In Dan's Garage...#28

Hey!!! You didn't think I was just going to leave you with a measly repost did you??? We work holidays here at Dan's Garage, because....well, because it's fun. So here it is...Dan's Garage #28!

Terry & The Flippers - Firing Line (1964)

Ya, I know the label says "Our Last Date", but it says that on the other side too. Another person asleep at the wheel while pressing this record. Anyway, these guys were from Lawrence, KS, and eventually became The Fabulous Flippers, one of the biggest bands in the midwest during 65-66. This is an early effort befor they hit the big time, and is a cool as hell frat rock tune that reminds me a lot like The Premiers.

Mad Mods - Warm And Tender Love (1966)

I'm a sucker for garage ballads, and this San Antonio, TX weeper doesn't disappoint. The flip is a fast moving instrumental which will be featured on my soon to be released instrumental edition.

Brian Stacy - I Tried (1965)

Not from Canada as I erroneously stated before this edit. This one is out of Memphis, TN.

Toggery Five - I'm Gonna Jump / Bye Bye Bird (1964)

This is one of several morbid garage tunes like "Black Winds" by Little John & the Monks, and "Give" by the Poore Boyes, wherein the singer relates a woeful tale of suicide or murder, or worse yet, murder suicide. Real genius stuff here. This was redone by The Pattens from Chicago a year or two later. The flip is a fantastic R&B raver.

Five Americans - Sympathy / Sound Of Love (1967)

I really like The Five Americans, even if their output was a little lightweight and poppy. I like pop music, especially when it's well crafted, and this scratchy two sider is a good example.

Palace Guard - A Girl You Can Depend On / If You Need Me (1965)

Near perfect example of a garage,pop, and folk rock blend. Great moody minor key chord changes, and fantastic vocals. This was Emmet Rhodes' before he went on to The Merry-Go-Round.

Grammy Fones - Now He's Here (1967)

Here's a mystery group doing that great garage pop thing with terrific vocal harmonies.

Lost - Maybe More Than You / Back Door Blues (1965)

One of Boston's best, right up there with The Remains. This is a perfect two sider and absolutely one of my all time favorite singles. While this isn't exactly killer crude punk, it's totally brilliant in all areas, and these guys should have been more famous.

Soul Survivors - Can't Stand To Be In Love With You / Look At Me (1965)

Another excellent two sider. These guys are one of several "Soul Survivors" from the sixties,and hail from Denver, CO. They're not the "Expressway To Your Heart"or "Shakin' With Linda" groups. Bass player  Bob Webber went on to join Sugarloaf.

49th Parallel - You Do Things / Laborer (1966)

Super cool two sider from Canada. These guys were from Calgary, Alberta and had quite a prolific run in the mid tow late sixties. This, their first is definitely my favorite, and is solid 60's punk.

Front Page News - Thoughts / You Better Behave (1967)

Yeah! A terrific slice of sixties psychedelia to say the least, with it's weird "fade in", and fuzzed out guitars. A true classic indeed. From Tulsa, OK.

Hysterical Society - Come With Me / I Know (1967)

Yet another great two sider. This neat garage punker comes from Amarillo, TX.

Kidds - Straighten Up And Fly Right / See What My Love Means (196?)

Don't know much here except that this great organ driven garage punker is from somewhere in Mississippi.

Kidds - You Were Wrong / Children In Love (196?)

Check it out, another "Kidds", this time from somewhere in Ontario, Canada I believe. This is an awesome example of real moody garage. Both sides are fantastic, and can someone out there tell me where I can find more of this stuff for 40 cents??????

Rain - E.S.P. / Outta My Life (1966)

This Brian Ross production is a ripoff of The Pretty Things' "L.S.D." on one side, an "I Can Only Give You Everything" on the flip. All that is forgotten when you hear what is, in my opinion, the finest drum solo ever on the A side.

Sticks & Stones - Try / Live To Be Free (1967)

Real good pop/psyche, most likely from Connecticut or N.Y.C. Paul Leka, who was from the Bridgeport area co-wrote the famous "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" for Steam, which became a huge hit in 1970. He also wrote Green Tambourine for the Lemon Pipers.

Lynx - Just A Friend / Woman Of My Dreams (1969)

I'm not sure if this is the same group from Tyler, TX that did the great "You Lie", but it was recorded just across the border in Clovis, NM at Norman Petty's studio. Great heavy psyche on both sides.

Enjoy.