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I thought I'd save this link from the old Kopper forum and update it. All additions welcomed!
We'll drop the marching bands etc from this discography. Also soul and other non-rock entries for the sake of tidyness.
Also, titles that promises cooler sounds than what is contained within are kept, to avoid these being suggested further down the line.
13181
Tornadoes of Kennewick Washington (1960?, 6 song 7" EP)
(Larry Howe – Larry Krug – Dave Walker – Gene Rowett)
Tornado Express / Scavenger / Yo-Yo + 3
NB: Earliest known Century press with any kind of "rock" content.
George Gell: "It's from '60 or so...three songs were used on the Norton series of early rockers. It's good but as you might guess the 3 songs per side mean poor fidelity. It's really rare. I'm not as well versed on the early stuff but other than 2 copies in collections I've never seen it. 40 year collector Don Kirsch didn't have it."
13954
Triumphs Out to Lunch / Eclipse (no label)
Gell: "Weak instros in the style of a Northeast prep school band. Came with hard cover that uses the 'Dance Time' cover shown at the beginning of the thread."
17380
The Dawn Beats: Road Block / The Big B (1963?)
Illinois instros.
17867 (10" LP)
Sting Rays: Take Off with (1964)
Rochester, NY.
Chuck C: "Features Brad Wheat of the Heard, good rockin Frat rock."
17935 (no label)
Regents:Motivation/Mary Had A Little...
Denver, CO Average surf instros, Astronauts influence.
18179 (“Eleven Records”)
Maxwell Brothers: My Babe/ (1964?)
Decent version, was featured on Rich Sounds of the Sixties.
19694
X-Terminators: X-Termination / Wild Hare (1964?)
Pacific NW instros.
19805 (no label name)
Corvelles - Dunebuggy Ride / Vic's Mood
Gell: "Eugene, OR band that included the future bass player in the Moguls. A side is primitive garage vocal (has a hint of British Invasion influence) ode to Dunebuggies, which unknown to you all is a popular activity in Oregon Coast sand dunes. B side is surfy instro (without reverb). Came with a plain title sleeve (Band name only I think)."
19944
Fabulous Chancellors Gotta Leave This Town / Every Time
Gell: "From mid '64 but sounds mid '62. Doowop/Teen ballad on A side, "Shout" rip on the B side. This has a real label and number, Ecco 1000/1. Century number in deadwax only. Boise, Idaho band."
20017
Bobby & the Bombers: Dance Time with Bobby & the Bombers EP (1965)
NY state.
Chuck C: "I like it, Frat Rock, they are kinda clunky, early Beatles cover, ('You Can't Do That'), they do have a moody instro, 'Greenfields,' which is good."
20445
Chantells: I'm Leavin' Here Today/Break-Down (1965)
Moody garage b/w OK sax-organ frat dirge. Richmond, VA.
20449
The Moguls - Avalache / Ghost Slalome (1965)
Same guys who later entered garage immortality with "Ski Bum" and "Another Day."
Rich Strauss: "Has a Eugene, OR address on the label. 'Avalanche' is a strong instrumental. 'Ghost Slalome' (sic) is a weak garage pop vocal."
20748
Rebel and the Jaguars: It's All My Fault / Take Off (1965?)
New York state, "garage," not heard by me.
20932 (no label)
Moxies: 4 by the Moxies (Passout / Jasmine / I Feel Happy / I Must Apologize (1964 acc to MTM)
Modest debut by the Boys from Paducah.
MTM: "...no Century label logo, just a black label with the deadwax 209xx."
21097
D'Tree Todes: The tode/Just like you
21304 (no label)
Steve Rowe and the Furys: Minor Chaos / Malaguena (1965?)
Fargo, ND version of The Treasures' instro classic. Rare.
22047 (no label)
Coachmen: Drambuie/Land of Oden (1965)
NY state Garage ode to cheap liqour. Featured on Teenage Shutdown.
22103
Pastels: Why Don't You Love Me/What Can I Say (1965)
"Why don't...." Sept 10 1965 (pressing of 300) Oct 20 1965 (pressing of 500) = 800 total (Gell Archive)
First of three winners by Pasco, WA group. Info with good pics here:
http://pnwbands.com/pastels.html
Gell: " All the songs were recorded in the garage of guitar/bass player Ron Jones' familty. The Century franchisee drove his rig to the house and did them on location. I assume that the same guy recorded the Tornados EP."
22353
Steve Ellis & His Starfires: Walking Around / That's How It Feels (1965)
"test pressing, MN."
22355
D'Tree Todes: You say you love me/The playboy
22356
Pacesetters: Maybe I'm Lucky / Just The Thought (1965)
No details.
