The Kinks: Good Luck Charm, featuring Dave Davies (for collectors only, rare boot)

The big breakthrough came with their third single, the Louie LouieYou Really Got Me. It's insistent riff powered what was a classic single to No. 1 in the UK in the Summer of 1964 and it also got to No. 7 in the US. Its style very much set the tone for all their singles in this early period. To cash in on this success they were pressured to put out an album which at the time rose to No. 3. In retrospect, though, it contained little of interest other than Ray Davies' Stop Your Sobbing and the instrumental Revenge (which session guitarist Jimmy Page would later re-record with lyrics added). The remaining material was mostly covers of R&B classics by the like of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, though another rehash of Slim Harpo's Got Love If You Want It had originally been on their five track demo.

Tv cuts, radio promos, raw versions. Ok, the quality is not the best but I can promise that you would feel a whole lotta better after listening this rare treasure. 25 killer songs, plus the full artwork, thanks to my friend Santiago that let me use his scanner. Hope you enjoy this one, this one goes to Henry and Aldo, two special visitors from the house.


LINK: YOU DONT HAVE TO SMILE AT ME

The Superfine Dandelion (US,1966/68,Garage-Acid-Folk-Rock)

This outfit was based in Phoenix, Arizona between 1966-68 and were earlier known as The Mile Ends. Their first 45 contains the fine psychedelic punk of The Other Sidewalk, and the flip features sitars and has a mellow trippy feel, with the vocalist wishing that he'd never come down...

After such an interesting start, they went on to chart regionally with their People In The Street 45, but their album had a strong country influence and is largely dispensable.

Most of the band later went on to greater things - Black and McFadden joined Goose Creek Symphony and later worked for Linda Ronstadt. Anderson later joined Beans who evolved into The Tubes.

The Superfine Dandelion album was reissued on CD by Sundazed in 2000, augmented by non-LP cuts from 45s and outtakes, including four songs from the pre-Superfine Dandelion days by the Mile Ends.

I really like this album, A-lot!. Highly recommended. Hard to put em right, garage, psychedelic touches, folk rock, acid moments. You must hear this one.

Buy this album here, and here too

LINK: WISH I COULD BE LIKE DAVID WATTS...

Los Saicos: Saicos (1965/66, raw´n wild Peruvian Garage)

A Peruvian garage-punk combo. Originally known as Los Sadicos (The Sadistics) they were forced to change their name to get a recording contract! They cut six singles in all between 1964-67 and two of these - Come On and Demolicion recently resurfaced on Sons Of YMA. Both are pretty raw and good. Even better however, is a 10" vinyl retrospective, Los Saicos - Wild Teen-Punk From Peru 1965 (Electro Harmonix REF 05 1999) 1999, which compiles all their singles.

Again: a must for all the (southamerican) garage lovers!!!.

Y aca unas palabras que escribi unos cuantos años atras para Dias de Garage:

..."Una banda que fue una de las primeras en realizar grabaciones propias en la epoca (1964-65) y tambien estaria entre las primeras que realizaron grabaciones en español, claro me refiero a las que tuvieron mayor suceso comercial obvio.
Aca en el disco se nota la clara influencia de los Beatles, Ventures y por momentos de los Wailers. La banda nunca grabo un disco oficialmente, solo llegaron a lanzar seis lps de 45`. La banda se separo oficialmente en 1966 para poder continuar con una "vida normal".

Si, es verdad... varios nos emocionamos cuando vimos a Erwin subir al escenario para poder frasear la letra de "Demolicion" hace un par de años atras,ya que nunca se supo nada de la banda hasta el 2006 cuando les realizaron la entrega de una placa y un acto conmemorativo por haber sido una de las primeras bandas mas importantes en Perú.

Volviendo al disco en si, aca encontramos matices garageras y fuzz en gran parte.En ciertos temas Flores & Co. cantan y tocan como si se acabara el mundo o estuvieran a punta de colapsar, se entregaban totalmente y desefrenadamente, como se puede notar en "El entierro de los gatos", entre otros. Hay que tener cuidado al oir ciertos temas, yo particularmente no les recomendaria (o para algunos,tal vez si !) escuchar "Demolicion" o "(Fugitivo de) Alcatraz" con la luz apagada. UUhh ...".

Infaltable en la coleccion de cualquier aspero seguidor del garage sudamericano.

LINK: tatatatatatayayayaya......

The Revengers: Batman & Other Super Men (1966, Songs Inspired By Batman)

"Mystery band The Revengers cut this album of spy and superhero themes in '66. Full of zany comic book energy (and its fair share of vinyl pops), it's sure to please mod go-go dancers from Gotham to MI6."

