The Starfires was an American
garage rock
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...
band from
Los Angeles
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that is best known for one of the most sought-after singles of the mid-1960s, "I Never Loved Her", which can command prices of $1000 or more (although reproductions of the single are also available).
Discography
Singles
["Searchin' for Shakes" online database, ''Ugly Things'' fanzine.]
* "Linda"
b/w "I Never Loved Her"; G.I. Records (#4001); released May 1965
* "There's Still Time"; Yardbird Records (#4005); 1965
* "The Hardest Way:' Yardbird Records (#4006); July 1966
Compilation albums
*"I Never Loved Her"
# ''
Pebbles, Volume 8'' (LP)
# ''
Pebbles, Volume 8'' (CD)
# ''
Essential Pebbles, Volume 1'' (CD)
# ''Best of Pebbles, Volume 3'' (LP and CD)
# ''Psychedelic Unknowns, Volume 1'' (LP)
# ''Psychedelic Unknowns, Volume 2'' (LP)
*"Linda"
# ''
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1
''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' were a series of compilation albums released in the mid 1980s on AIP Records developed by Greg Shaw. The series was spun off of the similar '' Pebbles'' series. Each volume focuses on a specific geographical region.
' ...
'' (LP)
# ''Mondo Frat Dance Bash A Go Go'' (CD)
*"Cry for Freedom"
# ''
Pebbles, Volume 9'' (CD)
*"There's Still Time"
# ''Basementville USA!'' (LP)
# ''Acid and Flowers'' (CD)
*"You Done Me Wrong"
# ''Psychedelic Unknowns, Volume 3'' (LP) – ''second edition''
# ''Psychedelic Unknowns, Volume 3'' (CD)
*"The Hardest Way"
# ''You're Playing with Fire'' (LP)
# ''Trip in Tyme, Volume 1'' (CD)
References Garage Rock Radio
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 1965
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