22409
Ann Brewer and The Flames: Rockin' in a Wooden Shack/ (1965)
Lawrence, Kansas group (Dodge City address). Solid femme '50s rocker caught out of time. On a couple of comps.
22698
Pastels: How Many Nights/Circuit Breaker (1965)
Second strong 45 from Pasco. August 12 1965 (500 pressing). (Gell Archive)
22700 ("Baton Records")
Knightbeats - Graduation '69 / Love in your fashion
Gell: "Almost funny frat-dumb 'suggestive' lyrics about girls and drinking set to a Kingsmen meets Mersey groove. B side is a slow almost white doowop stinker."
22768
Attila and the Huns: Call of the Wild / Lonesome for You (1965?)
Location unknown. Sax instro.
23112 ("Baton Records")
The Motifs - My Babe / She's My Girl (1965?)
Boise, Idaho label.
Rich Strauss: "Garage. I give it a 5/4 on the Garage-O-Meter."
23153 ("Baton Records")
The Knightbeats - Messin' Around / Lonely Summer
Rich Strauss: "Copyright 1966 on label. Garage. I give it a 4/2."
23214 (LP)
Various: Milwaukee Sentinel Rock'n'Roll Revue (1966)
Legendarily bad recording of Wisconsin battle of bands. No vocal mike was used, just a stage mike (like you would record a marching band), so vocals are completely lost. In effect an inadverdent instro album. Low double-digit value among private press LP freaks reflects the aural carnage. (Recorded Dec 30, 1965.)
23267 ("Peatlore Records")
The Trolls: Walkin Shoes / How Do You Expect Me To Trust You (1966)
Plain jane Century label covered over with Peatlore on most copies.
Rich Strauss: "The bottom label has no company name, just "The Trolls" at the top. The band is from San Jose."
23295 ("Baton Records")
Fates - Linda Lu / Think Twice (1966)
Gell: "Good garage cover, sparse low level recording hurts the energy level. B side is really nice teen 'jangler' thats recalls "Ticket to Ride" and Zombies - a grower. Band from Idaho."
23436
Nancianne and Friends (LP) (June,1966)
Meridian,MS.
Tracklist: a summer song/shenandoah/i've just seen a face/five hundred miles/as tears go by/these boots were made for walking/love of the loved/the boy from ipanema/summertime/turn around/a taste of honey/scratchy/things we said today
Itellnolies: "The Checkmates + Little John and the Merry Men are the back up groups. Nice girl pop psych sound.Scratchy is the most garage sounding song."
23507
Pastels: Mirage/Where Is The Answer (1966)
Third and wildest 45 from Pasco heroes. Pressed March 12 1966 (1000 pressing). (Gell Archive)
23815
The Hang Mann 5: Sounds of the Sixties LP (1966)
Virginia tuxedo act. Lama: "This album was given a high 'value' rating in the 'Record Collector Dreams' books, but in the cold, bleak light of eBay almost nothing is very valuable."
23830
Vic Pernell and the Hangmen: Live For Today/Sad Boy (1966)
Rochester NY group, was written up in "Outasite" magazine.
Dionysus website: "Older singer needs band, gets Rochester garage group, makes ok garage/low key record."
24008
The Corvettes: Our Love Won't End / Tears Are Free (1966)
Madison, KY. No details.
24501
The Cellar Dwellers: The Ballad of the National Guard / Child of the Devil (1966)
Interesting titles, but probably Barry Sadler "influence."
24742
The Emotions: Sometimes/Why Must It Be (1966)
St. Petersburg, FL. A-side is raw version of Zombies; B-side is "moody" garage classic.
25129
The Thunderbirds: Those days are gone/Hey, little girl
Raw earlier takes of the songs later released on Libra
25266
4 Keys: One Way Street/Morning
25505
The Crusaders: Farmer Brown / Crusadin' Blues (1966?)
Buffalo, NY frats.
25582
Play-mates - She Drives Me Ape / Breakwaters (1966?)
"Recorded Live at Westcotts Club."
Mop Top Mike: "... just what ya'd think - stoopid ampshade-on-yer-head frat madness..." Surf instro B.
25831
Bishop and the Deacons: La, La, La, La, La / Land of a Thousand Dances (1966?)
Burlington, VT instros.
26033
The Barons: Tomorrow Never Ends/Words and Expressions (1966)
Williamsville, NY address. Prime garage.
26070
The Moxies: I'm Gonna Stay/Drinkin' Wine (PS) (1966)
Paducah, KY. Firmly lodged in the "G100," would be a grail item even without the color pic sleeve.
