John's Children - Smashed Blocked (1966-67)

John's Children were one the 1960s' more controversial groups but have claimed their place in the history of rock. The band consisted of Andy Ellison on vocals, John Hewlett on guitar and bass, Geoff McLelland on guitar and Chris Townsen on drums. The band started as The Few in Surrey in 1964. They then became Silence. Simon Napier-Bell became their manager and they became John's Children.
They made two early singles for Columbia. Smashed Blocked, which had to be renamed The Love I Thought I Found, and Just What You Want Just What You'll Get. Geoff McLelland was sacked from the band in 1967 and was replaced by a Marc Bolan. EMI refused to issue the third single, Not the Sort of Girl (You'd Like to Take to Bed), and a "live" album called Orgasm was also not released except in the USA. Actually, Orgasm was not a live album but a studio album with the screams dubbed on from A Hard Day's Night, hence the screams for John, Paul, George and Ringo if you listen closely.
The first single with Bolan was Desdemona. This was covered later by The Jam apparently (I never heard The Jam do it myself though). It was also a controversial release and was banned by many radio stations which objected to the line "lift up your skirt and fly".
Bolan departed in June 1967 after an argument about the new single A Midsummer Night's Scene. Bolan was apparently incensed with the production techniques used by Simon Napier-Bell that the release was canceled. In its place, the B-side of Desdemona, Remember Thomas A Becket was released with new lyrics and was called Come and Play with Me in the Garden. It was allocated the same catalogue numberThe group carried on with Chris Townsen on guitar and former roadie Chris Colville playing drums and released Go-Go Girl at the end of 1967. This was another Bolan song which became Mustang Ford in T-Rex days. There is also a John's Children version of the song as Mustang Ford.
The group split soon after a disastrous tour of Germany. Hewlett became publicity manager for Apple Records and later the manager of Sparks. Townsen played with various bands including being a deputy for Keith Moon in the Who (no easy job that). Andy Ellison made four solo singles, some TV commercials and stunt work. He later emerged as the lead singer in Radio Stars who had a UK hit with Nervous Wreck.

A fantastic collection of songs by an underrated group. My favoutrite John's Clidren song is the supeb Jgged Time Lapse which I think it was a at least decade ahead of its time.

Track List

1. Smashed Blocked

2. Just What You Want- Just What You'll Get

3. Strange Affair

4. But She's Mine

5. Hippy Gumbo

6. Jagged Time Lapse

7. Midsummer Night's Scene ( Alternative Version)

8. Not The Sort Of Girl You Take To Bed

9. Mustang Ford

10. The Love I Thought I'd Found

11. Remember Thomas A'Beckett

12. Come And Play With Me In The Garden (Inst)

13. Daddy Rolling Stone (BBC)

14. Hot Rod Mama (BBC)

15. Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith (BBC)

16. Jagged Time Lapse (BBC)

17. Sally Was An Angel (Inst)

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Pebbles Vol. 3 (The Acid Gallery)

Pebbles Vol. 3 focuses on obscure mid 60s psychedelic rock, is one of the most exciting albums ever. This is full blown, mind-pulverizing, acid-drenched rock 'n' roll dementia.with fuzz guitars and pounding rhythms are mixed with bizarre lyrics, trippy production, instrumrntal freak-outs, and the occasional burst of random noise. The result is a collection of songs that combine the raw joy of standard 60s garage rock with the weirdness of avant guard artists of the era, such as the Velvet Underground. Think that these songs were more produced more than 40 years ago!!!!

Please note that Lea Riders Group's "Dom Kellar os Mods," is not coming from the United States and is obscure Swedish classic .

Perhaps my favourite song in this compilation and one of my favourites from sixties music is the Third Bardo's "I'm five years ahead of my time". I think that in 2 minutes the Third Bardo achieved a lifetime masterpiece in a simple genious way !!!!.

Track Listing

1. The Higher Elevation - The Diamond Mine

2. Teddy & The Patches - Suzy Creamcheese

3. Crystal Chandlier - Suicidal Flowers

4. William Penn V – Swami

5. The Jefferson Handkerchief - I'm Allergic To Flowers

6. uncredited - (bonus track)

