Mimi & Richard Farina - Celebrations For A Grey Day

Mimi & Richard Farina - Celebrations For A Grey Day

Shanes - Let Me Tell Yah'

1st song on the A side is staright corny. 2nd song is a better pop tune. The B side starts to gain a we bit of steam with "too much for me" and it ends with an uptempo beatles type cornabll song about going bowling! lolz ==== A1 Let Me Tall Yah' ==== A2 You Gotta Tell Me ==== B1 Too Much For Me ==== B2 I Wanna Go Bowlin' ==== Shanes - Let Me Tell Yah'

The Incredible String band - S/T (1966)

The Incredible String band - S/T

Mike Malone ‎- Don't Lecture Me

Don't lecture me, why can't you see, I gotta be, what i wanna be, even though you think i never will....

Mike Malone - Don't Lecture Me

The Beaten Path - Doctor Stone

Cool little garage pop psych tune with some cool guitar work. It's from the Warner Brothers movie "The Cool Ones".

The Beaten Path - Doctor Stone

The In Crowd - Speed Queen

A little Beach Boys sounding surf number from The In Crowd on Hickory Records. The date i found was from 1966 but sounds a bit more like 1964.... Cool guitar break.

The In Crowd - Speed Queen

The Flock - Hold On To My Mind

2 minuets of pure 1966 garage psych with some fuzz guitar. underrated. seems nobody gives this band any love. i guess because they got so proggy and weird with the violin on the albums, but these singles are great.

The Flock - Hold On To My Mind

The Hardtimes - Goodbye

Some jangly pop psych from 1966 with a short but cool & fuzzy guitar rave up. This is the B side to The Hardtimes "hit" Fortune Teller.

The Hardtimes - Goodbye

The Mojo Men - Don't leave Me Crying Like Before

Cool moody garage psych from 1966 by The Mojo Men. You can still buy this 45 for around a buck. Don't know why it isn't worth more because this tune is just as cool as most things on the nuggets comps or other comps of the same ilk, i guess it wasn't underground enough... Cool tune either way.

The Mojo men - Don't Leave Me Crying Like Before

Bobby Lee - I Was Born A Loser

A souful tale of woe from Bobby Lee w/ I Was Born A Loser from 1966 on the Sue records label. A sentiment I can relate too..... Love the double tracked vocals.

Bobby Lee - I Was Born A Loser

Jim Valley - I'm Real

Great Portland, Oregon garage from 1966/67 w/ a sentiment I can really get behind. I'M REAL FTW!!!

Jim Valley - I'm Real

The Holidays - Watch Out Girl

I've been bored and digging through boxes of old 45's at home while recouperating from surgey. The one good thing is that I'm finding some nice 45's i didn't even know i had. This is another one. Great little Detroit soul nugget from 1966. Not rare or anything, just awesome.

As for The Holidays:

The Holidays were a Detroit group who are remembered for a record, "I'll Love You Forever," (1966) that their members didn't even appear on. Edwin Starr sang lead and J.J. Barnes and Steve Mancha supplied backing vocals, and some say that Eddie Anderson made the session too. When the record hit, producer Don Davis revitalized The Holidays with new members to capitalize on the song's success. Starr, Barnes, and Mancha never performed as The Holidays.
The original Four Holidays began as the Fresandos, who cut "Your Last Goodbye" on Star-X Records in 1959. Renaming themselves the Four Holidays, they did "Deep in My Heart" in 1961 on Master Records. Jimmy Holland, Jimmy Ruffin, and possibly the Barksdale brothers (Cleo, Robert, and James Mitchell) were the other members; all may have sang with the group at one time or another, with one bouncing in as another bounced out.
Ruffin recorded a solo shot, "Don't Feel Sorry For Me" b/w "Heart," on Motown's Miracle label in 1961. He was drafted and didn't resume recording until his duty was over. Two singles fell on Markie Records in 1963-1964 -- "Grandma Bird" and "I'll Walk Right out That Door." Nothing was selling, and their next appearance was an uncredited backing of Emmauel Laskey on "Lucky to Be Loved By You" b/w "Our World" (1965). It's believed that Ruffin recorded on the Markie releases; he signed with Motown upon returning from active duty and began recording on their Soul subsidiary in 1964.
A stint with Golden World Records followed, and their first release, "I Love You Forever," soared to number 36 in 1966. After a second single on Golden World, they went with Revilot Records for three flops (1967-1968). The group now consisted of Jimmy Holland, Jack Holland, Jay Reid, and Tony Hestor. Hestor was a songwriter; he wrote the B-side of a Marvelettes' single, "A Little Bit of Sympathy, A Little Bit of Love," on Tamla Records in 1964. He also did a solo, "Just Can't Leave You" b/w "Watch Out," on Karate Records in 1966. The Holidays next appeared on Soulhawk Records with "My Baby Ain't No Plaything" b/w "Maybe So, Maybe No" (1969); Hester and Richard Wylie wrote both sides, it made a little noise locally and Westbound Records picked it up and credited it as the New Holidays in 1970. Jimmy Holland also cut a non-selling solo release on Blue Rock in 1965 and one for Syco Records.

