How Unknown Can You Go?

Great fun, guys. I'm easily resigned to "all the good stuff has been found, there's nothing new under the sun" pessimism, so hearing 100 completely un-comped and mostly unknown songs was a revelation.

Joey, Outside Looking In, Bosshoss, and Greenfuzz all brought the goods in spades with some fantastic sounds. Thanks for sharing, everyone.
 
As for who the bands really were ...

"I Was Among Them" (not the actual title) - The Xcentrix.

"Need Your Love" is by the Junks, an acetate I had and sold on eBay a long time ago. It's listed in TBM.
No idea who these guys were.

"Why Don't You Realize" and "Time Will Prove Them Wrong" are by the Warlocks, the same group that did "If You Really Want Me Stay" and "Life's A Misery." These appear to be unfinished demos, auditioning the songs, not intended for release.

"Get With the Tempo" is unknown. I long thought it was Neal Ford and the Fanatics with a different singer, but the band said no. I still have my doubts. It's definitely a Houston, Tx group.

"Lost In Life's Race" (not the actual title) is by the Matchbox. The complete version will probably be on a forthcoming Ace comp.
 
Yeah, congratulations Joey. I was never in any doubt you were heading for #1, with Green Fuzz being a clear second (by my tastes, anyway). Your #6 was also the best song in the contest in my books. Sorry about your loss, and hope you find your feet soon.

I'll second what you said about Mark. His enthusiasm, knowledge, and generosity are unparalleled.
 
Congrats to the winners. This was fun for the most part!

And in case anyone's wondering about my submissions...

(Sadly this record is not mine, have to credit Scott Cheesebrew for the audio.)
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(Don't worry, this one is my own.)
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HarvestmanMan said:
Congrats to the winners. This was fun for the most part!

And in case anyone's wondering about my submissions...

(Sadly this record is not mine, have to credit Scott Cheesebrew for the audio.)
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(Don't worry, this one is my own.)
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My dad worked for the Wisc. Electric Power Compnay in Sussex for many years. Cool.
 
Congratulations, Frantic - well-deserved!

Here's my contribution (on Atco, no less):

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my submissions:

#1: "All I Want" an early version of the Page Boys under a different band name. Exists on tape only. Lacks the fuzz of the Ruff 45 but this version has really grown on me. Thanks to Tom from the band for this one.

#2: "People You and Me" by Euphoria, who had the LP on Capitol and the 45 on Mainstream. This was one of their unreleased Houston recordings. Patrick Lundborg sent me this clip when I was corresponding to him about the band. He said only 3 other people had ever heard this track. I worried this recording could be lost, which is why I posted it. I'm happy to hear that Don Julio was the source of the clip and that these recordings will be issued in full.

#3: "The Kind of Girl" by the Sensations of Dallas, Texas (http://www.garagehangover.com/sensations/). To my ears the best of three unreleased original songs recorded by the band.

#4 and #6: "Little By Little" / "Have Faith": two sides of an unreleased Audiodisc acetate with no info written on it, possibly from the NY area. Whoever this was will probably never be found out.

#5: "The Fall" Mirasound 45 acetate with "for Soupy" written on the label. "Brute Force" is also written on the label but crossed out. I emailed Mr. Friedland asking if this was his recording but he didn't say yes or no. Obviously a NY studio production, but the parody lyrics and the way the vocalist goes apeshit at the end make this one I don't get tired of hearing. Thanks to MK for this one.

I posted all of these as clips so they couldn't be bootlegged. If anyone is interested in doing a legit release of the Sensations or the Page Boys, I'd be happy to contact the band for you.
 
stonehenge.jpg The name of this song is "Satan's Voice" recorded by "Stonehenge" (Tides In + bass player) at Richcraft Recording Company in Brooklyn, NY on January 18, 1969. I have the original tape. There were 3-4 10" vinyl copies made.
 
Here are the identities of all my posts :

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1 - "Catch You On The Run" is from a Dick Charles acetate, one-sided LP by an unknown mid/late 60's band. It is the same band and from the same acetate as...

2 - "Don't Turn Me Down". There is also one other very cool song on this acetate "Don't Blow Your Mind". I'll put it up here soon.

3 - "Attitude" is an acetate by the Australian combo Laurie Wade's Cavaliers, who had 3 good-to-killer 45s on CBS Australia. Cavalier Attitude, get it? You should have guessed...

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4 - "Mustangs2" is actually "The Ferraris" who had this acetate on the Don Lee Label fem Lansing, MI. I've posted the scribbled sleeve so that someone out there may be able to work out the exact location for the combo.

5 - "Eugene" is actually called "Shopkeeper" on the tape, and it's by The Blades Of Grass who had one 45 release on Fine, and recorded at the same session.


6 - "Light My Fire" is by Rochester's Rockin' Rulers, the Young Tyrants. These 2 songs were recorded at the same session..

 
All my unofficial entries are from Fine Recording Studio master tapes. As far as I can work out, they are...