7. The Calico Wall - Flight Reaction

8. The Hogs - Loose Lip Sync Ship

9. The Driving Stupid - Reality Of Air-Fried Borsk

10. The Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time

11. The Bees - Voices Green And Purple

12. Godfrey - Let's Take A Trip

13. The Monocles - Spider & The Fly

14. T.C. Atlantic – Faces

15. Lea Riders Group - Dom Kellar Oss Mods

16. The Race Marbles - Like A Dribbling Fram

17. The Driving Stupid - Horror Asparagus Stories

18. The Painted Faces - Anxious Color

19. Adjeef The Poet - Leek, I'm A Freak

20. Adjeef The Poet - Squafrech Lemon Comes Back

21. The Beautiful Daze - City Jungle, Pt. 1

22. Catfish Knight – Deathwise

23. The Oshun - Rattle Of Life

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Pebbles Vol. 1

Originally released in 1978 by a small Australian record label, the first volume of the Pebbles series is one of the quintessential platters of obscure 60s garage rock. The songs here are rough, rowdy, and raw, bashed out by pimple-popping teenagers with a surplus of passion and youthful agression. The set boasts some of the most revered garage rock tunes ever- The Litter's "Action Woman," for example, is widely considered to be one of the greatest 60s punk tunes of all time. Which makes perfect sense when you consider the fact that its a brutal, cathartic masterpiece, brimming with manic energy and sexual frustration. The Preachers' rendition of the classic Bo Diddley tune "Who Do You Love" is a grimey, thuggish, violent masterpiece, decked out with some caveman vocals and a mencaing, roaring melody. The Haunted's "1-2-5" is the epitome of slinky, greasy rock n roll, and "Going Away Baby" by the Grains of Sand is a hyperactive barn-burning organ-bashing extraviganza. The Outcasts' "I'm In Pittsburgh" is pure, double-time proto punk, and the Wild Knights' "Beaver Patrol" is fantastically filthy. There are also a few flat-out weirdos: Kim Fowley's "The Trip" is a wonderfully sleazy psychedelic rant, and The Elastik Band's "Spazz" may very well be one of the most insensitive songs of all time- and it's still great. The JuJus' "You Treat Me Bad" features some fantastically odd lead vocals and a great, driving guitar line. The Soup Greens contribute a hilarious cover of Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" which bears almost no resemblance to the original. But never mind that- with its driving, "Louie Louie" style chord progression and sing-along vocals, it's still a great song. The Gonn's "Blackout of Gretely" and the Sparkles' "Ain't No Friend of Mine" (both of which were included as CD only bonus tracks) are two of the loudest, rawest, and meanest garage tracks ever. There are a few somewhat unspectacular tracks: "Potato Chip" is an obscure track by the relatively well-known Shadows of Knight, possibly released as a promotion for a potato chip company, which features a spoken word "interview" with the band followed by a weird song about the titular snack food. The interview, which is obviously scripted and features the band cracking some terrible jokes in a bored monotone, is interesting for kitsch value and not much else. The song itself is weird, dull, and worthless. Positively 13 O Clock (a doppleganger for Texas' Mouse and the Traps) turn in a fun but largely forgettable cover of the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction," and the Split Ends' "Rich With Nothin'" is a decent but unnecessary number that I could really give or take. Also, the packaging itself contiand a couple of truly boneheaded errors: Two of the songs listed as being on the CD (The Wig's "Crackin' Up" and "I Need Love" by the Third Booth) are left off of the disc. The compilers also left off the Squires' excellent "Going all the Way," even though it was one of the highlights of the vinyl edition. Nonetheless, this is an excellent garage compilation, and a key purchase for any fan of 60s obscurity....

Track List

1. Letter - Action Woman

2. Preachers - Who Do You Love

3. Floyd Dakil Combo - Dance Franny Dance

4. Outcasts - I'm in Pittsburgh

5. Grains Of Sand - Going Away Baby

6. Ju Jus - You Teat Me Bad

7. Haunted - 1-2-5

8. Soup Green -Like A Rolling Stone

9. Wig - Crackin' Up

10. Positively 13 O'Clock - Psychotic Reaction

11. Kim Fowley - The Trip

12. Elastic Band - Spazz

13. Split End - Rich With Nothin'

14. Shadows Of Knight - Potato Chip

15. Wild Knights - Beaver Patrol

16. Sparkles - Ain't No Friend of Mine

17. Gonn - Blackout Of Gretely

18. Third Booth - I Need Love

19. Weed - It's Your Time

20. Surprise Track

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The Sonics - Here are the Sonics

The Sonics whose name it is said was inspired by both the Boeing factories in and around Seattle and the jetlike sound this fivesome produced. A premier garage band with hit after hit on the local charts, the band inexplicably was never able to break out nationally, leaving their sound largely undiluted for mass consumption. They played classic songs by Little Richard and Chuck Berry, but wrote their own work too. It is by those songs that the Sonics have reached the legendary status they still have. The horror inspired texts, distorted and loud guitar playing and the hysterically screaming vocals make songs such as “(She's a)Witch”, “Boss Hoss”, “Cinderella”, “Psycho” and “Strychnine” true classics.
The Sonics from Tacoma, Washington were formed in 1963 in the wake of the early 60s success of local favorites the Kingsmen and the Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for). The original members were Gerry Roslie (lead singer and piano/organ), Andy Parypa (bass), Larry Parypa (guitar), Bob Bennett (drums), and Rob Lind (saxophone). The Sonics combined the classic Northwest-area teen-band raunch with early English band grit (particularly influenced by the Kinks), relentless rhythmic drive, and unabashed '50s-style blues shouting for a combination that still makes their brand of rock and roll perhaps the raunchiest ever captured on wax.Lead singer Gerry Roslie was no less than a White Little Richard, whose harrowing soul-screams were startling even to the Northwest teen audience, who liked their music powerful and driving with little regard to commercial subtleties.
The Sonics started out playing at St Mary's Parish Hall, then Tacoma's Red Carpet teen dance club, Olympia's Skateland, Evergreen Ballroom, Pearl's and the Spanish Castle Ballroom. It was the Wailers bassist, Buck Ormsby that discovered the band as he was out talent scouting for their label, Etiquette Records.Unlike what was customary in those days the Sonics used to play as loud as possible. One of the semi-legendary stories going around about their recording sessions tells that the Sonics were only satisfied about the studio sound when all VU-meters were continuously in the red, thus driving the technicians to despair. "The Witch" became a hit in November after the Sonics had performed at Tacoma's Curtis High School. Andy: "We had just played their homecoming dance and Pat O'Day (the regions biggest DJ) came in the next week to do one of his sockhops and give a few records away. A bunch of kids kept requesting, The Witch so I guess he finally played it and the place went nuts. The next day Pat started playing (the record on the air). The single then became the all-time best-selling local rock single in Northwest history.
In fact this radio station (KJR) wouldn't air the tune prior to 3pm. Andy: "O'Day later told me that eventually the song had reached No 1 in sales, but the station policy said it was too far out to chart at No 1. The station only played it after kids got out of schools".
Their first album was a masterpiece: rough, aggressive, distorted with sweaty and frantic rock and roll. The songs "(She's a) Witch", "Psycho" and "Strychnine" written by Gerry Roslie were outstanding. For those who are not familiar with the Sonics, the first lines of “Strychnine” give a nice impression of their world: “some people like water / some people like wine / but I like the taste ... / ... of straight Strychnine”
Their second album was not that frantic, but still fantastically good - (their "Louie Louie" is really the best version ever recorded!) In 1966 they were the opening act for the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Jay & the Americans, Ray Stevens, Herman's Hermits, the Righteous Brothers, the Kinks, Lovin' Spoonful, Mamas & Papas and the Byrds. They also played together with another garage band, the Liverpool 5 and the female trio, Shangri-Las.
Their third album, which was produced by Jerry Dennon of Jerden Records, was called Introducing The Sonics because it was their first on a major label. This album was later re-released in the late seventies under the title The Sonics' Original Northwest Punk.
The last 45 recorded by the original line-up was "Any Way The Wind Blows." After this members departed to go to college or join other bands with Rob Lind being the last original member to leave in 1968.
Breaking up in the late '60s, after attempting to water down their style for national attention, the Sonics continue today to be revered by '60s collectors the world over for their unique brand of rock & roll raunch

