The Wildest Sound Around

[gregk25]

With the forum slow, the rain thick and the family away, I sat down with a recently purchased stach of band cards, TBM always by hand and marvelled at the beauty of these little pieces of card board. I remembered the joy our generous host produced when he displayed an even more extensive pile some years back - and went about firing up that old scanner here. Hope some will enjoy these...

 

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The cards being mainly in great condition, it was fitting to see that about the only one missing a piece was The Missing Links'. The back of the Mustard Men has a huge stain that might be dry glue, but looks a lot like dry mustard.

 

[gregk25]

Musically my fave out of these quartetts, with three firm favorites. Love the Night Crawlers design, and the feel of the Non-Pareils (are they listed as a Tampa band in TBM as they located over the bay later?). The Outsiders looks dated but it's great to have something by the "Coming on Stronger" bunch.

 

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It's the little things - like the Rising Sound layout.

 

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[Frantic]

Great, love the MUSTARD MEN card. I'm assuming it's the Milwaukee band?

 

[gregk25]

Great, love the MUSTARD MEN card. I'm assuming the Milwaukee band?

correcto

 

[Michael W]

Great stuff. I love the London Dri mission statement.

 

[gregk25]

Great stuff. I love the London Dri mission statement.

And the Undertakers': "People Are Dying To Hear Us"

 

[HarvestmanMan]

That Shock Waves card is a real killer.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

What a brilliant accoutrement to any garage music collection!

 

[gregk25]

A couple of years later, here's a little sequel: Robin &... were of course the "That's Tough" gang, but who were the Wisconsin People? An early incarnation of the Bloomsbury People? Chances are the Chances R did neither deliver the greatest in Psychedelic nor Soul as I never heard about a Minnestota act of that name. The Royal Emperors, managed by the same Don, had a bit of overlap with the Fabulous Depressions ("Can't Tell You")

 

[gregk25]

Can somebody tell which Barons we have here? I can't even manage to find out what state 455# belong to. Similarly clueless for the Bushmen. Were these The Other Five the Muncie, IN gang? Notorious Noblemen apparently the "If I Needed Someone" posse.