Tuesday, July 23, 2019

THE EYES - YOU'RE TOO MUCH (1966)


 The Eyes were a British band from Ealing, super influenced by THE WHO. Formed in 1964 and disbanded in 1967.


THE VOICE - TRAIN TO DISASTER (1966)


Only Single From The Voice. The Band featured future Glam rock stars Mick Ronson (Spiders From Mars) and Miller Anderson (T.Rex).


THE MICKEY FINN - GARDENS OF MY MIND (1967)


British group active in the 1960s.
They started life as Mickey Finn And The Blue Men on ska label Blue Beat. A shift to Oriole saw them gravitate to an R&B/beat sound, with help on occasion from a guitarist named Jimmy Page.


Q65 - CRY IN THE NIGHT (1966)


Formed in 1965 in The Hague, they made their recording debut with 'You're The Victor', a wild, rhythmic track inspired by the Pretty Things. It was succeeded by the equally compulsive 'The Life I Live',(CRY IN THE NIGHT IS THE B-SIDE). Q65 travelled to London to promote this release but, having been denied work permits, opted to turn the visit into a promotional tool. They returned to The Netherlands on a rubber lifeboat, taking almost 12 hours to cross the Channel. Upon landing at the Scheveningen Pier, the group was greeted by almost 30.000 cheering fans who were rewarded with an open-air concert.


THE LYRICS - THEY CAN'T HURT ME (1965)


San Diego garage rock group active in the mid-1960s.


MOUSE AND THE BOYS - XCEDRIN HEADACHE #69 (1968)


1960's group formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1965.This is the B-side to the single "Love Is Free.



THE STANDELLS - LITTLE SALLY TEASE (1966)


The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as the "punk band of the 1960s", and said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and Ramones.They are best known for their 1966 hit "Dirty Water"


THE WAILERS - OUT OF OUR TREE (1965)


The Wailers, often credited as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular around the United States Pacific Northwest around the late 1950s and the start of the 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry rock and roll. Their biggest hit was "Tall Cool One", first released in 1959, and they have been credited as being "one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands."


THE SWAMP RATS - NO FRIEND OF MINE (1967) Garage rock group from Pittsburgh, PA. They released a number of singles in 1967 & 68. ...