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Mike, we were miffed, too, but didn't want wait and go through everything to have it corrected.

Thanks Heitkotter77, I will try that next time.

our name was mispelled on our first 45. It was spelled Tonto and the Renigades, instead of Renegades. I'd post a label scan, but I don't know how to do that.

Mike, Here is one reason I referred to the "Sound of the Sceen" as a subsidiary label of Fenton. Especially the last sentence. "Fenton subsidiaries Fenton Records was what is known as a "vanity" label, meaning bands paid for recording time and some vinyl records. Rumor has it that if Kalmbach...

Thanks Mike, I always learn something when you write. I was surprised the "revival wave" began in the mid to late '70s. I thought that the comps like BFTG, Pebbles, Nuggets and Teenage Shutdown were early to mid '80s things and thats what started that wave and that was when the term "Garage...

I agree with Harvestman. The definition of "What is '60s Garage" might just be near impossible to put into exact words. The chances that every individual will agree on exact wording to destinguish every recording the same is not only nearly impossible but also very improbable. To do that you...

Thanks for the clarification regarding the susidiary label, Mike. I called it that because thats what I have heard(read) other people call it. We , the guys or more accurately, kids, in the band didn't care what was put on the record. Our agent and owner of The Sceen, Don Trefry, and our...

I don't know what they meant wnen I first got the phone call from the lady who was in L.A. Part of what she told me was that we would be receiving Royalties in the near future. And, that the music would be licensed. How are they going to do that. Plus, based on what Mike said, they must be...

As I understand the new owners mission, recording and releasing new material is a big part of their plan. They have asked us and other artists who recorded in that studio in the '60s to be present at the ribbon cutting ceremony on July 18th I suppose to let the younger people know that the...

verb (used with object), revitalized, revitalizing. 1. to give new life to. 2. to give new vitality or vigor to. What's wrong with the word?

Phantom, so your definition of the now called "Garage Music" of the '60s is, start to grow long hair, buy cheap equipment and rehearse in a GARAGE. Yeah, that defines that sound to a Tee.

The Kinks didn't need a lot of TV to be an influence with their music.

I have to agree with Ned for the reasons he mentioned. The Kinks, Yardbirds and Zombies had more influence, at least in the Mid-west. You didn't hear a band play without them doing a cover "You Really Got Me". Ha, we even put ruffles on our shirts because we saw the Kinks on TV with ruffles.

Boss, I always love your commentary. I'm surprised no one has mentioned more specifically the instrumentation and technological capabilities available in those times and how they impacted the sound of the recordings. I know these don't apply to every recording deemed to fit within the vague and...

Hi all, I have read an article which was covering the re-opening of the Fenton Records Studio in Sparta Michigan and the revitalization of the Fenton Record Label from March of this year 2015. I have been asked for an interview by the articles author who writes for MLive. The interview is...