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For what it's worth, I interviewed Dale Davis (Things To Come manager), Russ Kunkel , the late Steve Runolfsson's sister and maybe one other ex-TTC member for their story on the Sundazed LP that was released in 1993 and none of them even mentioned the Century album, so I'm fairly certain that...

had two copies at different points in time, both now safely ensconced in other collections. I wonder if there are any other known copies. The funny part is last night, I got an email from a noted collector asking if I still had a copy available. In saying 'no', I mentioned that Discogs shows 8...

You are correct, I mis-read it - mea culpa. Now does anyone have an original 1970 pressing of the Pretty 7" they would part with ?

I I would disagree with your description of the PRETTY "Mustache..." 45 as a tax scam record. Altho it was pressed without the band's knowledge, Weakley (a/k/a Quinton) gave each band member a copy of the disc before he headed out to California with the remainder of the pressings. And it was...

That was the beauty of Chicago radio, their support of hometown artists. I heard The Knaves "Leave Me Alone", The Del Vetts "Last Time Around" + The Little Boy Blues "The Great Train Robbery" on WLS, all 3 were minor hits. (Never heard The Banshees "Project Blue", however.) Wouldn't be surprised...

Thanx, Mark. BLW was one of the earliest 7" that I ever bought; I was a late-bloomer, didn't start purchasing vinyl until early 1966. Previous to that my paper route earnings went to baseball cards + - what else ? - Batman comic books. Once 45s entered the picture, those fell by the wayside, of...

The legendary lead singer of The Shadows Of Knight passed away earlier today, from a stroke, age 75. As a teen growing up in Rockford, IL in the mid-'60s, The Shadows were GODS, at least to me. They were the epitome of COOL, especially for the midwest in 1966. I remember buying the Bad Little...

You just never know where '60s small label discs will turn up. Several years back a copy of the Bees Voices Green And Purple (sans PS) was found locally here.

Much delayed response in regarding the band ICE: They were a short-lived hard rock/psych band from Kansas City in the late '60s/early '70s - no other known recordings other than the Al Fitzmorris single, as far as is known. Their biggest claim to local fame was being the opening act for Canned...

Update on Mark Lee's passing, from one of his associates: He died of a heart attack, age 74. No obituary in print or on-line, as of yet. Celebration of his life event info follows: Remembering Mark Lee: A Celebration of Life Mark Lee (December 13, 1946 - June 20, 2021) Friday, July 2, 2021 at...

Mark Lee, legendary manager of the great Kenny & the Kasuals/Mark Ltd label honcho/co-writer of the classic "Journey To Tyme" passed away suddenly earlier this month. Don't know any other details at this time, but they should be forthcoming, momentarily. In the meanwhile, here's an in-depth...

Confirmed - the real deal - as per Tefteller's assistant: Mark, I double checked the record as you suggested and in the dead wax are the "BP" initials as described. Thank you for pointing this out to us, fortunately our record listed is an original as described. Best, Robin

Just now received this first response from John: Hi Mark, I am no Garage expert. This one came from an OLD TIME 45 collection. I am in Birmingham, Alabama and will not be home before the auction ends. However, my assistant, Robin, will see your message and follow your instructions and let you...

Tefteller is far from the world's authority on '60s teenbeat records. I would trust MopTopMike any day of the week over John in that vinyl category. That said, I'd go w/ JT over MTM if the validity of a record in question was, say, a Blind Willie Johnson 78.

I just wrote Tefteller and told him the dead wax info that he needs to check out to verify the pressing. Let's see if he responds to me and/or changes the listing.