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''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' were a series of compilation albums released in the mid 1980s on
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
developed by
Greg Shaw Greg Shaw (January 1949 – October 19, 2004) was an American writer, publisher, magazine editor, music historian and record executive. Biography Shaw was born in San Francisco, California. He began writing about rock and roll music as a yo ...
. The series was spun off of the similar '' Pebbles'' series. Each volume focuses on a specific geographical region.


''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1: LA '65 / Teenage Rebellion''

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1: LA '65 / Teenage Rebellion'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
of American
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
and
psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
recordings from the mid to late 1960s. It was the first in a series that is nearly as long as the earlier
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
of similar music (for which the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
is a companion series), although the ''Highs'' albums concentrate strictly on particular regions of the US – in this case, recordings that were released in
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
,
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. (Despite the subtitle, however, not all of these records were originally released in 1965). ''
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 ''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. ...
'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 20'' also showcase music from
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
; while two of the later CDs in the
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
, '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' and '' Pebbles, Volume 9'' feature bands from throughout
Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
. This album was released in 1983 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10003).


Notes on the tracks

The Standells The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as a "punk band of the 1960s", and are said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and ...
were one of the best of the mid-sixties L.A. bands; this is a rare early track that was previously unreleased at this time. The flip side of "Linda" by
the Starfires The Starfires was an American garage rock band from Los Angeles 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 ...
is one of the most valuable and sought after garage rock songs, "I Never Loved Her", which was featured on the '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' LP and CD. The Epics have managed yet another take on the eternal "
Louie Louie "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a Standard (music), stand ...
".
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are actually from
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but settled in L.A.; this song was later covered by
the Electric Prunes The Electric Prunes are an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. Much of the band's music was, as music historian Richie Unterberger described it, possessed of "an eerie and sometimes anguished ambiance." T ...
.
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' "So What!" was a featured song on ''
Pebbles, Volume 2 ''Pebbles, Volume 2'' is a compilation album featuring American underground psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s. It is the second installment of the ''Pebbles'' series and was released on BFD Records in 1979 (''see'' 1979 ...
''.


Track listing

Side one #
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: "Be a Cave Man" (G. Paxton, G./W. Powell), 1:53 # The Colony: "All I Want" (Foley/Eucker), 2:28 # Sean & the Brandywines: "She Ain't No Good" (Rowbottom), 1:59 — rel. 1965 # The Epics: " Louie Come Home" (The Epics/ Richard Berry), 2:30 # Limey & the Yanks: "Guaranteed Love" (Reed/Paxton), 2:24 #
The Standells The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as a "punk band of the 1960s", and are said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and ...
: "Someday You'll Cry" (Larry Tamblyn), 2:27 — rel. 1965 #
The Spats The Spats were a New Zealand band operating between 1977 and 1979. Members included Fane Flaws, Peter Dasent, Bruno Lawrence and Tony Backhouse. Spats worked with the Limbs Dance Company The Limbs Dance Company was formed in Auckland, New Z ...
: "Tell Ya All About It, Baby" (Showalter/Johnson), 2:11 — rel. 1965 # The Grains of Sand: "That's When Happiness Began" (Addrisi/Addrisi), 2:18 Side two #
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: "Ain't It Hard" ( Roger Tillison/ Terrye Tillison), 2:21 # The Rumors: "Hold Me Now", 2:27 # Warden & His Fugitives: "The World Ain't Changed" (Shields), 2:40 # The Road Runners: "Goodbye" (Randy Hall), 2:25 # The 4 Making Do: "The Simple Life" (E. G. Wells), 2:00 # The Answer: "I'll Be In" (T. Anderson/C. Wright), 2:22 #
The Starfires The Starfires was an American garage rock band from Los Angeles 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 ...
: "Linda" (Freddie Fields), 1:55 #
The Lyrics ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...
: "They Can't Hurt Me" (C. Gaylord), 2:43 — rel. 1965


''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2: LA '66 / Riot on Sunset Strip''

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2: LA '66 / Riot on Sunset Strip'' features recordings that were released in
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
,
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Despite the subtitle, not all of these records were originally released in 1966. The subtitle is taken from ''
Riot on Sunset Strip ''Riot on Sunset Strip'' is a 1967 counterculture-era exploitation movie, released by American International Pictures. It was filmed and released within four months of the late-1966 Sunset Strip curfew riots. The film stars Frank Alesia, Ald ...
'' (a movie that was actually released in 1967); the film features live performances by two classic garage-rock bands,
the Standells The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as a "punk band of the 1960s", and are said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and ...
(featured on '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1'') and
the Chocolate Watchband The Chocolate Watchband is an American garage rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Altos, California. The band went through several lineup changes during its existence. Combining psychedelic and garage rock components, their sound was marked by ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 20'' also showcase music from
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
; while two of the later CDs in the
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
, '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' and '' Pebbles, Volume 9'' feature bands from throughout
Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
. This album was released in 1983 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10004).