Taylor: "3 copies were found, and a fourth appeared on eBay Feb 2005. A theory as to why this item is so rare : the rear side of the picture sleeve (which is a duplicate of the front) is quite blurry and out of focus. This printing error may have led to the cancellation of the sleeve. Hear it on Teenage Shutdown TS-6613. Flip is a pleasant folk/pop jangler."
27570
Churchkeys: Get Ready / Hold on I'm Coming (1967?)
Horns on both sides. Blue-eyed covers.
Grand Forks, ND.
27913
Mystifying Monarchs: Soldier of Fortune/I'm In Misery (1967?)
Fargo, ND returns to Century roster. Not heard by me.
27916 (LP)
All Of Thus: s/t (1967)
Rockadelic reissue long OOP. CDR copies hawked on eBay.
From The Acid Archives:
"Obscure local garage LP few had heard of until it appeared on the Rockadelic reissue. A good one too, one of my personal faves in this bag, with a punked-up Zombies sound and a fractional acid edge to some lyrics. Less than half is cover versions, which is unusual for the era. A few slow cuts drag on, rest is solid. Reissue has ultracool sleeve design (altered from original)." [PL]
Don Julio: "This is a seriously fucked-up recording -- not in a 'good' way, with the bass mixed WAY too high and overpowering everything, drums barely audible (if at all), electric piano sounding like a Fisher-Price toy piano, etc. The washed-out and clueless mix kills any energy the band might have had.
There were some potentially good songs here...'Artificial Lies' and 'It's All Right With Me' are the standouts to me...the title to 'Uncharted Voyages of Thought Processes' is more impressive than the actual song...but all potential was flushed down the toilet when the Century franchisee hit the "record" switch."
28392 (LP)
Bob Marshall and the Crystals: "Tuff" Ten + 2 (1967)
"Norfolk, VA R&B."
28776
The Whey: RU Sure? / Foxy Lady (1967?)
The Rochester 'chise was busy in these years.
Chuck C: "1 side is a crudely recorded Mitch Ryder type number."
29132 (LP)
The Moonlighters - An Evening With The Moonlighters (1967?)
Eargasm: "A disappointing lp very much in the vein of the first couple of Hermon Knights albums by a bunch of Haverhill, Ma- And NH teenagers. One decent intrumental. Wouldn't be so bad if they didn't give the trumpet player so much work!"
29300
Overwhelming Odds - Is Love That Bad / It Could Happen (1967?)
New addition. Williamsville garage folkrock. Unheard by me.
30135
The Chantells: I Thought You Would / Who Meant the World to Me (1968?)
No details.
30851
The Embermen Five: Did You Have To Be So Cruel / Tomorrow Never Comes (1968)
Minot, ND band who had a better release on Studio City.
31180
The Philosophers: The Law Of Love / Do Fuga (1968?)
Lama: "This is probably the same band that had a whole LP out of swinging groove late 60s discoteque sounds. As a 'coincidence' (synchronicity) I brought out my old tape of it yesterday for CD-R transfer, so I'll check shortly. I believe the 45 was added as bonus tracks on the bootleg re. Not much is known about the band, but the LP is kind of cool..."
31199
Carmel Covered Popcorn: Analogy of a Fool/ (1968?)
Presumably same band from CA who did a Stonesy "Susie Q."
32013 (LP)
The Search Party: Montgomery Chapel (1969)
From the Acid Arcives:
"One of the top 1990s discoveries, this Christian folkrockpsych killer went from total obscurity to notoriety and a reissue in only a couple of years. Imagine a basement Music Emporium and you're pretty close - an added twist is that several of the songs were written by a middle-aged Catholic priest. Unique, crude and deep, that long track on side 1 has to be one of the greatest things ever recorded. Recommended to anyone into esoteric late 60s sounds." [PL]
"Mellow xian folk psych led by Rev Nicholas Freund. Mystic and ethereal vibe, mixed vocals. Half of it is sleepy time but when they wake up they get a real deep vibe working." [RM]
"This is definitely one of the most haunting and beautiful Christian records I've heard. There is a charming, rough-hewn quality to it that almost reminds me of something like a school band record. About half of it has a slightly fuzzed out, semi-rockin' sound, but the really amazing cuts are really mellow with high female vocals, spooky organ, and deep muffled basslines. A good example of which can be heard on 'When He Calls'.
If someday I might only touch the hem of the garment of a quality reissue of this, then my life shall be a bit more complete and meaningful." [Waxidermy]
"...The Search Party’s Montgomery Chapel, is affectionately described in the album’s liner notes as 'a demonstration of these five people’s concern for you.' Recorded at the San Francisco Theological Seminary’s own Montgomery Chapel, this acid-folk gem is the brainchild of the Rev. Nicholas Freund of Mount Saint Paul College in Waukesha, Wis. (which closed in 1970). Having left Wisconsin in the late 1960s to join a burgeoning West Coast religious scene, Freund and a handful of others spent considerable time in Sacramento before making their way to San Francisco in 1968 to lay down this one-off.
