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Another set from Canada. Sir John A, which was based in Ottowa according to most accounts. Many of the tunes are more "Rubble" style than "Pebbles" style, with the exception of Don Norman and Jay Telfer which are both garage monsters with a pop edge. Would have been neat if they actually had a square hole...I think this set is near complete, at least for garage style releases.

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bosshoss said:
Allied International, the most collectible New Zealand '60s garage label. Middle row is full of killers.

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I've got one record on Allied International, which I only bought on the reputation of the label. It's obviously from an earlier run than the boss's collection: JAR 115 is the Astro Beats with Jenka Rock/Bugle Call Jenka.
What I didn't know is that the Jenka was a short-lived dance craze based on the Finnish version of a conga line:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTmOPeW2n4E

Fortunately, the tunes on the record don't go on for as long as this youtube clip. Unfortunately, the record does not come with all the bikini girls
 
Do the 45s that didn't make it into TBM qualify as "garage rock", Mark, or were they left out intentionally?
 
greenfuzz said:
Do the 45s that didn't make it into TBM qualify as "garage rock", Mark, or were they left out intentionally?
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One (Egyptians) is a decent funky rocker with hammond and a novelty touch in the vocal sound. The other (The Heat) sounds like a slowed-down "Time Won't Let Me" with hammond organ and non-intrusive horns. I imagine they would have failed the TBM test.
 
bosshoss said:
Century Custom 45 array...
If you scrioll down to the bottom of this linked article, you'll find a post by a mysterious "AB" explaining the modus operandi of Century Custom recording Service.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/rockinrecords/conversations/topics/8124

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I'm sure a lot could be added to this, since there were Century franchises all over the country. A few that come to mind are the Chantells "Break Down", the Movement "Ridin' on a Sunday" / "Combination of the Two", the X-Terminators, and the Juveniles acetate with "Let Me Tell You Girl".
 
bosshoss said:
Australia's Go!! label (and it's sister label Scope) was very consistent, focusing almost exclusively on teenbeat sounds designed for top 40 appeal.
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I love the Go!! label. I mean the songs and also the design of the label. But I always understood that Scope!! was not a 'sister' label, but a cash-in by a certain Dr Geoffrey Edelsten made to look like it was connected to Go!! Some great songs on Scope though
 
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