Notes on the tracks

The Bees are the band that produced the classic
psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
song, " Voices Green and Purple" (included on '' Pebbles, Volume 3''), which is also the color scheme for this album's cover. Side 2 opens with what is probably the earliest recording of the early
Monkees The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of ''The Monkees'' television series, they were one o ...
hit.
The Sandals The Sandals, also known as The Sandells, were an early, influential surf music band formed in 1962. They are most famous for scoring the surfing documentary ''The Endless Summer''. History The Sandals began in 1962, when Danny Brawner, a dru ...
are best known for providing the score for the legendary
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movie, ''
the Endless Summer ''The Endless Summer'' is a 1966 American surf movie, surf documentary film directed, produced, edited and narrated by Bruce Brown (director), Bruce Brown. The film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surfing trip around the wor ...
''.
The Satans ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
appeared on ''
Pebbles, Volume 2 ''Pebbles, Volume 2'' is a compilation album featuring American underground psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s. It is the second installment of the ''Pebbles'' series and was released on BFD Records in 1979 (''see'' 1979 ...
'' with "Makin' Deals", a song that anticipated "
Sympathy for the Devil "Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. The song was written by Mick Jagger and credited to the Jagger–Richards partnership. It is the opening track on the band's 1968 Studio album, album ''Beggars Banquet ...
". "Let Me In", by the Second Helping, featured
Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...
on vocals in his first recording effort; Loggins wrote the song, one of three compositions released by the band as singles. The song is also found on '' Pebbles, Volume 9''.


Track listing

Side one #
Terry Randall Terry William "Igor" Randall (born 5 February 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Manly-Warringah club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He is regularly nam ...
: "S.O.S." # People of Sunset Strip: "Sunset Symphony" #
The Sandals The Sandals, also known as The Sandells, were an early, influential surf music band formed in 1962. They are most famous for scoring the surfing documentary ''The Endless Summer''. History The Sandals began in 1962, when Danny Brawner, a dru ...
: "Tell Us Dylan" # The Chymes: "He's Not There Anymore" # The Bees: "Trip to New Orleans" # The Roosters: "One of These Days" #
Tangents In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is, intuitively, the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point. Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on t ...
: " Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?" # Ken & The Fourth Dimension: "Rovin' Heart" Side two # W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band: " I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" #
The Satans ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
: "Lines and Squares" # The Dirty Shames: "I Don't Care" # The No-Na-Mee's: "Gotta Hold On" # Opus 1: "Back Seat '38 Dodge" # The Second Helping: "Let Me In" # The Grim Reepers: "Two Souls" # The Nite Walkers: "High Class"


''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3: LA '67 / Mondo Hollywood''

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3: LA '67 / Mondo Hollywood'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. (Despite the subtitle, not all of these records were originally released in 1967. Also, not all the bands are from Los Angeles; The Search and The Lyrics were from San Diego, California). The subtitle is seemingly taken from ''
Mondo Cane ''Mondo Cane'' (a somewhat coarse Italian expletive, literally ) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano Sibaldi. The film ...
'', an influential 1962 documentary film. ''Volume 1'', ''Volume 2'', and ''Volume 20'' also showcase music from
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
; while two of the later CDs in the
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
, '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' and '' Pebbles, Volume 9'' feature bands from throughout
Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
. This album was released in 1983 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10005).


Notes on the tracks

The flip side of "Every Night" by the Human Expression, "Love at Psychedelic Velocity", is better known and appeared several years earlier on the '' Pebbles, Volume 10'' LP. The Grains of Sand (featured on the original Pebbles album),
the Lyrics ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...
, and Limey & the Yanks also had tracks on '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1''. The
Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...
track is one of his many pseudo-documentary explorations of part of the L.A. scene. The song by the Flower Children, which complains about
miniskirt A miniskirt (or mini-skirt, mini skirt, or mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt ...
s, shows that nearly every possible topic has been covered in one pop song or another.