"The result is a spooky, metaphysical trip that’s equal parts God and acid-dripped mind expansion. Laced with haunting vocals and dreamlike passages, Montgomery Chapel is psychedelic folk at its most evocative and most spiritual. Again, original copies (only 600 were pressed on the custom label Century out of Saugus) carry substantial price tags, which makes the Korean import CD version on Beatball Records or the vinyl reissues on the Void and Rapturedelic labels, the better buys. Now, if only Sunday-morning Mass sounded this good." [John McCormack, Sacramento News & Review, May 2004.]
"Interesting, but overrated (as all private press LPs must somehow be)...Banished from the Christian rock inner circle that The Pilgrims alone occupy." [Don Julio Blanco]
32823
Eddie Gough And The Traditions: I'm Coming Home Baby / You're the One (1968?)
"Recorded live at the Triangle Club, Caldwell, TX, by E.H. Livingston Enterprises, Inc." Soul group.
33154 (LP)
The Rainbeaux: Reflections (1969?)
Itellnolies: "One of the coolest garage looking lp covers ever. Extremely dissapointing folk music, even for folk music."
Acid Archives: "Late 1960s harmony folk trio look like frat brothers. Very moody, slow tempo tracks with delicate acoustic guitar, organ. A couple of stinkers but most of it is deep latenite folk and oddly rendered melodic rock 'I Dig Rock and Roll Music,' 'Get Together,' 'She Loves You.' Like the Four Freshmen going for a Mamas and Papas sound, without the gals. beautiful Victorian psych cover." [RM]
33685
Inner Light: Temptation/This Girl (1969?)
The North Dakota franchise gets back on track.
Gell: "Good moody late teen garage w/foggy fuzz guitar."
34180
Movement: Combination Of The Two/Riding On A Sunday (1970)
Buffalo NY.
Gell: "Steppenwolfie biker-rock - 'Combination...' is a Big Brother cover."
34184
The Generation Gap: Small Things / Plastic Faces / Losing Every Trace EP (1968?)
West Palm Beach, FL.
Gell: "'Plastic Faces' is a great loud 'heavy' garage blaster."
34204
Sound Expedition: Ultimate Power / Think It Over (1969)
Lincoln, NE rock.
35501
Pierson Lake: Just Give Me A Chance / I Want To Thank You (1969)
"Minot, ND horn rock."
35674
Early Morning Children: Yes It's Love / Not the Woman for Me ("copyright 1969")
No address. True stereo, truly bland harmony pop.
35948
Weather Permitting - Special Delivery/Love Strangers (1969?)
New addition. No label name/design. Decent late garage w/wah-wah.
36050
Limie-T-Royal: Peace Brother/Carefree Love ("1969" in dead wax)
Unintentionally hilarious tribute to the hippie movement. Buffalo, NY. B-side is Hammond groover for Northern Soul/Hippie crossovers.
Chuck C: "...kinda pretty good hippy-garage, other is decent organ-garage instro."
36668
The Spinning Wheel: A Picture in My Mind / The Funky Alien (1969?)
"Lincoln, NE; mellow a-side, funky rock b-side instro w/ echoplex effects."
36685
Canticle: Like a Rolling Stone / My Mind's Eye (1970)
"London, Ontario acoustic hippie folk released without band's knowledge."
39398
Fifth Flight: Into smoke tree village LP (1971?)
Lama: "Post-garage fuzz/organ cover band."
39479
Roy Austin & The Loners: Garbage man
Countryfied rocker, sounding more like 66/67 with a garage edge
40467
Cold, Bold and Together: Dedication / Hey, Hey, Devils and Fools! (1971?)
"Seattle psychedelic funk."
40703
Johnny Etue and His Jokers: Queen of Skid Row / Angel Wings (1972?)
C&W, will probably make it on future Westex comp.
45333 (LP)
Things To Come (1978)
Ed. of 50. Long Beach, CA garage gods of "Speak of the Devil" fame's unissued '60s album, finally pressed 11 years too late. Reissued on Sundazed. Still offered occasionally for $2000. Great cover photo of band, dispensing with the usual cheezy generic sleeve.
45484 (double LP)
Sorcery: Sinister Soldiers (1978)
$2000 hardrock item, possible NWOBHM crossover appeal.