The Holidays - Watch Out Girl

Jimmie McFarland and the Monks - I (Who Have Nothing) - Let Me Be Your Man

Scarce info is available on Mr. Jimmie McFarland but Venus records was a small label from 1966 distributed by VAULT Records...

I don't think i've heard a bad version of the tune I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) Written by: (Mogul, Donald, Leiber, Stoller) Produced by Steve Benson Productions.

LET ME BE YOUR MAN Written by:(Crawford, Lopez, McFarland) Produced by Steve Benson Productions. Cool little guitar break in this one.

If anyone has more info on Mr. McFarland please drop it! 'Till then enjoy this little promo record from 1966.

Jimmie McFarland and the Monks - I (Who Have Nothing)

Jimmie McFarland and the Monks - Let Me Be Your Man

The Cryan Shames - Ben Franklin's Almanac

Killer FUZZ rockin' B-Side to "Sugar And Spice" on the Destination record label (before they were picked up by Columbia). June 1966!

Chicago's Cryan Shames found huge success from the A-side of this 45, "Sugar and Spice", but the flip "Ben Franklin's Almanac" is their finest garage moment and might surprise you. It has a fantastic guitar break too. The Destination label was also home to the Boyz excellent pop 45 "Come With Me".

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The Cryan Shames - Ben Franklin's Almanac

De Maskers - Batman - The Saint

ZZ en de Maskers is een Nederlandse beatband die vooral bekendheid genoot tussen 1963 en 1965 met zanger Bob Bouber, artiestennaam van Boris Blom.
De band ontstaat eind 1962 als Bouber de Apron Strings ziet optreden. Hij bedenkt het concept van Z.Z. & de Maskers, waarbij de complete groep (inclusief Z.Z.) met maskers optreedt. Later zal Bouber zijn masker afgooien. De groep richt zich aanvankelijk op Nederlandstalige rock met nummers als Dracula en Ik heb genoeg van jou. Daarnaast wordt een groot aantal instrumentale nummers onder de naam Z.Z. & de Maskers uitgebracht, hoewel Bouber daar geen bijdrage aan levert. Jan de Hont is de solist op deze nummers, waarvan La Comparsa een klassieker is geworden. Geïnspireerd door de Britse beatmuziek gaat de groep in 1964 ook Engelstalige nummers opnemen als Sloppin' in Las Vegas en Cheat cheat cheat.
In 1965 worden twee singles uitgebracht met Chubby Checker (Stoppin' in Las Vegas, een aangepaste versie van Sloppin' in Las Vegas) en Baby Baby Balla Balla. Kort daarop gaan Bouber en de Maskers ieder huns weegs. De Maskers hebben wat succes met singles als Brand New Cadillac en Three's a crowd, maar de band weet ondanks het aanwezige muzikale talent geen echt eigen stijl op te bouwen. Dit is mede te wijten aan de houding van platenmaatschappij Artone en producer Lion Swaab. Zo wordt een Nederlandstalige opname Groot schandaal in de familie afgewisseld met een single met twee Ray Charles covers (Unchain my heart / Georgia on my mind). Ook is er een tweede opnamesessie met Chubby Checker, waarvan My baby baby balla balla op single wordt uitgebracht. In 1968 begint het succes terug te lopen en wordt een samenwerking met Johnny Kendall aangegaan, die inmiddels zonder Heralds zit. Eind jaren '60 worden de Maskers opgeheven. Jaap de Groot begint een solocarrière als Mike Rondell en wordt later radiopresentator bij de NCRV, terwijl Ador Otting en gitarist Jan de Hont verder gaan met de groep September. De Hont oogst verder veel succes o.a. als lid van Neerlands Hoop Express met Bram Vermeulen en Freek de Jonge, The Magnificent 7 met Henny Vrienten en Fay Lovsky, Bram Vermeulen en de Toekomst, als sessiegitarist van oa The Cats, Jaap Dekker, Jan Rot en als begeleider van Boudewijn de Groot.
Midden jaren tachtig wordt De Maskers door Jan de Hont en Ador Otting nieuw leven ingeblazen. Ze spelen vanaf 1985 op diverse jaren-zestigfestivals. In 1986 wordt het album You Only Live Twice opgenomen en de single "Dreamlover" uitgebracht. Een doorslaand succes is de comeback niet. Dat lukt beter als de band in 2000 een nieuwe poging waagt met de gebroeders De Hont en Jaap de Groot in de gelederen. Ador Otting was inmiddels in 1997 overleden.
In december 2004 stuurt De Hont een brief naar de redactie van Vara TV Magazine, naar aanleiding van de tekst "Jan de Hont, gitarist van voormalig ZZ & De Maskers" in dit magazine. Hij schrijft dat hij nog steeds gitarist is van De Maskers, dat ze nog onlangs in Carré speelden, en dat de band nu een onderdeel is "van een package waarvan ook Sailor, The Rubettes, The Fortunes, Middle Of The Road en Shocking Blue deel uitmaken."