Track listing

Side one #
Giant Sunflower In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 from ...
: "February Sunshine" (P. Vegas/V. Geary), 2:35 — rel. 1967 # Limey and the Yanks: "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (Duboff/Morris), 2:18 — rel. 1966 #
The Search ''The Search'' is a 1948 American film directed by Fred Zinnemann that tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other across post-World War II Europe. It stars Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Jarmila Novot ...
: "Climate" ( Jim Mannino/ Paul Mannino), 2:28 rel. 1967 # Research 1-6-12: "I Don't Walk there No More" (R. Bozzi/M. Yess), 2:05 rel. 1968 #
The Lyrics ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...
: "Wake up to My Voice" (C. Carl), 2:44 — rel. 1968 #
Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...
: "The Canyon People" (
Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...
) # The Flower Children: "Mini-Skirt Blues" (L. Belden/S. Stoke/L. Starr), 2:05 rel. 1967 # Somebody's Chyldren: "I'm Going Back to New York City" ( David Allen), 2:00 rel. 1966 Side two # Hunger!: "Colors" (
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), 2:00 # The Fantastic Zoo: "Light Show" (
Eric Carle Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book '' The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sol ...
), 2:20 — rel. 1967 # Time of Your Life: "Ode to a Bad Dream" (B. Renfro), 2:54 # The Human Expression: "Every Night" ( The Human Expression), 2:35 # Hamilton Streetcar: "Invisible People" (P. Plummer), 3:05 # The Grains of Sand: "Golden Apples of the Sun" (M. Lloyd/
The Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Rober ...
), 2:20 # The Painted Faces: "I Think I'm Going Mad" (O'Neil/Turano), 2:08 #
The Love Exchange The Love Exchange was an American psychedelic rock band, best known for their single "Swallow the Sun", released in 1967. Sixteen-year-old Bonnie Blunt was the band's lead singer. They were signed by Uptown Records, a subsidiary of MCA Records. ...
: "Swallow the Sun" ( John Merrill), 2:35 — rel. 1967


''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 4: Chicago''

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 4: Chicago'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. Two of the later releases among the CDs in the
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
, '' Pebbles, Volume 6'' and '' Pebbles, Volume 7'' also concentrate on Chicago bands. This album was released in 1983 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10006).


Notes on the tracks

The
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of this
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by the Foggy Notions, "I Need a Little Lovin'" is included on the '' Pebbles, Volume 10'' LP and the '' Pebbles, Volume 6'' CD. The better known "I Can Only Give You Everything" by
the Little Boy Blues The Little Boy Blues were an American garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois active in the mid to late 1960s, who are considered early pioneers in protopunk. They are best known for songs such as "The Great Train Robbery" and their version of ...
is on ''
Pebbles, Volume 2 ''Pebbles, Volume 2'' is a compilation album featuring American underground psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s. It is the second installment of the ''Pebbles'' series and was released on BFD Records in 1979 (''see'' 1979 ...
''. "(I) Live in the Springtime" also appears on the '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' LP, credited to The Lemon Drops. "La Da Da" – a takeoff on a Dale Hawkins song called "La Do Da Da" – is the first single by the Malibus; another of their songs is on the '' Pebbles, Volume 7'' CD. The final track is a plea by the band to get a spot on
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, in the style of the 1960 novelty hit by
Larry Verne Larry Vern Erickson (February 8, 1936 – October 8, 2013) was an American novelty song vocalist. Biography Verne recorded two U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart hit singles in 1960, "Mister Livingston" (No. 75) and " Mr. Custer" (No. 1, and No. ...
, " Mr. Custer".


Track listing

Side one #
The Little Boy Blues The Little Boy Blues were an American garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois active in the mid to late 1960s, who are considered early pioneers in protopunk. They are best known for songs such as "The Great Train Robbery" and their version of ...
: "The Great Train Robbery" ( Jordan Miller), 2:38 # The Omens: "Searching" (Revercomb/Allen), 2:24 # The Shaprels: "Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn" (The Shaprels), 2:45 # The Boys: "Come with Me" ( Ron Bucciarelli), 2:29 # The Misty Blues: "I Feel No Pain" (The Misty Blues), 2:31 # The Reasons Why: "All I Really Need Is Love" ( Larry Basil), 2:29 #
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(aka The Lemon Drops): "Live in the Springtime" (Roger Weiss), 2:55 # The Todds: "I Want Her Back" (Todd/Gluth), 2:30 Side two # Group, Inc.: "Like a Woman" ( Ron Ortega), 1:58 # The Foggy Notions: "Take Me Back and Hold Me" (Suekoff/Kaplan/Hoy/Mezique), 2:30 # The Pattens: "Say Ma, Ma" (The Pattens), 1:50 # The Malibus: "La Da Da" (The Malibus), 2:36 # The Delights: "Long Green" ( Lynn Easton), 2:20 # The Untamed: "Someday Baby" (Reeves/Drews), 2:22 # Dalek: The Blackstones: "Never Feel the Pain" (G. Bryan), 2:30 # Warners Brothers: "Please Mr. Sullivan" (Warners Brothers/Whiteside), 2:32


''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5: Michigan''

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5: Michigan'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19'' are later volumes that feature bands from this state. This album was released in 1983 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10007).


Notes on the tracks

Other tracks by the Underdogs and
the 4 of Us The 4 of Us are a rock band from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.(24 January 2003)The 4 of Us to play Dublin in March '' RTÉ.ie''(5 April 2003)Just the Four of Us ''Billboard'' Of the four founding members, only brothers Brendan and De ...
are included on '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6'', as are others by the Blues Company (though under a slightly different name).