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No details:
UPSTARTS M'Ada label "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Madison, KY)
DANNY AND THE DEMONS 45
FABULOUS FOUR 45
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We'll drop the marching bands etc from this discography. Also soul and other non-rock entries for the sake of tidyness.
Also, titles that promises cooler sounds than what is contained within are kept, to avoid these being suggested further down the line.
13181
Tornadoes of Kennewick Washington (1960?, 6 song 7" EP)
(Larry Howe – Larry Krug – Dave Walker – Gene Rowett)
Tornado Express / Scavenger / Yo-Yo + 3
NB: Earliest known Century press with any kind of "rock" content.
George Gell: "It's from '60 or so...three songs were used on the Norton series of early rockers. It's good but as you might guess the 3 songs per side mean poor fidelity. It's really rare. I'm not as well versed on the early stuff but other than 2 copies in collections I've never seen it. 40 year collector Don Kirsch didn't have it."
13954
Triumphs Out to Lunch / Eclipse (no label)
Gell: "Weak instros in the style of a Northeast prep school band. Came with hard cover that uses the 'Dance Time' cover shown at the beginning of the thread."
17380
The Dawn Beats: Road Block / The Big B (1963?)
Illinois instros.
17867 (10" LP)
Sting Rays: Take Off with (1964)
Rochester, NY.
Chuck C: "Features Brad Wheat of the Heard, good rockin Frat rock."
17935 (no label)
Regents:Motivation/Mary Had A Little...
Denver, CO Average surf instros, Astronauts influence.
18179 (“Eleven Records”)
Maxwell Brothers: My Babe/ (1964?)
Decent version, was featured on Rich Sounds of the Sixties.
19694
X-Terminators: X-Termination / Wild Hare (1964?)
Pacific NW instros.
19805 (no label name)
Corvelles - Dunebuggy Ride / Vic's Mood
Gell: "Eugene, OR band that included the future bass player in the Moguls. A side is primitive garage vocal (has a hint of British Invasion influence) ode to Dunebuggies, which unknown to you all is a popular activity in Oregon Coast sand dunes. B side is surfy instro (without reverb). Came with a plain title sleeve (Band name only I think)."
19944
Fabulous Chancellors Gotta Leave This Town / Every Time
Gell: "From mid '64 but sounds mid '62. Doowop/Teen ballad on A side, "Shout" rip on the B side. This has a real label and number, Ecco 1000/1. Century number in deadwax only. Boise, Idaho band."
20017
Bobby & the Bombers: Dance Time with Bobby & the Bombers EP (1965)
NY state.
Chuck C: "I like it, Frat Rock, they are kinda clunky, early Beatles cover, ('You Can't Do That'), they do have a moody instro, 'Greenfields,' which is good."
20445
Chantells: I'm Leavin' Here Today/Break-Down (1965)
Moody garage b/w OK sax-organ frat dirge. Richmond, VA.
20449
The Moguls - Avalache / Ghost Slalome (1965)
Same guys who later entered garage immortality with "Ski Bum" and "Another Day."
Rich Strauss: "Has a Eugene, OR address on the label. 'Avalanche' is a strong instrumental. 'Ghost Slalome' (sic) is a weak garage pop vocal."
20748
Rebel and the Jaguars: It's All My Fault / Take Off (1965?)
New York state, "garage," not heard by me.
20932 (no label)
Moxies: 4 by the Moxies (Passout / Jasmine / I Feel Happy / I Must Apologize (1964 acc to MTM)
Modest debut by the Boys from Paducah.
MTM: "...no Century label logo, just a black label with the deadwax 209xx."
21097
D'Tree Todes: The tode/Just like you
21304 (no label)
Steve Rowe and the Furys: Minor Chaos / Malaguena (1965?)
Fargo, ND version of The Treasures' instro classic. Rare.
22047 (no label)
Coachmen: Drambuie/Land of Oden (1965)
NY state Garage ode to cheap liqour. Featured on Teenage Shutdown.

22103
Pastels: Why Don't You Love Me/What Can I Say (1965)
"Why don't...." Sept 10 1965 (pressing of 300) Oct 20 1965 (pressing of 500) = 800 total (Gell Archive)
First of three winners by Pasco, WA group. Info with good pics here:
http://pnwbands.com/pastels.html
Gell: " All the songs were recorded in the garage of guitar/bass player Ron Jones' familty. The Century franchisee drove his rig to the house and did them on location. I assume that the same guy recorded the Tornados EP."
22353
Steve Ellis & His Starfires: Walking Around / That's How It Feels (1965)
"test pressing, MN."
22355
D'Tree Todes: You say you love me/The playboy
22356
Pacesetters: Maybe I'm Lucky / Just The Thought (1965)
No details.
