Frantic
G45 Legend
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2011
Alec Palao does it again........
• Big Beat kicks off a projected series of 7” vinyl to excite even the most hardened collector of 60s garage rock. We’ve got a bevy of exciting two-siders in the pipeline all showcasing killers that are either unavailable on vinyl or so rare you need a second mortgage to even think about owning them.
• For this first salvo, we present three highly desirable artefacts including one that is not only one of rarest singles of the 1960s, but the ultimate girl-garage nugget: ‘Boy, What’ll You Do Then’ by Denise. Denise Kaufman would later be a founder member of SF hippie mainstays Ace Of Cups but in this ’66 stormer, hell hath no fury as the Berkeley wild-child lets loose on her then beau (reputed to be future Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner). The handful of original copies that have turned up (selling for in excess of $8,000) all feature an earlier, weaker take. Our reissue utilizes the hyper-rare second pressing mix – one known copy - which is far more powerful.
• Memphis is well known for its small but perfectly formed coterie of mid-60s punkers, prominent amongst whom were Lawson & Four More, featuring future engineer / producer Terry Manning. The combo’s taut and atmospheric ‘If You Want Me, You Can Find Me’ is an acknowledged gem; here it is joined by an outstanding 1966 outtake ‘Smart Bird,’ with lead singer Bobby Lawson in full snarl mode. Both sides were written and produced by the legendary Jim Dickinson.
• Last but not least, the mighty Zakary Thaks of Corpus Christi, one of the most beloved of all 60s garage bands, deliver the unissued 1966 monster that is ‘She’s Got You,’ as good as anything they ever released at the time, backed with a noisy ad for Gulf Coast tipple Jax Beer set to the tune of their classic ‘Face To Face.’
• Big Beat kicks off a projected series of 7” vinyl to excite even the most hardened collector of 60s garage rock. We’ve got a bevy of exciting two-siders in the pipeline all showcasing killers that are either unavailable on vinyl or so rare you need a second mortgage to even think about owning them.
• For this first salvo, we present three highly desirable artefacts including one that is not only one of rarest singles of the 1960s, but the ultimate girl-garage nugget: ‘Boy, What’ll You Do Then’ by Denise. Denise Kaufman would later be a founder member of SF hippie mainstays Ace Of Cups but in this ’66 stormer, hell hath no fury as the Berkeley wild-child lets loose on her then beau (reputed to be future Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner). The handful of original copies that have turned up (selling for in excess of $8,000) all feature an earlier, weaker take. Our reissue utilizes the hyper-rare second pressing mix – one known copy - which is far more powerful.
• Memphis is well known for its small but perfectly formed coterie of mid-60s punkers, prominent amongst whom were Lawson & Four More, featuring future engineer / producer Terry Manning. The combo’s taut and atmospheric ‘If You Want Me, You Can Find Me’ is an acknowledged gem; here it is joined by an outstanding 1966 outtake ‘Smart Bird,’ with lead singer Bobby Lawson in full snarl mode. Both sides were written and produced by the legendary Jim Dickinson.
• Last but not least, the mighty Zakary Thaks of Corpus Christi, one of the most beloved of all 60s garage bands, deliver the unissued 1966 monster that is ‘She’s Got You,’ as good as anything they ever released at the time, backed with a noisy ad for Gulf Coast tipple Jax Beer set to the tune of their classic ‘Face To Face.’
