TeenBeat Mayhem Blog

TBM rankings; OK, we're at the bottom of the barrell right now, but Jesus H Christ, the two tracks by The New Generation
ARE GOD HISSELF. The best "new" teenies I've heard in YEARS. All my "best of" have to be rewritten.
What is the source of these?
 
TBM rankings; OK, we're at the bottom of the barrell right now, but Jesus H Christ, the two tracks by The New Generation
ARE GOD HISSELF. The best "new" teenies I've heard in YEARS. All my "best of" have to be rewritten.
What is the source of these?
I bought the 45 a few months ago from a guy who found it in a thrift store. I have not been able to locate any members as yet. It sounds like it was recorded over a payphone. Like the Young Souls on C.A.V.U.
 
The last two bundles were rather tough/difficult to rate, because there was a lot of (GREAT) soul stuff in there,
that I know would be top ranked among soulies (if they knew of the existence of these records.....)
 
The ranking is a schizo job. If this had been a "rank these obscure soul songs", I'd been given out many 7 and 8:s
But since they're supposed to be teenbeat, I gave them a 4.
 
The ranking is a schizo job. If this had been a "rank these obscure soul songs", I'd been given out many 7 and 8:s
But since they're supposed to be teenbeat, I gave them a 4.
I wonder if that's the right way to go about it. A great song is a great song. This is probably why so many killer folk-rock sides only got a 3 or 4.
Oh well, the rating score is the least interesting part of TBM for me anyway.
 
Don't know if it has been pointed out yet but in the pdf, the catalog number for the first Bitter Sweets single "Cry Your Eyes Out" is listed as Hype 1001 where the 45 label shows L-102
 
Yes, that has been corrected already, thanks.
A couple collectors contacted me thru the TBM website and were nice enough to send me missing / unrated tracks. I auditioned each one and roughly half are TBM worthy, so we will have another rating session ready to start in a day or so.
I never knew that there were two released versions of "Midnight Hour" by ? & The Mysterians. The original is the "96 Tears" B-side on Pa Go Go, it was released as well on Cameo. However, some Cameo pressings use a re-recorded version, has louder organ and a different lyric in the opening verse. Probably recorded for the 96 Tears LP. As I only have the original "Midnight Hour" version on my Cameo label "96 Tears" 45, I will need to investigate as how to visually identify the variants, if possible.