22409
Ann Brewer and The Flames: Rockin' in a Wooden Shack/ (1965)
Lawrence, Kansas group (Dodge City address). Solid femme '50s rocker caught out of time. On a couple of comps.
22698
Pastels: How Many Nights/Circuit Breaker (1965)
Second strong 45 from Pasco. August 12 1965 (500 pressing). (Gell Archive)
22700 ("Baton Records")
Knightbeats - Graduation '69 / Love in your fashion
Gell: "Almost funny frat-dumb 'suggestive' lyrics about girls and drinking set to a Kingsmen meets Mersey groove. B side is a slow almost white doowop stinker."
22768
Attila and the Huns: Call of the Wild / Lonesome for You (1965?)
Location unknown. Sax instro.
23112 ("Baton Records")
The Motifs - My Babe / She's My Girl (1965?)
Boise, Idaho label.
Rich Strauss: "Garage. I give it a 5/4 on the Garage-O-Meter."
23153 ("Baton Records")
The Knightbeats - Messin' Around / Lonely Summer
Rich Strauss: "Copyright 1966 on label. Garage. I give it a 4/2."
23214 (LP)
Various: Milwaukee Sentinel Rock'n'Roll Revue (1966)
Legendarily bad recording of Wisconsin battle of bands. No vocal mike was used, just a stage mike (like you would record a marching band), so vocals are completely lost. In effect an inadverdent instro album. Low double-digit value among private press LP freaks reflects the aural carnage. (Recorded Dec 30, 1965.)
23267 ("Peatlore Records")
The Trolls: Walkin Shoes / How Do You Expect Me To Trust You (1966)
Plain jane Century label covered over with Peatlore on most copies.
Rich Strauss: "The bottom label has no company name, just "The Trolls" at the top. The band is from San Jose."
23295 ("Baton Records")
Fates - Linda Lu / Think Twice (1966)
Gell: "Good garage cover, sparse low level recording hurts the energy level. B side is really nice teen 'jangler' thats recalls "Ticket to Ride" and Zombies - a grower. Band from Idaho."
23436
Nancianne and Friends (LP) (June,1966)
Meridian,MS.
Tracklist: a summer song/shenandoah/i've just seen a face/five hundred miles/as tears go by/these boots were made for walking/love of the loved/the boy from ipanema/summertime/turn around/a taste of honey/scratchy/things we said today
Itellnolies: "The Checkmates + Little John and the Merry Men are the back up groups. Nice girl pop psych sound.Scratchy is the most garage sounding song."
23507
Pastels: Mirage/Where Is The Answer (1966)
Third and wildest 45 from Pasco heroes. Pressed March 12 1966 (1000 pressing). (Gell Archive)

23815
The Hang Mann 5: Sounds of the Sixties LP (1966)
Virginia tuxedo act. Lama: "This album was given a high 'value' rating in the 'Record Collector Dreams' books, but in the cold, bleak light of eBay almost nothing is very valuable."
23830
Vic Pernell and the Hangmen: Live For Today/Sad Boy (1966)
Rochester NY group, was written up in "Outasite" magazine.
Dionysus website: "Older singer needs band, gets Rochester garage group, makes ok garage/low key record."
24008
The Corvettes: Our Love Won't End / Tears Are Free (1966)
Madison, KY. No details.
24501
The Cellar Dwellers: The Ballad of the National Guard / Child of the Devil (1966)
Interesting titles, but probably Barry Sadler "influence."
24742
The Emotions: Sometimes/Why Must It Be (1966)
St. Petersburg, FL. A-side is raw version of Zombies; B-side is "moody" garage classic.
25129
The Thunderbirds: Those days are gone/Hey, little girl
Raw earlier takes of the songs later released on Libra

25266
4 Keys: One Way Street/Morning
25505
The Crusaders: Farmer Brown / Crusadin' Blues (1966?)
Buffalo, NY frats.
25582
Play-mates - She Drives Me Ape / Breakwaters (1966?)
"Recorded Live at Westcotts Club."
Mop Top Mike: "... just what ya'd think - stoopid ampshade-on-yer-head frat madness..." Surf instro B.
25831
Bishop and the Deacons: La, La, La, La, La / Land of a Thousand Dances (1966?)
Burlington, VT instros.
26033
The Barons: Tomorrow Never Ends/Words and Expressions (1966)
Williamsville, NY address. Prime garage.
26070
The Moxies: I'm Gonna Stay/Drinkin' Wine (PS) (1966)
Paducah, KY. Firmly lodged in the "G100," would be a grail item even without the color pic sleeve.
