Happy Snaps

[bosshoss]

Not to say there's anything wrong with this specimen on the UK based Reaction label, which was launched in 1966 by expatriate Aussie Robert Stigwood, and also released LPs and 45s by The Who and Cream, among others. It's rarer than the 3 Decca Birds 45s combined.

 

[bosshoss]

I've enjoyed looking through all the scans in Happy Snaps, Mark. There have been quite a few labels which I haven't seen before, which has allowed me to make corrections to my database. All discographers and transcribers make mistakes, but some of the ones I come across are so egregious or so numerous, you can only imagine the person being on a very strong cocktail of drugs at the time. I mean, how hard can it be to copy something? It's like doing a spelling test with the answer sheet in front of you.

That's great Daniel. I also love looking at photos of rare and great 45s. I'm pretty sure there's quite a few lurkers out there who like to view them. Not so much the G45 regulars who have seen it all before.

 

[bosshoss]

... Speaking of label scans, here's an informative website:

http://artyfactsinwax.blogspot.com/

That's a very interesting site. There are many obscurities to view there, many (but not all) of them are garage sounds. It's also great to have virtually everything available to listen to on youtube. But there's still nothing like seeing a great collection. 45s were meant to be seen and heard in collections. One by itself is sort of...lonely and pathetic.
It's also nice to see photos showing the texture, shine and gloss of the labels, which you can never see with a label scan.

 

[mikael]

You should ask the compiler himself. Same person who put out Quagmire, Wyld Sydes, Devil's Children, etc.

I went to the band themselves. They don't recognize this.
It's such a monster, I wonder who did it. COULD be them and they lost memory but...

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

That's a very interesting site. There are many obscurities to view there, many (but not all) of them are garage sounds. It's also great to have virtually everything available to listen to on youtube. But there's still nothing like seeing a great collection. 45s were meant to be seen and heard in collections. One by itself is sort of...lonely and pathetic.
It's also nice to see photos showing the texture, shine and gloss of the labels, which you can never see with a label scan.

Most of the scans come with sound files as well - it took me a few minutes to realise

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I went to the band themselves. They don't recognize this.
It's such a monster, I wonder who did it. COULD be them and they lost memory but...

I know nothing of the background story to that cut. It's been a long time since I spun that track, so I can't even remember if it sounded like them. There's absolutely no information given on any of the volumes as he was just churning them out for profit, but from what I know of him, he wouldn't just make something like that up, unlike some notorious compilers. Maybe you could enquire in the Ozbeat forum on FB.

Postscript: I've posted a query for you.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I don't know. But since it has a skip in it, I assume it's an acetate.

I always thought the skip was just a fault in my CD

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Not to say there's anything wrong with this specimen on the UK based Reaction label, which was launched in 1966 by expatriate Aussie Robert Stigwood, and also released LPs and 45s by The Who and Cream, among others. It's rarer than the 3 Decca Birds 45s combined.

"Birds Birds"?

 

[bosshoss]

"Birds Birds"?

Yeah, they were worried about being confused with The Byrds, so they changed the name for that one last 45.

 

[bosshoss]

Hopefully I haven't posted this one before. I'm pretty sure the sleeve is from the Netherlands

 

[mikael]

I went to the band themselves. They don't recognize this.
It's such a monster, I wonder who did it. COULD be them and they lost memory but...

It's NOT the "Rum Drunk" Moods. Confirmed now by two members.

 

[bosshoss]

The "Soul" section caught my eye today. Of course none of these 45s are actually soul, all are grade "A" '60s garage. The Soul Survivors "Hey Gyp" is the second best version of that song I've ever heard (after the Orphans on Herbst). Daniel brought it to my attention a few months ago, and it's easy to obtain and recommended. The 4 Soul Survivors 45s are all different bands, although the Decca and Crimson combos are both from Pittsburgh, so I hope I'm right about that.

 

[mr. splendid]

The Soul Survivors "Hey Gyp" is the second best version of that song I've ever heard (after the Orphans on Herbst). Daniel brought it to my attention a few months ago, and it's easy to obtain and recommended.

I'd rate the Truth's version higher , it has a great crunchy sound - even on YouTube .

 

[bosshoss]

Yeah it's great Christian! I never heard it before. Agreed it's better than the Soul Survivors (although the last 20 seconds of the Soul Survivors is great). I still like the ultra-wild Orphans version best.

 

[bosshoss]

A little at the bottom of the Soul

 

[bosshoss]

After Soul comes Sound, naturally.

 

[bosshoss]

Slightly lower SPL

 

[bosshoss]

To round out the Sound

 

[MopTopMike]

The "Soul" section caught my eye today. Of course none of these 45s are actually soul, all are grade "A" '60s garage. The Soul Survivors "Hey Gyp" is the second best version of that song I've ever heard (after the Orphans on Herbst). Daniel brought it to my attention a few months ago, and it's easy to obtain and recommended. The 4 Soul Survivors 45s are all different bands, although the Decca and Crimson combos are both from Pittsburgh, so I hope I'm right about that.

From TeenBeat Mayhem:

SOUL SURVIVORS
Crimson 1010 Hey Gyp / Expressway To Your Heart Aug’67
4.7 tuff punky bo-beat harp mover re: Donovan
X dramatic blue-eyed soul pop
The Soul Survivors, originated in the New York City area, but gained popularity for
performances on the nightclub circuit from Philadelphia, PA to Atlantic City, NJ. Thanks to
radio breakout airplay in that region, they scored a massive hit with their first release,
“Expressway To Your Heart” in the fall of ’67. Based upon their raw, soulful vocal grittiness and
extensive r&b radio airplay, most people were astonished to learn the Soul Survivors were not
African-Americans. It was no surprise that Top 40 radio listeners were fooled by the torrid ‘blue-eyed’
soulful vocal grittiness

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

The above blurb and adulation is for the A-side though, which is, to be kind, and also what the "X" indicates, an N/A.