Sonics are a legendary group and were one of the pioneers of what was called as garage-punk rock and they influnced hundrends of groups on the forthcaming decades.

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The Strangeloves - I want candy

Formed in 1964 in New York City, USA, the Strangeloves consisted of songwriters and record producers Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer. Although they left their mark under the name Strangeloves with only four singles and one album, their fascinating story extends both before and beyond the group's brief tenure. Feldman and Goldstein had been childhood friends in Brooklyn, New York, and sang in street corner doo-wop groups. They began writing songs together and had their first success with "Big Beat", which disc jockey Alan Freed used as the theme song of his television show. By 1960 they had recorded some unsuccessful singles as Bob And Jerry when they met Bronx native Gottehrer, who was also writing songs. Before long the trio's compositions were being recorded by such major artists as Dion, Pat Boone, Freddy Cannon, Bobby Vee and the Jive Five. Their greatest success came in 1963 when Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer wrote and produced "My Boyfriend's Back", which became a number 1 hit for the Angels. By the following year, however, the landscape of pop music had changed with the arrival of the Beatles, and the trio had to rethink its approach. They created the Strangeloves (taking their name from the Stanley Kubrick/Peter Sellers film, Dr. Strangelove) and a mythical story to go with them. Wearing bizarre costumes, they said they were from the Australian outback and put on phony accents. Their names became Niles, Miles and Giles Strange. In 1965, they released their first single, "Love Love Love", on Swan Records, which failed to chart. They then signed to Bang Records and released "I Want Candy", a Bo Diddley-like rocker that reached number 11. Three further singles charted: "Cara-Lin" (number 39 in 1965), "Night Time" (number 30 in 1966) and "Hand Jive" (number 100 in 1966). Their only album also made the charts. In addition to their recordings as the Strangeloves, Goldstein And Feldman recorded as the Kittens, as Rome And Paris, as Bobby And the Beaus and as Ezra And The Iveys. The trio produced the McCoys' hit "Hang On Sloopy" and recorded as the Sheep. Following the break-up of the Strangeloves, Goldstein worked for Uni Records, and later produced the group War. Feldman continued to write music and produce, working with artists such as Jay And The Americans, Johnny Mathis, Freddy Cannon and Link Wray. Gottehrer became a partner in Sire Records and a successful record producer during the punk era, producing the first two albums by the Go-Go's, the debut album by Blondie and many others. Feldman recently formed a new Strangeloves group.

This LP cannot be characterised as pure garage but it certainly has a garage feeling where heavy saxophone has replaced fuzz guitars. It certainly worths to be listened.

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A Forest of Gold Tops in the Land of Oz (compilation with Australian 60s psych)

A fantastic compilation with Australian 60s psych music. You will be astonished from the music and soundsthat was produced from the land of Oz. My favourite track is the trippy "Long Live Sivinanda" from the Inside Looking Out, which seems to be ahead of its time.