Taylor: "3 copies were found, and a fourth appeared on eBay Feb 2005. A theory as to why this item is so rare : the rear side of the picture sleeve (which is a duplicate of the front) is quite blurry and out of focus. This printing error may have led to the cancellation of the sleeve. Hear it on Teenage Shutdown TS-6613. Flip is a pleasant folk/pop jangler."
27570
Churchkeys: Get Ready / Hold on I'm Coming (1967?)
Horns on both sides. Blue-eyed covers.
Grand Forks, ND.
27913
Mystifying Monarchs: Soldier of Fortune/I'm In Misery (1967?)
Fargo, ND returns to Century roster. Not heard by me.
27916 (LP)
All Of Thus: s/t (1967)
Rockadelic reissue long OOP. CDR copies hawked on eBay.
From The Acid Archives:
"Obscure local garage LP few had heard of until it appeared on the Rockadelic reissue. A good one too, one of my personal faves in this bag, with a punked-up Zombies sound and a fractional acid edge to some lyrics. Less than half is cover versions, which is unusual for the era. A few slow cuts drag on, rest is solid. Reissue has ultracool sleeve design (altered from original)." [PL]
Don Julio: "This is a seriously fucked-up recording -- not in a 'good' way, with the bass mixed WAY too high and overpowering everything, drums barely audible (if at all), electric piano sounding like a Fisher-Price toy piano, etc. The washed-out and clueless mix kills any energy the band might have had.
There were some potentially good songs here...'Artificial Lies' and 'It's All Right With Me' are the standouts to me...the title to 'Uncharted Voyages of Thought Processes' is more impressive than the actual song...but all potential was flushed down the toilet when the Century franchisee hit the "record" switch."
28392 (LP)
Bob Marshall and the Crystals: "Tuff" Ten + 2 (1967)
"Norfolk, VA R&B."
28776
The Whey: RU Sure? / Foxy Lady (1967?)
The Rochester 'chise was busy in these years.
Chuck C: "1 side is a crudely recorded Mitch Ryder type number."
29132 (LP)
The Moonlighters - An Evening With The Moonlighters (1967?)
Eargasm: "A disappointing lp very much in the vein of the first couple of Hermon Knights albums by a bunch of Haverhill, Ma- And NH teenagers. One decent intrumental. Wouldn't be so bad if they didn't give the trumpet player so much work!"
29300
Overwhelming Odds - Is Love That Bad / It Could Happen (1967?)
New addition. Williamsville garage folkrock. Unheard by me.
30135
The Chantells: I Thought You Would / Who Meant the World to Me (1968?)
No details.
30851
The Embermen Five: Did You Have To Be So Cruel / Tomorrow Never Comes (1968)
Minot, ND band who had a better release on Studio City.
31180
The Philosophers: The Law Of Love / Do Fuga (1968?)
Lama: "This is probably the same band that had a whole LP out of swinging groove late 60s discoteque sounds. As a 'coincidence' (synchronicity) I brought out my old tape of it yesterday for CD-R transfer, so I'll check shortly. I believe the 45 was added as bonus tracks on the bootleg re. Not much is known about the band, but the LP is kind of cool..."
31199
Carmel Covered Popcorn: Analogy of a Fool/ (1968?)
Presumably same band from CA who did a Stonesy "Susie Q."
32013 (LP)
The Search Party: Montgomery Chapel (1969)
From the Acid Arcives:
"One of the top 1990s discoveries, this Christian folkrockpsych killer went from total obscurity to notoriety and a reissue in only a couple of years. Imagine a basement Music Emporium and you're pretty close - an added twist is that several of the songs were written by a middle-aged Catholic priest. Unique, crude and deep, that long track on side 1 has to be one of the greatest things ever recorded. Recommended to anyone into esoteric late 60s sounds." [PL]
"Mellow xian folk psych led by Rev Nicholas Freund. Mystic and ethereal vibe, mixed vocals. Half of it is sleepy time but when they wake up they get a real deep vibe working." [RM]
"This is definitely one of the most haunting and beautiful Christian records I've heard. There is a charming, rough-hewn quality to it that almost reminds me of something like a school band record. About half of it has a slightly fuzzed out, semi-rockin' sound, but the really amazing cuts are really mellow with high female vocals, spooky organ, and deep muffled basslines. A good example of which can be heard on 'When He Calls'.
If someday I might only touch the hem of the garment of a quality reissue of this, then my life shall be a bit more complete and meaningful." [Waxidermy]
"...The Search Party’s Montgomery Chapel, is affectionately described in the album’s liner notes as 'a demonstration of these five people’s concern for you.' Recorded at the San Francisco Theological Seminary’s own Montgomery Chapel, this acid-folk gem is the brainchild of the Rev. Nicholas Freund of Mount Saint Paul College in Waukesha, Wis. (which closed in 1970). Having left Wisconsin in the late 1960s to join a burgeoning West Coast religious scene, Freund and a handful of others spent considerable time in Sacramento before making their way to San Francisco in 1968 to lay down this one-off.
