The Pandas - Walk.

[Sancho Panza]

What do we know about this? Released in '66 or '67? Also; how rare? Incredible rare or just rare?

 

[MopTopMike]

1966, 100 copies were pressed on red vinyl (mine is red vinyl) I think 1000 were pressed.
Always sold for $500 or more in the days of yore

 

[Sancho Panza]

This may sound dumb; but isn't 1000 copies pretty much?

 

[MopTopMike]

No, because most if not all were sold. From there you have to account for copies destroyed, thrown away, broken, long before collectors came a-calling.
I don't think Don Julio ever got any copies from the bandmembers when he wrote the piece on the Centurys, later known as the Panbdas in his only published volume of Brown Paper Sack .

 

[Sancho Panza]

Yeah, it actually make sense when you put it like that. What is Brown Paper Sack? Seen it many times.

 

[EXPO67]

The Pandas 'Walk' is one of the finest fuzz punkers that has ever been recorded. Plus it's got some killer rattlesnake tambourine raising my blood pressure. That drumming at the intro gets me everytime.

You're a lucky guy MTM to own a copy of that piece of history.

 

[Sancho Panza]

You're absolutely right! I've always liked the lead guitar riff, it just "flows" with the rhythm section. Can it be much tremolo?

 

[MopTopMike]

Brown Paper Sack is a '60s oriented Texas / Louisiana focused 'zine that is a MUST to have for reference purposes. I used to have a few extras but they are long gone. The huge Five Canadians profile piece is worth whatever high price is asked for these days!

 

[Michael W]

That Five Canadians story is one of the best things I've ever read about a '60s garage band.

 

[Sancho Panza]

And I guess it is pretty hard to track down a copy nowdays .. ?

 

[Mr.Segment]

And I guess it is pretty hard to track down a copy nowdays .. ?

Don Julio (the guy who was/is behind it) is a member here. Send him a PM, maybe he's got a closet full!

 

[Sancho Panza]

Don Julio (the guy who was/is behind it) is a member here. Send him a PM, maybe he's got a closet full!

Thank you, I will be sure to check it out.

I was wondering if that it the same Don Julio who has all the Remaining Fews pictures on their site? It says:

"Courtesy of Don Julio Blanco of garagepunk.com/forums via Doug Hanners"

 

[Mr.Segment]

Yup, same guy. He got too close to Acid Punk and has been awol since.

 

[Phil Istine]

"rare" probably covers it. Last copy on eBay just under two years ago for $285.

 

[massb]

That Five Canadians story is one of the best things I've ever read about a '60s garage band.

The Bad Roads' story is très cool too.

 

[Westex]

I don't believe Don Julio has any remaining copies. At least he has not produced any in answer to any of my inquiries over the years.

Don Julio has a presence on the internets....

Wired For Sound is one of the best blogs around.
http://wired-for-sound.blogspot.com/

And of greater interest here is 1966: Texas Music in the Sixties. If you've ever been curious about Leo and the Prophets...
http://nineteen-sixty-six.blogspot.com/

And I find "Walk" to be sorta meh.....

 

[paul messis]

The Pandas' Walk is a fine piece of Texas Garage... that tremolo Fuzz is what life is all about!

 

[Willem]

That Pandas song never really got me going. Personally, I think it's a bit bland.

 

[EXPO67]

That Pandas song never really got me going. Personally, I think it's a bit bland.

Are you yankin' my chain??:confused:

OK then, what in your opinion gets you going and is not bland?

 

[Willem]

I'm 100% serious. It's not bad, I like the fuzz sound but I think the "main melody" is average. If everyone would agree on musical taste, talking about music would be boring hehe

Stuff that gets me going:
Human Expression - Reading Your will, Alarm Clocks - No Reason To Complain, Spontaneous Generation - Up In My Mind, Piece Kor - All I Want Is My Baby Back, ...