Track Listing

1.James Taylor Move - "Still I Can Go On" (3:05)
2.The Bucket - "I Can't Help Thinking About You" (2:30)
3.Wright of Waye - "You Can't Do It Alone" (2:45)
4.Wright of Waye - "Penelope Play" (2:31)
5.Inside Looking Out - "Morning Sun" (3:00)
6.The Proclamation - "King of the Mountain" (3:05)
7. Chris Malcolm - "Hurt, Love and Fire" (2:30)
8.Pastoral Symphony - "Sunshine Is My Sorrow" (2:24)
9.Clapham Junction - "Emily on the Grass" (2:56)
10.The Imagination - "We Got Fun" (2:39)
11.Playboys - "Black Sheep R.I.P." (2:47)
12.Playboys - "Sad" (2:58)
13.Inside Looking Out - "Long Live Sivinanda" (2:19)
14.Wright of Waye - "Sun God" (2:55)
15.Wright of Waye - "Dollar Song" (2:47)
16.Puppy - "Belinda" (2:20)
17.Puppy - "Elizabeth St. Bridge" (3:31)
18.James Taylor Move - "And I Hear the Fire Sing" (2:44)
19.The Vegetable Garden - "Even Stevens" (3:23)
20.Peter Best - "Carousel of Love" (1:48)
21.Oak Apple Day plus the Deadly Pair - "Moon Shot" (2:41)
22.The Proclamation - "Tea and Sympathy (Don't You Worry)" (2:44)
23.Mike Furber - "Watch Me Burn" (3:24)
24.Peter Tilbrook - "All Mine to Play With" (2:44)
25.Bobby and Laurie - "Every Second Day" (2:44)
26.Long Grass - "Sunshine to Burn" (2:59)

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The Third Bardo - EP 1967

The Third Bardo were a legendary American psychedelic band from New York led by singer Jeff Monn. The group existed for a brief time in the late 1960's. In 1967 the thay released their only historical single, "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time." This song received some radio exposure, but only years later was recognized as a 60's rock classic due to its inclusion in compilations such as the Nuggets etc. The Third Bardo only had one recording session, which included six tracks in all, and released one other song as a B-side, "Rainbow Life." The band broke up in 1967 and Monn began a solo career as Chris Moon.

Track List

1. I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time
2. My Rainbow Life
3. Lose Your Mind
4. I Can Understand Your Problem
5. Dawn Of Tomorrow

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Mourning Reign - Satisfaction Guaranteed EP

The Mourning Reign were from California and were formed in San Jose in 1965. They recorded two singles both of which were released on local lables in 1966. They also recorded a third single in 1968 but this was not released. They ssplit up in late 1968 or early 1969. Here are included four classic songs by the Mourning Reign with some tasty Garage and Folk-Rock music with nice acid twinges to them and some tasty fuzz in places.

Track List

1. Satisfaction guaranteed

2. Our fate

3. Light switch

4. Cut back

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Blues Magoos

Blues Maggos were formed in the Bronx, New York, USA, in 1964 and their initial name was The Trenchcoats, the founding line-up consisted of Emil "Peppy" Thielhelm, vocals, guitar, Dennis LaPore, lead guitar, Ralph Scala, organ and vocals, Ronnie Gilbert, bass and John Finnegan, drums . The group quickly became an important part of the emergent Greenwich Village rock scene and in 1966 secured a residency at the fabled Night Owl club. Near the end of 1966, the band was calling itself "Bloos Magoos" and Mike Esposito was brought in as their new lead guitarist. Esposito had at one time been in a college band with Lou Reed, and his inventive guitar playing, utilizing controlled feedback and tape-echo devices, added a new dimension to the group's sound. Having recorded flop singles for Ganim and Verve Records, the band was signed to Mercury Records, where they became the subject of intense grooming. Drummer Geoff Daking replaced LaPore in time to record their debut album, "Psychedelic Lollipop", which was released in November 1966. The band was now using a more traditional spelling of their name, "Blues Magoos".
In February of 1967, Mercury released a single called "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet", written by band members, Gilbert, Scala and Esposito. The song was a Top 20 hit for the band in America and finished at number 72 for the entire year, but failed to achieve the same success in the UK.

A follow up hit was even harder to come by for the Magoos and their next effort, "There's A Chance We Can Make It" was mostly ignored. Subsequent efforts, "One By One" , "I Wanna Be There" and "Life is Just a Cher O'Bowlies" also failed to gain any attention. One last single release on Mercury called "I Can Hear The Grass Grow", issued in 1968, also missed the charts. By now, tensions were growing among the members of the band and the original line up split.
On the strength of their name alone, the band's management team re-signed the group to ABC Records, and, as Thielhelm had accumulated a backlog of material, suggested he front a revamped line-up. John Leillo played vibes, Eric Kaz was now on keyboards, Roger Eaton played bass and Richie Dickon became the drummer. In 1969, the band completed the album "Never Goin' Back To Georgia", while the same group, except for Eaton, was augmented by session musicians for the disappointing 1970 LP, "Gulf Coast Bound". Neither of these sold well and after hanging on for another two years, The Blues Magoos packed it in.
Thielhelm took a role in the rock musical Hair using the name, "Peppy Castro". He has since pursued a varied career as a member of Barnaby Bye, Wiggy Bits and Balance, while Cher and Kiss are among the artists who have recorded his songs. Organist, Eric Kaz went on to form American Flyer.

Although they were only "one hit wonders", Blues Magoos, with their electric suits and giant, onstage lava lamps, are fondly remembered as a classic example of the "psychedelic" music era.

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Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop (1966)

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Highs in the Mid Sixties

The Highs in the Mid-Sixties compilation includes a series of 23 compilation albums of garage and psychedelic rock recorded in the USA mostly between 1965-1968.

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V.A. - Havoc From Holland

A very fine compilation with 60's Nederbeat (dutch 60's groups) who recorded at the Havoc label. Nederbeat is a term used from Dutch 60s groups and was Netherland's answer to the early 1960s Beat Groups led by the Beatles. The emergence of pirate station Radio Veronica stimulated the Dutch music community to produce truckloads of Nederbeat. Popular groups were the Outsiders, Q65, The Golden Earrings, The Motions, The Rodys, Les Baroques, Cuby & The Blizzards etc.

Track Listing

1 The Outsiders - Do You Feel Alright
2 The Mokum Beat Five - Apologize
3 The Humbugs - Go On Home, Little Girl
4 The Nicols - Lord, I've Been Thinking
5 Penny Wise - Silver Girl
6 The Fallouts - I've Been Waiting
7 The Rob Hoeke Rhythm & Blues Group - Margio
8 The Scorpions - Hey Honey
9 The Sandy Coast - Subject Of My Thoughts
10 The Motions - I've Waited So Long
11 Weetjewel - Lila Lovin' Lola
12Les Baroques - Girls Enough
13The Dukes - Try To Understand
14 De Maskers - Three's A Crowd
15 The Clungels - Dat Had Ik Nog Nooit Gedaan

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World Beaters Vol. 1-8

When Beatles emerged in 1962-63, thousands of young teenagers started forming groups all around the world trying to imitate their idols. The result was an unbelievable music scene which lead to the production of great music in pop-beat-freakbeat-garage-psych standards.

The World Beaters series brings you together the wildest and most obscure 60's punk on the planet from countries like Italy, Chile, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Greece, Peru, Argentina, France, Germany, Canada, and many many more were the kids were going crazy over fuzzed out guitars, primitive drum beats and crazy tunes.

It doesn’t matter if in some cases the chords are not right the vocals out of tune and the equipment not the best. What matters is the pure enthusiasm, innovation and the spirit that with a set of guitars, drums and keyboards, everyone could form a group and live their dreams.

An excellent approach to beat music from outside the English-spoken countries, is what this compilation is all about!!!!!!

Vol. 1

1 Hubb Kapp & The Wheels - I'm Happy Too (Invercargil, New Zealand)

2 The Divorced - I'm Gonna Leave You Satisfied (Sarpsborg, Norway)

3 Los Shain's - A Donde Fuiste (Lima, Peru) *

4 Los Buitres - Sensacion (Torremolinos, Spain)

5 The Out Cast - You've Gotta Call Me (Tokyo, Japan)

6The Bentbeaks - Think (Adelaide, Australia)

