Garage/psych in "mainstream" media

[Sebastian]

Back in 2003, The Sonics "Have Love Will Travel" was used in a swedish TV commercial for a company called Coop (probably the biggest chain of food stores in Sweden). It was aired daily for months.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHofCifTGhE

 

[peppermint]

 

[13th Floor Garage]

I thought of this forum when this weird moment occurred, but this also places me at a place I'd rather not admit.
My Uncle invited me to a concert. Seeing as though he and I rarely spend time these days, I accepted. Family is important, otherwise I'd never find myself at a concert line up such as Uncle Cracker, ZZ Top (though admittedly I did like them in my early teens 1970's) and Kid Rock. Anyway, we arrive as the first band is finishing up. Typical songs blared between ZZ Top taking the stage (Van Halen, 70's Bob Seegar, AC/DC etc...) when out of nowhere "Forewarned" by Macabre is played in the middle of all this mainstream rock. I have no idea why it was played, but those minutes were the best part of that concert event.

 

[paul messis]

The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine, was used in a lame deodorant advert here in the UK.

The Alarm Clocks - No Reason To Complain was the opening track for Stand-Up Comedian Patton Oswalt, whose tour/ show had the same name.

 

[HarvestmanMan]

Far, far outside of the target audience of the garage rock crowd - but nevertheless, A Passing Fancy makes an unlikely appearance 30 seconds into this promotional clip...

 

[bosshoss]

Apparently the Sonics' "Have Love, Will Travel" was used in a Land Rover commercial around 2004...anyone seen it?

No, but I just now saw a TV ad for Telstra's mobile service, featuring the Sonics version of "Have Love Will Travel".

http://nylonsounds.tumblr.com/post/97609416330/the-cute-new-telstra-pre-paid-freedom-campaign

 

[purple_pill67]

Sure that Sonics one was on in the UK
The Creation were on years ago for a phone directory book, not the Yellow Pages.
Sure theres more, not necessarily US garage though

 

[chas_kit]

There was an episode of Mad Men that had a party scene that prominently featured the Fly-By-Nites "Found Love", plus "You Know Why" by the Cave Dwellers and "The Electric Hand" by Pretty.

Plenty of other more pop songs have been featured on that show, but sometimes these are interesting choices like "Butchie's Tune" by the Lovin' Spoonful.

 

[massb]

A Mentos commercial is aired now in Italy with Brogues' "I Ain't No Miracle Worker"

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Slightly off topic, but:

Kinokuniya is the largest bookshop in Sydney and well known internationally. It is always quite busy on weekends, and it was on a weekend when I was there late last year. I've been there several times, but never been aware of them playing music, let alone sixties garage. On this occasion though, they were playing the Lemon Drops' I Live in the Springtime over the PA system. After the song finished, the PA system just went silent. Bizarre.

Mainstream Bands Playing Sixties Garage
I went to see Hoodoo Gurus at the ANU in Canberra in the eighties. This was before they became popular. They played a number of sixties garage covers, the only one I clearly recall being You Burn Me up and down.

Another band I saw around that era at the same venue (although not well known) didn't play any sixties garage, but during their intermission they played some recorded music as many bands do. The only song I clearly recall being played was the Ebb Tides' My Baby's Gone.

 

[pfft]

I watched an episode of Californication last night where they played the first 10 seconds of Action Woman.

 

[HarvestmanMan]

Slightly off topic, but:
On this occasion though, they were playing the Lemon Drops' I Live in the Springtime over the PA system. After the song finished, the PA system just went silent. Bizarre.

The version without drums, I assume?

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I didn't really notice - it was playing rather softly. It just sounded like the version I'm familiar with: the Rembrandt release. As far as I know that's the same as the two RCI pressings except that the RCI pressings are in stereo. Then there's an "unre" mix. Which one has / hasn't got the drums?

 

[HarvestmanMan]

I didn't really notice - it was playing rather softly. It just sounded like the version I'm familiar with: the Rembrandt release. As far as I know that's the same as the two RCI pressings except that the RCI pressings are in stereo. Then there's an "unre" mix. Which one has / hasn't got the drums?

Could be wrong, but I believe the later pressing of the Rembrandt release had the drums. Not sure about the RCI pressings.

 

[buckeyebeat]

As I do every year, I went to see the Oscar nominated short animation films (which are shown as a package just before the Academy Awards) and the film "The Bigger Picture" used the Moods "Say Hello To Me" (the B side of their 1st 45) in the ending credits.

 

[Lutz_Soundflat]

Vichan Maneechot - Dance dance dance has been used years ago here in germany for an axe spot! Btw.. still looking for the 45..if somebody has one to offer... ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-...&feature=player_detailpage&x-yt-ts=1422579428

PS..sorry, no idea how to embed a video in here...

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

PS..sorry, no idea how to embed a video in here...

Click on that filmstrip symbol in the formatting toolbar.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Could be wrong, but I believe the later pressing of the Rembrandt release had the drums. Not sure about the RCI pressings.

One RCI was without drums & bass, one corrcted was with. I seem to remember from an old thread you had to actually listen to each 45 to tell them apart

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

One RCI was without drums & bass, one corrcted was with. I seem to remember from an old thread you had to actually listen to each 45 to tell them apart

There are two RCI label variations: one shows RCI's postal address; the other doesn't. The with / without drum pressings probably correspond to the label variations, but I don't know which one would be which.

 

[MopTopMike]

While I can't speak with any confidence regarding the RCI label Buzzsaw credited pressing (1972 recycling of "i Live In The Springtime" coupled with a Santana styled rock tune on the opposite side), the two versions were issued in '67 on the Rembrandt label. There is no visual clue to discern which version of "i Live In The Springtime" is on the 45 - you have to play it.

The no drum and bass mix was accidentally mastered and pressed. The members were appalled when they discovered the defect, and supposedly had all copies destroyed. however, several boxes got out and ended up somewhere, because unplayed copies were bought and sold on the collector market as far back as the late 70s. A dealer / collector from the midwest U.S. routinely offered a copy of the no bass / no drum track version in mint condition for decades.

The corrected version with the entire band track was always much more difficult to find, as quantity never really surfaced. It was a big seller in southern Illinois, and likely moved as many as several thousand copies. thus, to find one it would have to surface in the wild.

As for the RCI pressing containing the two versions, I will defer to someone who knows for certain.