Bands that are hard to track
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The Paupers of "Shining Light". Recent-ish discovery, not much to go on except MTM confirms California.
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Yeah I should not have said "confirms" because the record is not 'flagged' in TBM which is the official locale confirmation. Without the flag it is an educated guess.
Sebastian
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I amazingly found a copy of that 45 here in Sweden and sold it on ebay in 2009, I know that at least two more copies have gone through since then, but it still seems to be elusive. I remember that it had an address sticker on it from a previous owner with a Malibu, California address. Can be from anywhere I guess, but considering its private press nature I would assume it's from nearby at least. How it made its way over to Sweden is a mystery though!
buckeyebeat
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We can thank Facebook for uncovering many 'lost' bands. If someone really cared (I stopped a long time ago) they could probably search every city/regional nostalgia group and find a bunch.
My number one mystery (unless some has solved it?) ....Beethovens Fifth on MGM
My number one mystery (unless some has solved it?) ....Beethovens Fifth on MGM
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There are a handful of mystery groups that issued 45s on small vanity / custom labels that still have yet to surface via the 'net, at least to my knowledge, as I'm not active anymore on Fakebook.
The two truly difficult, unsolved mysteries remain with major label releases: Beethoven's Fifth and the Majestics, both with 45s on the MGM label. Neither were registered for copyright at the time.
The two truly difficult, unsolved mysteries remain with major label releases: Beethoven's Fifth and the Majestics, both with 45s on the MGM label. Neither were registered for copyright at the time.
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And also, there are a few examples of groups that have not been found or verified as being from the same locale / state as their record label:
The Wave-Riders on Tener - possibly a Washington, DC area group, still unverified;
The Monarchs (3 45s on Bruno), possibly a college group comprised of members from different states, songwriter came from Maryland;
The Gnomes (Afton label) might still be the longest 'known' sought-after garage 45 that has foiled all attempts to track down. I did come across a newspaper article but it had no names of the group members.
The Wave-Riders on Tener - possibly a Washington, DC area group, still unverified;
The Monarchs (3 45s on Bruno), possibly a college group comprised of members from different states, songwriter came from Maryland;
The Gnomes (Afton label) might still be the longest 'known' sought-after garage 45 that has foiled all attempts to track down. I did come across a newspaper article but it had no names of the group members.
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Since both sides were written by Bob Johnson (the "B" in Bee Jay), I assumed he was a member of the band?
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buckeyebeat
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wow, that info for the B 5th looks legit! Great news! I seem to recall there were other bands from the DC area that were out of Alexandria