7 The Dynamites - Lonely Baby (Basel, Switzerland)

8 The Roulettes - Tell Tale Tit (U.K.) *

9 Los Shakers - It's Not Bad (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

10 Los Salvajes - Al Capone (Barcelona, Spain) *

11 The Zipps - Roll The Cotton Down (Dordrecht, Holland)

12 Les Sinners - Nice Try (Montreal, Canada)

13 Isy & The Dynamics - Let Bygones Begone (Australia) *

14 Les Problemes - Passe Ton Chemin (Puteaux, France) *

15 The Teenagers - You Don't Love Me (Athens, Greece)

16 The Cocks - Sia Che Tornero (Turin, Italy)

17 Les Sauterelles - Janet (Zurich, Switzerland)

18 The Clique - Stop, Look And Listen (Perth, Australia)

19 The Golden Cups - This Bad Girl (Yokohama, Japan)

20 The Sevens - The Love Of A Bird (Basel, Switzerland)

21 Little Darlings - Easy To Cry (U.K.)

22 Los Brincos - Flamenco (Madrid, Spain) *

23 The La De Da's - Little Girl (Auckland, New Zealand)

24 Los Cheyenes - No Pierdas El Tiempo (Barcelona, Spain) *

25 The Loubogg - She Is Cool (Greece)

26 I Delfini Di Siena - L'ora Delta Verita (Siena, Italy)

27 The Lords - Don't Mince Matter (Berlin, Germany)

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 2

1 The Tages - The One For You (Gothenburg, Sweden)

2 The Deakins - Look And Learn (Geelong, Australia)

3 The A-Cads - Hungry For Love (Johannesburg, South Africa) *

4 Los Brincos - Dance "The Pulga" (Madrid, Spain) *

5 The Boots - Jump Back (Berlin, Germany) *

6 Ciros - Un Tipo Come Te (Italy)

7 The Sevens - What Can I Do (Basel, Switzerland)

8 The Beatmen - The Enchanted Lie (Czechoslovakia)

9 The Bunnys - Taiyou Yaro (Tokyo, Japan)

10 The Rabbits - I'm Looking In The Universe (Rhodes, Greece)

11 Los Shakers - Only In Your Eyes (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

12 The Rhythms - Everytime (Utrecht, Holland)

13 Les Sauterelles - Springtime (Zurich, Switzerland) *

14 Los Cheyenes - Bla Bla Bla (Me Cansas) (Barcelona, Spain)

15 The Bintangs - Walkin' The Boogie (Beverwijk, Holland) *

16 The Slaves - Slaves Time (Vienna, Austria)

17 Paul & Johnny With The Blue Jets - I Like It (Belgium)

18 Bobby James & The Esquires - Don't You Do That (Adelaide, Australia) *

19 Los 5 Del Este - Look At This Boy (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

20 The Golden Earrings - Lonely Everyday (The Hague, Holland)

21 The Tielman Brothers - Love So True (The Hague, Holland)

22 The Walflower Complextion - Sapphire (Bogota, Colombia) *

23 Los Shain's - Enfermedades (Lima, Peru) *

24 Les Problemes - Si C'est La Nuit (Puteaux, France)

25 I Sofisti - Non Verra (Italy)

26 The Tomcats - A Tu Vera (London, U.K.)

27 The Roulettes - Soon You'll Be Leaving Me (U.K.) *

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 3

1 Cyclones - She's Mine All Mine (Singapore) *

2 I Tremendi - Together We're Strong (Florence, Italy)

3 Double Pairs - Foutez-moi La Paix (Canada) *

4 Los Vidrios Quebrados - Que Importa El Tiempo (Chile)

5 The Gentlemen - It Feels So Good (Geneva, Switzerland)

6 Terry Dean & The Nitebeats - If I Can (Auckland, New Zealand)

7 Alan Y Sus Bates - Pronto Un Doctor (Chile) *

8 The Bunnys - Burning, Burning (Tokyo, Japan)

9 Los Gatos Salvajes - Yo Soy El Mejor (Rosario, Argentina) *

10 The Entertainers - Little Girl (Heerlen, Holland)

11 The Gents Inc. - Gettin' The Blues (Germany)

12 The Honeycombs - Can't Get Through To You (London, U.K.) *

13 Jormas - The Locomotion (Finland)

14 Los Saicos - Cementerio (Lima, Peru) *

15 The Mystrys - Witch Girl (Melbourne, Australia)

16 Los Shakers - Diles (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

17 Profetas - A Donde Iras (Mexico) *

18 Polanie - Nie Wiem Sam (Lodz, Poland) *

19 The Robots - Soldier Beat (Germany)

20 Los 007 - Nunca Mas (Caracas, Venezuela) *

21 Bar Six - It's My Loving (Hong Kong)

22 The Blue Beats - She's Coming Home (Sydney, Australia)

23 Los Cheyenes - Devuelveme El Corazon (Barcelona, Spain) *

24 Cinquetti - Always Near Me (Greece) *

25 Jonah Ark - Things Will Change (New Zealand)

26 Bryan Davies - I Need Help (Help! Help!) (Sydney, Australia) *

27 Los Yorks - Solo Pido Amor (Lima, Peru) *

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 4

1 The Galaxies - Right Now (Athens, Greece)

2 Los Shakers - Stop The Game (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

3 The Gentlemen - Scotch (Geneva, Switzerland)

4 Les Lutins - Pretty Girl (Montreal, Canada) *

5 I Nobil's - Lasciami Star (Italy)

6 The Knacks - Te Extranare (Buenos Aires, Argentina) *

7 Los Gatos Salvajes - Donde Vas (Rosario, Argentina)

8 Perkins - C'est Ca Le Monde (France)

9 Derek Lee With The Del-Fi's - What Can I Do (Australia) *

10 Polanie - Dlugo Sie Znamy (Lodz, Poland)

11 Renato Y Seus Blue Caps - Voce Nao Soube Amar (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *

12 The Epics - Too Late (Sydney, Australia) *

13 Los Sirex - Cantemos (Barcelona, Spain) *

14 Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - She's So Fine (Hong Kong)

15 The Spies - What Kind Of Love (Greece) *

16 Los Beat 4 - Todo Terminado (Chile) *

17 Dragons - The Forest Of My Place (Greece)

18 The Somers - Yet (I Don't Forget You) (Toya, Japan)

19 Los Belmont - Brinquen (Mexico)

20 The Blizzards - Hab' Keine Lust Heut Aufzustehn (Stade, Germany)

21 4PK - Down And Out (Eindhoven, Holland)