Much like The Beatles, the Batman TV series has virtually become synonymous with the 1960’s. With its sparkling use of color and odd camera angles, the series defined ‘60’s pop art, and as a result became an amazing cultural phenomenon – not only in 1966 but (to a lesser extent) in 2006 as well.

In 1966, it was a regular occurrence for a rock or pop star to make a guest appearance on the popular (and even forgotten) television series’ of the day (check out our Cameos section for further proof). Batman was no exception, and through the course of its three-year run, the program featured such disparate musical acts as Liberace, Leslie Gore, Chad & Jeremy, Johnny & The Greenmen, and the great Paul Revere & The Raiders. On the contrary, the popular (and even forgotten!) musical acts of the day tried to capitalize on the show’s meteoric success by recording songs inspired by the program, whether they be parodies, tributes, or ditties aimed at a young audience.

Link: SANTAS CAÑIFLAS BATMAN

New link (fixed):
http://sharebee.com/f7afc4ae
(served by Mateus Paul)

Other bands...among a lot that were inspired by Batman:

(thanx 60s`site)

The Gotham City Crime Fighters

The Batmen!

Robin & The Batmen

ALL CREDITS GOES TO 60S GARAGE BANDS...
thanks and sorry...didnt want to bother.

Los Flippers: Discotheque (1966, Great Colombian Garage Rock)

A four-piece from Columbia. Their first album is an ultra-rare and sought-after garage offering. The second, released in 1967, spanned both garage and psychedelia and is even more cherished. It includes versions of Beatles' classics Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and With A Little Help From My Friends sung in Spanish as Sargento Flippers and La Ayudo De La Amistad respectively. Four cuts are sung in English - Mickey's Monkey; Las Dunas De La Arena, which is notable for some prominent and pretty discordant guitar work, La Tierra De Las 1000 Danzas, an upbeat rocker - Land Of 1,000 Dances in English and Don't Mince Matter, a hard edged garage number with some choppy riffs, somewhat reminiscent of the early Kinks. Other standout cuts are the slow-paced La Carta with prominent guitar once again; Shotown, an instrumental with prominent drums and the fast-paced Los Cuervos Estan De Luto. Certainly worth tracking down, it features some great fuzz guitar and savage vocals.

if you like southamerican garage stuff. This is a Must ! ! !

LINK: COLOMBIAN DUDES

Los Yorks: Los Yorks 67` (1967, Great Peruvian Psych-Garage)

A Peruvian garage psych quartet. Their albums are now very rare. Justo A Mi Gusto is a rewrite of Paul Revere and The Raiders' Just Like Me. It can also be heard on Sons Of YMA compilation, along with Solo Estoy, one of their single tracks. Both are well worth hearing - they were among Peru's finest bands.

The Los Yorks' 68 album cover bears a striking resemblance to that of Love's Forever Changes album.

Other compilation coverage has included Mi Mente En Ti on Seeds Turn To Flowers Turn To Dust (CD) and Vallery on Los Demonios Del Rock, which has some pleasing guitar moments in places.

LINK: JUSTO A MI GUSTO ! ! !

Los Sonnys: (L.S.D=?) Los Sonnys Discotheque (1967, Chilean Garage Pop Rock)

La historia de Los Sonny´s comienza a escribirse en 196..., cuando Raúl Alarcón -quien más tarde sería conocido como Florcita Motuda- es despedido del grupo Los Stereos, un conjunto de música instrumental absolutamente influenciado por Los Shadows. Raúl Alarcón, “inspirado” por Los Four Seasons, tenía la idea de incorporar su voz falsete a los temas en Los Stereos. Como a ellos no les gustó el camino que les proponía Raúl, lo invitaron “gentilmente” a dejar el conjunto.

En esa época, Raúl vivía en los alrededores de la Plaza Brasil, en Santiago, y ahí se hizo amigo de un músico que tocaba en un grupo llamado Los Gypsies. Con él armaron Los Sonny´s y los demás integrantes de Los Gypsies también se integraron a este nuevo proyecto.

Las influencias del grupo transitaban entre Los Beach Boys, Los Shadows y Los Rolling Stones, entre otros. De hecho, tocaban en Los Portones de Vitacura, una discoteca de propiedad de Los Mac´s, y ahí echaban mano a su repertorio Rollingstoniano.
Uno de sus grandes hitos fue la grabación del disco “Lo Bueno Lo Malo y Lo Feo”. Los Sonny´s hicieron su propia versión instrumental de éste exitoso western italiano, a pedido de su sello discográfico, la RCA.

