The '60s garage autograph thread

[bosshoss]

Here is the threatened Autograph Thread. I started last week but got bogged down. I will continue adding more over time. I'm sure others have many autographed items in their collection which would fit here. Apart from the coolness of the autograph, it also can help identify band members. Personally I prefer signatures on the inner sleeve, not the label. Beware the inner sleeve signature that impresses onto the vinyl! Luckily this doesn't happen very often.

Many of the really cool autographs I have were kindly sent to me by Oktay G. who had the pleasure of receiving them personally from band members, while conducting research for releases on his Oktay record label.

I'll start with a set of those, signed by 5 of the six members of the Apollos (VA).

 

[bosshoss]

This is from Steve Kuppinger guitarist, and Dave, Demon Drummer of the Graveyard Five.

Steve's return address has been altered using Photoshop, for privacy.

 

[bosshoss]

Two members of the Grim Reepers signed this copy, including songwriter Mark Patterson (surname mis-spelled on label). The other signature looks to me like "Grady Walker" and could be a group member or maybe the producer, or both?

 

[bosshoss]

The Group B 45 is signed by songwriters Dick and Jerri Petersen. Another mis-spelled surname credit by the looks of it.

 

[bosshoss]

This copy of Al's Untouchables is signed on each side by the respective songwriter (Tom Hankins and Dick Douglas). The previous owner was Tim Warren and he used a label scan of this copy for the cover of the Teenage Shutdown "I'm A No-Count" comp.

 

[bosshoss]

When I featured the Groop Ltd. (Rochester, NY) in my online Fine Recording Studio excavation website, guitrarist Jake Gerber contacted me and consented to an interview which I published on the site. He also generously sent me a signed copy of the Groop's rare 45 on Integrity (he only had 2 copies total), together with two original fluorescent stickers and a photo, shown below.

 

[bosshoss]

Here's another Oktay Special. Ultra rare original picture sleeve is from MTM.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Most of my autographed copies came and went in the collection I had to sell prior to My Collection vol.2 and vol.3 when technology was more user friendly. Such as The Brymers of Sacrifice fame who sold stock of their 45 on the forum and, if people wished for it, signed the sleeve. I'm sure some of you still on here have a copy.

Only one left in the archive is this one, signed by organ maestro Rob Gardner.

 

[mikael]

Two members of the Grim Reepers signed this copy, including songwriter Mark Patterson (surname mis-spelled on label). The other signature looks to me like "Grady Walker" and could be a group member or maybe the producer, or both?

https://g45central.xenforo.cloud/threads/grim-reepers-la-california.5238/

Group: Ron Shipman, Mark Patterson, Grady Walker, Greg Magie. Carlos Ortega, Scott Charter

 

[franku]

I love this thread - autographs are always a fun bonus when you pick up a 45. Sometimes it takes me a while to realize it's not the owner's name scrawled on there but a band member! These were mostly signed 'in the day' and are often somewhat un-decipherable, alas, though I did get Question Mark, Don Tapert of the Beau Biens, Scott Morgan and Bill Figg of the Rationals, and Marty Somberg of the Southbound Freeway in person. The Five Bucks was given to a college professor friend of mine who had some of the band members in his class - he had no memory of it 50+ years later, but I found the record in his mostly classical LP colletion when I was helping him clean up his house.

 

[franku]

The fantastic Cavestomp shows in NYC were a great place to catch band members. Empty sleeves fit in a pocket just in case one was nearby and so I got some/all of the Beau Brummels, Blues Magoos, Syndicate of Sound, Richard and the Young Lions, and Mark Lindsay (and a few more I can't find at the moment). Also caught Dave Allen and Link Wray at shows in Detroit, and Cub Koda and Roger McGuinn in Ann Arbor. Oh, and from an old band member I got this Wayne Cochran 45 that was signed in the '60s "To a Soul Brother" - !

 

[mikael]

The hardest band to track. "The Hog" is getting laid every night at what uni? ("Have a big old blast at Uni of....") Nebraska?
"Carp" is obviously tune smith Carpenter. Where/what is Lawrence. High school? Uni? We need all leads we can.

 

[greenfuzz]

The hardest band to track. "The Hog" is getting laid every night at what uni? ("Have a big old blast at Uni of....") Nebraska?
"Carp" is obviously tune smith Carpenter. Where/what is Lawrence. High school? Uni? We need all leads we can.View attachment 6090

Wow! That’s a GREAT find. Really hoping someone tracks these guys down.

 

[Al.Burnett1966]

Not many autographed singles in my collection but I just aquired this copy (in pretty bad state) of "Something We Call Love" b/w "Jane" on Warrior, signed by Kostas Lazarides.

 

[bosshoss]

Continuing in the same vein...

 

[bosshoss]

These are signed by Jim Bertler, organist, sax player, bass player, singer and songwriter for the Cords, recently re-issued on Oktay. Below the reissue is an original copy of Ghost Power.

 

[bosshoss]

Some more...

 

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[gregk25]

Not fond of signed labels, but a sleeve signed by the producer of a genuine ***** killer is a nice bonus

 

[gregk25]

Armand must have enjoyed singning sleeves immensely, not just w/ the Churchmice: