SOUTHERN GARAGE

                           Recall requested by Pete Greenwood  in Perth, Western Australia

 THE ALLMAN JOYS CIRCA 1966
GREGG ALLMAN ON KEYBOARDS, DUANE ALLMAN ON GUITAR, BILL CONNELL ON DRUMS AND BOB KELLER ON BASS

The Allman Joys was an early band with Duane and Gregg Allman fronting. It was originally the Escorts, but it eventually evolved into the Allman Joys. Duane Allman quit high school to spend his days at home practicing guitar. They auditioned for Bob Dylan's producer, Bob Johnston, at Columbia Records, backing a girl trio called The Sandpipers In true Beatles-esque style, Johnston was more interested in the girls... Eventually, they went on to form Hour Glass and then the Allman Brothers Band.

THE REBEL KIND

   

01 what makes you so bad(you weren't brought up that way) - outsiders

02 don't shoot me down - brogues
03 (would i still be)her big man - brigands
04 get on this plane - premiers
05 you i'll be following - love
06 your maw said you cried - turtles
07 excitation - rear exit
08 she done moved - spats
09 tomorrow's gonna be another day - sons of adam
10 i never loved her - starfires
11 she ain't no good - sean & the branywines
12 i want him - pandoras
13 riot on sunset strip - hypstrz
14 mo-jo woman - enemys
15 i'm not your steping stone liverpool five
16 rebel kind - chicks
17 medication - chocolate watchband
18 see if i care - ken & the 4th dimension
19 revenge - others
20 that's when happiness begins - grains of sand
21 you're wishin' i was someone else - whatt four
22 blues concerning my girl - bethehem exit
23 yot're never gonna love me any more - buccaneers
24 try it - standells

                                                                   

CRASH AND BURN

The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating in the early 1960s. Among the Sonics' contemporaries were the Kingsmen, the Wailers, the Dynamics, the Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk, garage, and hard rock music worldwide.

They played a mixture of garage rock standards ("Louie, Louie", "Have Love, Will Travel"), early rock and roll ("Jenny, Jenny", "Skinny Minnie") and original compositions such as "Strychnine", "Psycho", and "The Witch", all based upon simple chord sequences, played hard and fast.

The lyrics of The Sonics' original material dealt with early 1960s teenage culture: cars, guitars, surfing, and girls (in songs like "The Hustler", "Boss Hoss" and "Maintaining My Cool") alongside darker subject matter such as drinking strychnine for kicks, witches, psychopaths, and Satan (in the songs "Strychnine", "The Witch", "Psycho", and "He's Waitin'", respectively).


    Gerry Roslie — organ, piano, lead vocals
    Freddie Dennis — bass guitar, vocals
    Larry Parypa — lead guitar, vocals
    Rob Lind — saxophone, harp, vocals
    Dusty Watson — drums

The Sonics
  The Bell House

Brooklyn, New York
 April 13, 2013

01. Cinderella
02. Money (That's What I Want)
03. Shot Down
04. He's Waitin'
05. Dirty Robber
06. Have Love, Will Travel
07. Vampire Kiss
08. Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In
09. Cheap Shades
10. You've Got Your Head On Backwards
11. Boss Hoss
12. Wildfire?

13. Bad Attitude
14. Louie Louie
15. Psycho
16. Crowd Ambience
17. I Don't Need No Doctor
18. Miriam Linna Intro
19. Have Love, Will Travel
(with Miriam Linna - drums)
20. Strychnine
21. The Witch

                                                                       

NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE

Along with the Remains, the Blue Things are serious contenders for the title of the Great Lost Mid-'60s American Band. The Kansas group was extremely popular in the Midwest and Texas, but remained unknown on a national level, despite a deal with RCA. Piloted by the songwriting of singer and guitarist Val Stecklein, the group often sounded like a cross between the Byrds and the Beau Brummels with their melodic, energetic, guitar-oriented folk-rock and haunting harmonies. The group's sole album (Listen & See, 1966) and several singles chart a rapid growth from British Invasion-like material with a heavy Searchers and Buddy Holly influence to full-blown psychedelic efforts with careening guitars, organ, and backward effects. Quite innovative for the time, these 1966 psychedelic singles met with no more than regional success. The group's impetus was derailed by the departure of Stecklein at the end of 1966, although they struggled on for a bit. Stecklein went to California and recorded a disappointing MOR folk album for Dot in the late '60s that reprised some of his Blue Things songs.(AllMusic)

GARAGE MECHANIX

Mike Martinez - Mac Suazo - RC Gariss - Lee Herrera


Heading East on I-10 just about half way across the Land Of Enchantment...New Mexico. It seems that the old mode of transportation may be in need of some repair from a local Garage.
This exit seems like it would be a good place to stop and visit.

Lincoln St. Exit were Albuquerque, New Mexico’s premiere garage/ psych band of the late 60′s, early 70′s. “Drive It” was their first full length LP.Lincoln Street Exit’s sole album is one of those efforts that’s generated considerable attention throughout the collecting community over the years. Formed in 1964, the original line up consisted of Paul Chapman, drummer Lee Herres, singer/guitarist Michael Martin and bassist Mac Suazo. A rarity in that it was one of the few mid-1960s native American rock bands (all four members were New Mexico Sioux) to actively tour and record, the group struggled for six years with little recognition; managing to release three instantly obscure singles during that time frame. By the time the band was signed to the Detroit-based Mainstream label, Chapman had died replaced by guitarist R.C. Gariss. Teamed with producer Brad Shad 1970′s Drive It! served to showcase material from Martin and non-member Tom Bee. Sure the band’s anti-war sentiments (‘Man Machine’ and ‘Time Has Come Gonna Die’) weren’t particularly original or noteworthy. Similarly their isolated stab at pseudo-Gospel (‘Going Back Home’) was at best misguided. On the other hand, propelled by Martin’s likeable voice, tracks such as ‘Dirty Mother Blues,’ ‘Teacher Teacher’ and ‘Straight Shootin’ Man’ offered up a compelling set of blues-oriented hard rock. Ironically the most impressive track was also one of their most commercial effort – the pop-oriented ‘Soulful Drifter’ (which was released as an unsuccessful single). Needless to say, the collection vanished without a trace. Gariss, Herrera, Martin and Suazo subsequently continued their musical collaboration, reappearing as Xit recording a series of mid-1970s LPs for Motown. (forcedexposure).

Track Listing

1. Man Machine
2. Dirty Mother Blues
3. Got You Babe
4. Teacher Teacher
5. Soulful Drifter
6. Time Has Come Gonna Die
7. Going Back Home
8. Straight Shootin’ Man
9. Phantom Child