The band formed in the 67, they were heavily influenced by the Argentinian band "4 seasons", and they used to play and rehearsal in the same studio as the Mac`s. Los Sonnys made a lot of covers of the Beach Boys and the Shadows (big influences)... yes the Rolling too (a lot!) and some Beatles.
They disbanded in 1971.
Here you ll find a very rare cover of the Beach Boys "good vibrations" ! ! !
Walk dont run... happy together... Agarrate Sloopy (hang on sloopy!)
GREAT INSTRUMENTAL SONGS, WITH NICE SURF TOUCHES. DIG IT.

LINK: CANDY MAN... SUPERFINE DANDELION COMING SOON...

Cannibal & the Headhunters: Land of 1000 Dances (1966, Garage-Frat)

With "Land of 1000 Dances (Naa, Na, Na, Na, Naa)," L.A.'s Cannibal & the Headhunters had one of the great party hits of the '60s. It hit number 30 on the charts and inspired one of Wilson Pickett's finest covers. The group never followed it up with any hits, but their album, 1965's Land of 1000 Dances on Rampart, is a lost classic, one of the strongest you are likely to hear from a mid-'60s "party" band. Backed by musicians borrowed from the cream of the city's Latin groups like Thee Midniters and the Premiers, the group runs through a selection of contemporary hits like the Temptations' "My Girl," Junior Walker's "Shotgun," and the Ad Libs' "The Boy from New York City" and a handful of originals composed by the band and fellow members of the Rampart Records family like Chick Carlton and Larry Tamblyn. The covers are fun and energetic, but the originals like "Strange World," a powerful ballad led by Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia's yearning lead, the stomping brown-eyed soul shouter "Don't Let Her Go," and "The Fat Man," a loose frat rocker with some wild harmonica, demonstrate what an exciting and fun band they were. The only fault with the album is that the group never followed it up.

Frat Garage, soul, pop airs. Cannibal sounds... good one yes.

LINK: I SAID: NA NA NA NA NAAAAAAAAAAAAA....... NANANANAAA....

The Music Machine: Ignition (1965-69, Compilation,Rare Recordings)

The Music Machine's debut album contained the U.S. hit Talk Talk and a number of other strong original compositions, notably Masculine Intuition, Wrong and Trouble. Bonniwell's harsh voice was ideal for much of this material and for a while the group achieved some success. Their debut album also featured competent versions of Hey Joe, ? and The Mysterians' 96 Tears, the Beatles' Taxman and Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry.

The People In Me/Masculine Intuition 45 was also taken from their debut album and Hey Joe was subsequently issued as a 45. However, not everything was presumably going smoothly and the second album was issued after the band had split. Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and New Mexico it comprised three outtakes from the earlier album and some new material.

Introduction necesary ? Well... what we have here... Great compilation with rare demos from 65 til 69. Theres a good review from Sundazed:

Ignition finds the Music Machine, single-black-gloved and snarling, back in the garage, inhaling too much exhaust and exhaling these 19 tracks (14 tracks on High-Definition Vinyl LP), exhumed with intensity intact. This long-awaited third Music Machine album features rare tracks-12 previously unheard-ranging from their pre-"Talk Talk" demos from 1965 as the Ragamuffins to their final 1969 experimental recordings. Includes track annotations by group leader Sean Bonniwell and Music Machine expert Mike Stax.

Buy this album

LINK: talk talk

The Shotgun Express: I could feel the whole world turn round (1966, Rare R&b)

A short-lived R&B touring show formed in London in late 1966 which worked the clubs and ballrooms. The two vocalists were backed by Dave Ambrose (bs), Peter Bardens (keyb'ds), Mick Fleetwood (drms), Peter Green (gtr), John Moorshead (gtr) and Phil Sawyer (gtr). Bardens, Fleetwood and Green had all previously been in the Peter B's. Although they only released two 45s in the UK an eponymous album of their material was released in France (Columbia ESRF 1864). Upon their demise Rod Stewart (who left in February 1967 before their second single) joined The Jeff Beck Group, Beryl Marsden had earlier been in She Trinity and also recorded as a solo artist. Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers briefly before forming Fleetwood Mac; Dave Ambrose headed for The Brian Auger Trinity and Peter Bardens was with The Love Affair and Mike Cotton Sound before forming Village.

Indian Thing, is a good Booker T type instrumental, which featured some fine organ work from Bardens and some meaty guitar from Phil Sawyer, is certainly worth a listen. Curtains is a good Hammond organ instrumental.

Ok, dont get confused with the first chords of track 1 & 3 ! Ja! cause, you`ll get sorprised, but after you give a whole listen to this one, you ll want more Hammond sounds... yeah...
Play it loud ! ! Nice female vocals, orchestal arrengments, and... a great Hammond use-abuse! ! !
Dig it... Peter Green here... uff.

LINK: Play "indian thing" very loud ! ! !