22 The Cherokees - That's If You Want Me To (Melbourne, Australia)

23 Pharaohs - Don't You Know Little Girl (Canada) *

24 I 5 Gentlemen - Quel Che Ho Fatto (Italy)

25 Le Ombre D'Oro - Buio In Sospensione (Italy)

26 The Dynamos - You Make Me Go 'Oooh' (U.K.)

27 Kontinentals - I Want You To Know (Hong Kong)

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Vol. 5

1 Secrets - You're Wrong (Christchurch, New Zealand)

2 Cyclones - Oh No, She Didn't Say (Singapore) *

3 The Stalemates - Easy As Can Be (Papua New Guinea) *

4 The Lords - Please Don't Bring Me Down (Berlin, Germany) *

5 Los Cheyenes - Valgame La Macarena (Barcelona, Spain) *

6 Les Tallmud - Avoir Raison (Quebec, Canada)

7 Los Claners - Pronto Te Arrepentiras (Venezuela) *

8 Profetas - Vivir En Paz (Mexico) *

9 Los Sicodelicos - I Am Feeling Down (Santiago, Chile)

10 The Speakers - Glendora (Bogota, Colombia)

11 Los Shakers - What A Love (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

12 Los Doltons - Santo (Lima, Peru)

13 The Slaves - You Are The Only One (Vienna, Austria)

14 The Somethings - Le Monde Infernal (France)

15 Les Sauterelles - Routine (Zurich, Switzerland)

16 Les Miserables - Chemises A Pois, Cravates A Fleurs (Montreal, Canada)

17 I Tremendi - If You Don't Come Around (Florence, Italy)

18 The Youngers - Hanashitakunai (Tokyo, Japan)

19 The Kopy Kats - Maryanne (Papua New Guinea) *

20 The Pogs - The Pogs' Theme (Sydney, Australia)

21 Zoe & The Stormies - Girl Of Ye Ye (Greece)

22 The Savages - He's A Man (Bermuda) *

23 Firebeats, Inc. - I Can't Find Nobody (Oslo, Norway)

24 The Friends - Empty Handed (Stockholm, Sweden)

25 The Downbeats - You Gotta Tell Me (Hong Kong)

26 Johnny Kendall & The Heralds - Fool (Amsterdam, Holland)

27 The Freebeats - Please Tell Me (Papua New Guinea)

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 6

1 The Freebeats - Midnight Mover (Papua New Guinea) *

2 Los Claners - Verguenza (Venezuela) *

3 M.P.D. Limited - Her Favourite Song (Melbourne, Australia) *

4 The Olympians - Go Man Go (Thessaloniki, Greece)

5 Steve & The Board - Margot (Sydney, Australia)

6 Les Lutins - Je Suis De Bois (Montreal, Canada)

7 The Strangers - I'd Never Be Blue (Christchurch, New Zealand) *

8 Los Chijuas - Estan Cambiando Los Colores De La Vida (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) *

9 Mod East - Angelita (Hong Kong)

10 The Nightbirds - Quelli (Switzerland)

11 Les Boots - Laissez Briller Le Soleil (France)

12 unknown - Don't You Know *

13 The Knacks - Si, Quiero Vivir (Tema De Cronopios) (Buenos Aires, Argentina) *

14 Les Chevelles - Ton ombre me suit (Canada)

15 The Saints - Let Me Know (Athens, Greece)

16 Kontikis - I'll Make You Happy (Papua New Guinea) *

17 Les Loups Blancs - Je Sais Que Tu Mens (Montreal, Canada)

18 The Steadtfasts - Girl Be Steadfast (Germany)

19 Thunderbirds - Hey! Girl (Singapore) *

20 Los Shakers - For You, For Me (Montevideo, Uruguay) *

21 Brightness - But Why I Can't (Greece)

22 Les Asteks - Oui Je T'aime (Quebec, Canada)

23 Freddie Cook & The D-Men - I Just Can't Stop My Tears (Sydney, Australia) *

24 Los Yorks - No Puedo Amar (Lima, Peru) *

25 Los Rollings - No Tienes Mi Querer (Granada, Nicaragua)

26 Zoo - I Cry (Athens, Greece)

27 Os Baobas - Bye Bye My Darling (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 7

1 Tony Worsley - How Can It Be (Brisbane, Australia)

2 Les Senders - Le cheveux longs (Vernon, France)

3 The Motions - I Want Someone To Love (The Hague, Holland)

4 Les Lutins - Petit Joe (Montreal, Canada)

5 Pacifics - Smile Again (Greece)

6 Gift Of Love - Take A Trip (Sydney, Australia)

7 The Playboys - Pourquoi (Greece)

8 Los Vidrios Quebrados - Ficciones (Chile)

9 The Chicks - Rebel Kind (New Zealand)

10 Los Cheyenes - He Perdido Este Juego (Barcelona, Spain) *

11 Telstars - Tu Sei Lontana (Florence, Italy)

12 The Rhythms - Go With Him (Utrecht, Holland)

13 Les Loups - Pour Tout Dire (Montreal, Canada)

14 Diplomats - You Didn't Want To Give Your Love (Australia) *

15 The Kopy Kats - Let Me Be (Papua New Guinea) *

16 The Knacks - Me Siento Mal Y Deprimido (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

17 Les Sparks - Rien n'a d'importance (Paris, France)

18 Mystics - I Want To Walk With You (Hong Kong)

19 Les Witackers - Un ami (France)

20 Bobby & Laurie - Not My Girl (Melbourne, Australia) *

21 Alex Fontaine - Tu N'es Pas Sincere (Quebec, Canada)

22 Spectros - Ven Que Estoy Hirviendo (Peru) *

23 I Titans - Non Vale Piu (Genoa, Italy)

24 Normand Frechette & Les Hou-Lops - J'Etudie Mon Grec (Montreal, Canada)

25 The Gremlins - Listen To Me (Auckland, New Zealand)

26 Los Yorks - Have Mercy (Lima, Peru)

27 The Forminx - Until The End (Greece)

* indicates that the track only appears on this compilation

Vol. 8

1 The Breakaways - All For One (New Plymouth, New Zealand) *

2 Cyclones - The Dew (Singapore) *

3 Steve & The Board - I Want (Sydney, Australia)

4 The Kopy Kats - Today (Papua New Guinea) *

5 The Roadrunners - LSD (Wellington, New Zealand)

6 Dragons - Because Of A Man (Greece)

7 Los Shain's - Un Profundo Sentimiento (Lima, Peru) *

8 Les Miserables - Vivre Avec Toi (Montreal, Canada)

9 Jason Deane - Ain't Got No Love (U.K.)

10 The Persons - John's Flight (Piraeus, Greece)

11 The Gremlins - But She's Gone (Auckland, New Zealand) *

12 The Gentlemen - You Never Try (Geneva, Switzerland)

13 The Birds - No Good Without You (Perth, Australia)

14 Noi Tre - Don't Lie To Me (Florence, Italy)

15 The Blizzards - Stranger In Town (Stade, Germany) *

16 The Executives - Wander Boy (Sydney, Australia)

17 Los Nivram - Sombras (Barcelona, Spain)

18 The Pleazers - Can't Pretend (Brisbane, Australia)

19 Los Yorks - Muy Facil (Lima, Peru) *

20 The Mascots - I Want To Live (Stockholm, Sweden)

21 Thursday's Child - I Want You Back (Germany)

22 Les Bowlers - Il est trop tard (Paris, France)

23 The Sunsets - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Newcastle, Australia) *

24 Los Doltons - La Ventana (Lima, Peru)

25 The Twilights - Night Of Fear (Adelaide, Australia) *

26 Los Vidrios Quebrados - Una Manera De Vivir (Chile) *

27 Kontikis - Gloria (Papua New Guinea) *

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Compilation: 60's Beat Italiano