De Maskers - Batman
De Maskers - The Saint

Gate Wesley - (Zap! Pow!) Do The Batman - Do The Thing

Last week i posted The Sensation Guitars Of Dan & Dale 45 and told of my Batman fandom. I also threatened to post more "Batman" related items that i have. Well, not that anyone asked but here is another funky little B-man record, inspired by the hit TV show from 1966. I can't tell you who Gate Wesley is as info seems pretty scarce on Mr. Wesley but this 45 features Billy LaMont on vocals, or so the 45 states...

Zap! Pow!

Gate Wesley - (Zap! Pow!) Do The Batman

Gate Wesley - Do The Thing

The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale - Batman - Robin's Theme

First off let me say that I've been a Batman fan since birth.... (See picture below: 1966)

My dad liked the TV so growing up so i would watch it with him and then later on my geekdom continued as i bought and read many a Batman comic book. (See the other pic below of my 80's Frank Miller T-shirt which i still have in a tattered state) Sadly most of all the 80's and 90's movies sucked big wang... But i hung in there for a while w/ the comics. But that pretty much ended when i had my own kids. But they now dig reading my old comics. The geek chain continues....

So yeah, i have a few Batman related things and a few Batman records... This one is pretty cool. A ROCKIN' version of the Batman theme on the A side, but man the B side rules! Its a really swinging and funky tune called Robin's Theme with some strong and powerful soul vocals and some ripping guitar leads. Both of these tunes are on the full length album "Batman and Robin - The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale" which has gained some notoriety by the fact that Sun Ra and some of his Arkestra members played on it, as well as rock band "The Blues Project". Seems that someone along the way talked these players into performing on this album in hopes of cashing in on the big Batman craze going on back in 1966. I doubt it worked very well but we have a pretty cool little novelty piece of musical history because of it. I think I'll post a few more Batam related things over the next few posts....

The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale - Batman Theme

The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale - Robin's Theme

The Dynamic V - Adios Amigo - Hey Little Rich Girl

I'm trying cleaning out my blogger draft que of things i meant to post and never got around to doing so. Here is one 45 i was going to post a few years ago.... yep, a few years ago and never got around to it. I'm gonna try and get rid of all my drafts over the next few days so i hope you'll see a bunch of 45's over the next few days. Here is one by The Dynamic V. Don't know much about but i want to get rid of it. Its a mellow teen garage type tune from 1966. I was planning on posting the flip as well but the file is so old divshare dropped it and i don't have it in me to go back and dig up the 45 again.... Enjoy!

Edit: Per request from Holly @ Den O' Sin i went and dug up the 45 and posted the flip "Hey Little Rich Girl" Enjoy!

The Dynamic V - Adios Amigo

The Dynamic V - Hey Little Rich Girl

Brook Benton - Funny How Time Slips Away

Another year is over and yes, it is funny how time slips away....

Not my favorite version of this Willie Nelson penned classic, that would belong to Jimmy Elledge, but when a song is written this great from the start its really hard to get a bad version. I alway wondered how the real country crowd took to black artists doing country records? Anyway, I do own the Elledge version on 45 but i can't seem to find it so here is a 1966 version of Funny How Time Slips Away by Brook Benton. A worthy replacement for the time being.

Brook Benton - Funny How Time Slips Away

And for good measure here is the youtube verion from Jimmy Elledge:

Oliver's Heavenly Nest - Hey Bird

Pop Psych from 66. Cool enough. Get it...

Oliver's Heavenly Nest - Hey Bird