The Angry Men - "The Hullaballoo"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/amh.mp3
also had one 45 on Torch, the not even slightly angry "Come With Me (To Another World)" / "Love Is Gone"
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The Quirks - "Hey Girl"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/qhg.mp3
You can read their story here, but the sound file links currently do not work
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/int_Quirks.html

The Dynamics - "She Just Don't care" and "Let's Dance"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/dsjdc.mp3
Nothing known

The Preechers - "Real Fine Time"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/prft.mp3
The Preechers - "Where Can You Go"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/pwcyg.mp3
See the Quirks story above for some background info about The Preechers
also this link
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/Genovese.html

Unknown - "She Is A Woman"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/lsiaw.mp3
Nothing Known

Kathy Gianncursio - "I Want You Again"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/IWantYouAgain.mp3
Kathy Gianncursio - "This Is Our Time"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/ThisIsOurTime.mp3
Studio owner Vince Jans' daughter
 
To wrap up my unofficial entries

These 4 are by The Pharaohs, taken from 2 master tapes containing a total of 6 songs by the group. The names of the songs are "Rich To Rags", "Since You've Been Gone", "I Knew You Lied", and an un-named instrumental which I call "The Mummy", which seems to fit.

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/phrtr.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/phsybg.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/phiknew.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/phmu.mp3

If you add "Isle Of Love" (comped on "You Tore My Brain")and "Lookin' For Girls", (comped on "Pass The Caviar") you can now listen to the entire output of this great unknown 60s band.

This one is by The Invictas
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/itas.mp3
Their history is covered on this website
http://www.theinvictas.com/index.html

These 2 are by the same completely unknown band. No info available
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/Whispering.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/HeCares.mp3

"Lady Time" is another one by The Blades Of Grass
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/LadyTime.mp3

These 2 are by The Royal Dukes, for whom I have no further information
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/rdsawher.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/rdiwanna.mp3

These are by the same singer/band, identity completely unknown
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/inthemorning.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/intherain.mp3

And this one is by King Louis & The 3Ds, although the tape is marked "The Tributes"
See this article:
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/int-KingLouie.html

This is one side of a triple acetate set, unrelated to the Fine Recording Studio. It's by Vee & The Night Beats, recorded at Damon Studios, Kansas City.
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/sounds/vnb.mp3

That about wraps it up
 
It's nearly time for the Official Prize Presentation Ceremony.

Mr. Frantic would you please nominate your top choices from the Prize List, and I will arrange for them to be professionally graded for your consideration.

After that, I will put forward my idea for the next competition, which should be even more fun than the first one.

bosshoss
Tournament Administrator
 
UNOFFICIAL ENTRIES
6 - "STAMPY7"
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy7.mp3
bosshoss - pity this was not allowed, it is a killer - 7.5
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Although this was on the other thread, I'll post it here.

Thanks Mark. Appreciate you doin' the contest up. I do have other Down and Out tracks, which are better than the ones posted. I am looking to have these released onto vinyl. Any takers? Please email me at primitif.sounds[at]hotmail.com
 
Okay, now for the mystery tracks!

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy1.mp3
Glen Mooney and The Beaumen - Bad Boy [JB's 45, January 1966]
http://primitifsounds.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/glen-mooney-the-beaumen/

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy2.mp3
Unknown - Old Oak Tree [Easybeats' cover, probably a SOUNDTRACK acetate - which makes it a Brisbane band c.late '66/early '67]

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy3.mp3
The Spectres - In My Book [Easybeats' cover, recorded to tape in a band members' fathers' shop]
http://primitifsounds.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/the-spectres/

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy4.mp3
The Down and Out - I'll Wait and See [From tape, recorded for proposed SOUNDTRACK 45, not sure if it was ever released - March 1966]
http://primitifsounds.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/the-down-and-out/

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy5.mp3
The Down and Out - Geoff, Tony and Bob (4BC radio jingle) [Recorded for radio, and also as a television commercial, late '65/early '66]

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy6.mp3
The Southdown Moods - Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut [4BC acetate, Glenn Wheatley's first band]
http://primitifsounds.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/the-southdown-moods/

http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/Stampy7.mp3
Bonus track
Treo + 1 - What You Gonna Do [Manfred Mann cover - Trend acetate, never released at the time, c. late '66, Issi Dye's first band. Other side is a cover of The Animals' Don't Bring Me Down - killer!!]

I am getting another track soon from the Bay City Union, an original called Poor Boy [4BC acetate - from Glenn Wheatley, recorded in 1966]
 
bosshoss said:
After that, I will put forward my idea for the next competition, which should be even more fun than the first one.

bosshoss
Tournament Administrator
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Cool! Hope I'll be able to participate with something worthwhile this time around. Thank you for doing this by the way.
 
Thanks Mark for this very entertaining (and educating) thread and contest!
I'm also very sorry Frantic, to hear of the loss of your Mother.
 
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