barclay. Their two singles were also combined as one EP, all on Barclay. Great beat record. Unfortunately I can't find any information about this outfit.
B-side of "We love you Beatles", a fantastic 1964 ode to the Fab Four. On this flipside you can't hear Liverpudlian Lynn Cornell nor Kay Barry singing. It's up to the boys now.
First of two singles for Laurie Records, this is the B-side of "A question of temperature". A genuine snarlin' teenpunk stomper from 1967.
Mark Lindsay wrote and sang both sides of this 1968 release by one of the most prolific Pacific Northwestern bands from the 60s. This song always makes me happy. It's the B-side of "Cinderella sunshine", a CBS release. See also vol 234.
B-side of their debut single "Cadillac", a remake of "Brand new Cadillac". They hailed from Birmingham and were popular in Italy and in Scandinavia. This single was first issued in Finland. "Bad bad baby" is a fine beat tune from 1964.
One of the most outstanding garage rock outfits from the '60s. When you say "Standells", most people will reply "Dirty water". This is the much underrated flipside. Man, just listen to the organ break and weep. The Fuzztones played a terrific version on their 1991 live album "Lysergic ejaculations" from 1994. A 1966 release on Tower Records.
When Cliff Bennett (see vols 109 and 206) left, The Rebel Rousers recorded one more single before becoming The Roy Young Band. And they recorded one of the best songs from 1968: "As I look", easy to find on numerous mod compilations. This is the flipside, issued on Fontana.