Compilation with Italian 60's Groups playing original material and covers full of primitive fuzz guitars and teenage enthousiasm.

Track Listing

1. I Bisonti - "Crudele" (2:28)
2. I Chewing Gum - "Senti questa chitarra" (2:49)
3. Red Roosters - "La Fina Verra" (2:59)
4. Noi Tre - "Distruggimi" (1:50)
5. Gli Evangelisti - "Un ragazzo di strada" (2:36)
6. Gli Evangelisti - "Sensazioni" (3:05)
7. Le Anime - "It tuo ricordo" (2:49)
8. Hugu Tugu - "Fino a ieri" (3:00)
9. Night Birds - "Night Birds" (1:39)
10. I Cinque Monelli - "Balbettando" (2:52)
11. I Jaguars - "Non sei sincera" (2:30)
12. Condors - "Lei Ler La Vida" (2:40)
13. I Barrittas - "Dusu Amigusu" (1:53)
14. New Dada - "La quindicesima fruastrata" (3:17)
15. I Profeti - "Bambina Sola" (2:20)
16. Ranger Sound - "Ricordami" (2:03)
17. Ragazzi Dai Capelli Verdi - "Un Tipo Per Ti" (2:24)
18. I Ragazzi Del Sole - "Atto Di Forza No. 10" (2:30)
19. La Setta - "Bloodhound" (2:01)
20. La Setta - "Our Little Rendezvous" (2:35)
21. I Chewing Gum - "Tu sei al buio" (2:48)
22. I Fantoms - "Le Insegne Pubblicitarie" (3:47)
23. Nico - "Che vita e questa qua" (3:36)
24. Night Birds - "Richard Cory" (3:08)
25. I Ragazzi Dai Capelli Verdi - "Ragazza Notte" (2:37)
26. I Barrittas - "Non uccidere" (4:01)

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The Action (New Zealand)

The Action isn't the UK group of the same name but a New Zealand group from Auckland. Seems like they didn't mind being confused with their more famous namesake, as they recorded the UK Action's Never Ever for their second 45. Not an unusual practice at the time, there's also an Australian group calling itself the Birds who covered two of the UK Bird's 45s, No Good Without You and Say Those Magic Words.
This Action cover the Vagrants on the flip side of their first 45, Romeo and Juliet, doing an excellent job of it too. This was recorded in April of 1967. Though you wouldn't think it from this song, they were actually known as more of a soul and r&b band than pop or garage.
Evan Silva wrote to me about I Can't Make a Friend: "That was the first song I recorded with the Action at Stebbings studio in Eldred Stebbing's basement. I sing on all but Romeo & Juliet. The A sides were Stebbing's suggestion for the pop market and we selected the B sides. We never played the A sides live as we did not like them, except for Try A Little Tenderness we played that regular especially in Oz! Brett [Neilsen] our drummer was the La De Da's drummer prior to us and did not want to go back to Oz, then joined the Action and off we went to Oz!"
Brian Harris then took Brett's place in the La De Da's!
Eldred Stebbing was the owner of the Zodiac label. Many of the great New Zealand bands recorded at his studio, and the Action, the Pleazers and the La De Da's all played residencies at his nightclub, the Galaxie.
A detailed history of the band is available here

The Action - I Can't Make a Friend

Blue Birds (from Greece)

The Blue Birds formed in the port town of Piraeus, near Athens. They were one of the first Greek garage bands, releasing a national hit "Julie" in 1965 on Philips. The flip, Way to Heaven is supposed to be a good, moody song, but I haven't heard it because I have the ROL release, in which Julie is backed with an instrumental number by different band. The ROL label 45s were given away to promote ROL laundry detergent!
Their next 45 was also released on both Philips and ROL, both sides included this time. Sweet Polly / Just Remember are both excellent garage numbers, with fantastic farfisa organ playing and good harmonies.
Two other early singles are highly rated, but with a change in lineup in 1967, their music developed with psychedelic and folk influences. They stopped singing in English and wrote songs with Christian themes to the lyrics. In total the Bluebirds released thirteen 45s and one fine album, Xylinos Stavros (Wooden Cross).
Band members were:
Giorgos Petridis: Vocals (-1967, + Lja Laoytari)
Yannis Psimoppoylos: Guitar, Vocals
Leonidas Louloudis: Bass (-1967, Manolis Laoytaris)
Swkratis Ardavanis: Organ
Gavrilis Pantzis: Drums (-1972, + Nikos Kalogerakis)

The Blue Birds - Julie

The Blue Birds - Sweet Polly

The Blue Birds - Just Remember