"The result is a spooky, metaphysical trip that’s equal parts God and acid-dripped mind expansion. Laced with haunting vocals and dreamlike passages, Montgomery Chapel is psychedelic folk at its most evocative and most spiritual. Again, original copies (only 600 were pressed on the custom label Century out of Saugus) carry substantial price tags, which makes the Korean import CD version on Beatball Records or the vinyl reissues on the Void and Rapturedelic labels, the better buys. Now, if only Sunday-morning Mass sounded this good." [John McCormack, Sacramento News & Review, May 2004.]
"Interesting, but overrated (as all private press LPs must somehow be)...Banished from the Christian rock inner circle that The Pilgrims alone occupy." [Don Julio Blanco]
32823
Eddie Gough And The Traditions: I'm Coming Home Baby / You're the One (1968?)
"Recorded live at the Triangle Club, Caldwell, TX, by E.H. Livingston Enterprises, Inc." Soul group.
33154 (LP)
The Rainbeaux: Reflections (1969?)
Itellnolies: "One of the coolest garage looking lp covers ever. Extremely dissapointing folk music, even for folk music."
Acid Archives: "Late 1960s harmony folk trio look like frat brothers. Very moody, slow tempo tracks with delicate acoustic guitar, organ. A couple of stinkers but most of it is deep latenite folk and oddly rendered melodic rock 'I Dig Rock and Roll Music,' 'Get Together,' 'She Loves You.' Like the Four Freshmen going for a Mamas and Papas sound, without the gals. beautiful Victorian psych cover." [RM]
33685
Inner Light: Temptation/This Girl (1969?)
The North Dakota franchise gets back on track.
Gell: "Good moody late teen garage w/foggy fuzz guitar."
34180
Movement: Combination Of The Two/Riding On A Sunday (1970)
Buffalo NY.
Gell: "Steppenwolfie biker-rock - 'Combination...' is a Big Brother cover."
34184
The Generation Gap: Small Things / Plastic Faces / Losing Every Trace EP (1968?)
West Palm Beach, FL.
Gell: "'Plastic Faces' is a great loud 'heavy' garage blaster."
34204
Sound Expedition: Ultimate Power / Think It Over (1969)
Lincoln, NE rock.
35501
Pierson Lake: Just Give Me A Chance / I Want To Thank You (1969)
"Minot, ND horn rock."
35674
Early Morning Children: Yes It's Love / Not the Woman for Me ("copyright 1969")
No address. True stereo, truly bland harmony pop.
35948
Weather Permitting - Special Delivery/Love Strangers (1969?)
New addition. No label name/design. Decent late garage w/wah-wah.
36050
Limie-T-Royal: Peace Brother/Carefree Love ("1969" in dead wax)
Unintentionally hilarious tribute to the hippie movement. Buffalo, NY. B-side is Hammond groover for Northern Soul/Hippie crossovers.
Chuck C: "...kinda pretty good hippy-garage, other is decent organ-garage instro."
36668
The Spinning Wheel: A Picture in My Mind / The Funky Alien (1969?)
"Lincoln, NE; mellow a-side, funky rock b-side instro w/ echoplex effects."
36685
Canticle: Like a Rolling Stone / My Mind's Eye (1970)
"London, Ontario acoustic hippie folk released without band's knowledge."
39398
Fifth Flight: Into smoke tree village LP (1971?)
Lama: "Post-garage fuzz/organ cover band."
39479
Roy Austin & The Loners: Garbage man
Countryfied rocker, sounding more like 66/67 with a garage edge

40467
Cold, Bold and Together: Dedication / Hey, Hey, Devils and Fools! (1971?)
"Seattle psychedelic funk."
40703
Johnny Etue and His Jokers: Queen of Skid Row / Angel Wings (1972?)
C&W, will probably make it on future Westex comp.
45333 (LP)
Things To Come (1978)
Ed. of 50. Long Beach, CA garage gods of "Speak of the Devil" fame's unissued '60s album, finally pressed 11 years too late. Reissued on Sundazed. Still offered occasionally for $2000. Great cover photo of band, dispensing with the usual cheezy generic sleeve.

45484 (double LP)
Sorcery: Sinister Soldiers (1978)
$2000 hardrock item, possible NWOBHM crossover appeal.
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UPSTARTS M'Ada label "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Madison, KY)
DANNY AND THE DEMONS 45
FABULOUS FOUR 45
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