Track listing

Side 1 # The Mussies: "12 O'Clock, July" (The Mussies), 3:45 #
The Roadrunners The Roadrunners were an English band that emerged from the burgeoning music scene in 1960s Liverpool. (They were billed either as The Roadrunners or as The Road Runners. The word "Liverpool" has been added to distinguish them from other bands ...
: "Roadrunner Baby" (Thurman), 3:25 # The Unknown: " Shake a Tail Feather" (Hayes/Williams/Rice), 2:30 # The Bossmen: "I'm Ready" (Bartholomew), 2:10 # The Underdogs: "Surprise, Surprise" (
Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...
/
Keith Richard Keith Gerard Richard (born January 10, 1960) is a former American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Louisiana Tech University. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Richard earned a B.A. in business (1 ...
), 2:40 # The Run-A-Rounds: "I Couldn't Care Less" (Roy/Valente), 2:20 # The Boss Five: "You Cheat Too Much" (Delorio), 2:20 #
The Rationals The Rationals were an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. History The Rationals formed in 1964 and first recorded a single for a local label, A2 Records, in 1965. After scoring a local hit with the tune "Gave My Love",Richie Unterber ...
: "Turn On" (The Rationals/Carrington), 2:10 Side 2 #
The Quests The Quests was a Singaporean pop band. Founded in 1961 by guitarist Chong Chow Pin, lead guitarist Raymond Leong, bassist Henry Chua, and drummer Lim Wee Guan, they are considered the most successful Singapore band of the 1960s. History Fo ...
: "Shadows in the Night" (R. Fritzen), 2:35 # Peter & the Prophets: "Don't Need Your Lovin'" (Samuelson/Boylan) — rel. 1966 #
The Jammers Jammers were an American boogie music group led by Richie Weeks and consisting of the members of Instant Funk, Weeks & Co and various Salsoul Records acts. Their hit song ''Be Mine Tonight'', composed by singer-songwriter Margaret Blount and produ ...
: "You're Gonna Love Me Too" (Groendal/Snyder), 1:40 # The Undecided?: "I Never Forgot Her" (Blackmer), 2:20 #
The Rationals The Rationals were an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. History The Rationals formed in 1964 and first recorded a single for a local label, A2 Records, in 1965. After scoring a local hit with the tune "Gave My Love",Richie Unterber ...
: "Little Girls Cry" ( Deon Jackson), 2:16 # The Legends: "I'll Come Again" (Hamberg/Vasquez) #
The 4 of Us The 4 of Us are a rock band from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.(24 January 2003)The 4 of Us to play Dublin in March '' RTÉ.ie''(5 April 2003)Just the Four of Us ''Billboard'' Of the four founding members, only brothers Brendan and De ...
: "
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" (
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
), 2:11 # The Blues Company: "Experiment in Color" ( Tim Ward), 2:00


Volume 6

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6'' (subtitled Michigan, Part 2) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19'' are other volumes in the series featuring bands from this state. Release data This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10011).


Notes on the tracks

The all-female band The Pleasure Seekers – pictured on the cover – feature
Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, with both "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" ...
(along with three of her sisters), who had later fame as both a rock musician and an actress on
Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marsha ...
. Blues Co. on this album is the same band as the Blues Company on '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5''.
Bobby Fuller Robert Gaston Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966)Bashe, P. R., & George-Warren, H., ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (Third ed.). New York, Fireside, 2005, p. 360 was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist ...
's version of "Wine Wine Wine" is included on ''
Pebbles, Volume 2 ''Pebbles, Volume 2'' is a compilation album featuring American underground psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s. It is the second installment of the ''Pebbles'' series and was released on BFD Records in 1979 (''see'' 1979 ...
''. '' Friday at the Hideout'' is also the name of a
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of
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-area
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
that was released in 2001 on
Norton Records Norton Records is an American independent record label founded by musicians Miriam Linna and Billy Miller in 1986. The label concentrates on releasing rock, rockabilly, primitive music, punk, garage rock, and early rhythm and blues. Most of i ...
, featuring many of these bands and several of the tracks.


Track listing


Side 1

# Yorkshires: "And You're Mine" ( Bruce Alpert), 2:21 # The Underdogs: "Friday at the Hideout" ( Dave Leone), 2:10 # Jimmy Gilbert: "Believe What I Say" ( Jimmy Gilbert), 2:36 # Jimmy Gilbert: "So Together We'll Live" ( Jimmy Gilbert), 2:20 # The 4 of Us: " Feel a Whole Lot Better" (
Gene Clark Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best ...
), 2:11 # The Masters of Stonehouse: "If You Treat Me Bad Again" (E. Drake), 2:33 #
Renegades V Renegades or The Renegades may refer to: Books * ''The Renegades'' by T. Jefferson Parker * Renegades (novel), a 2017 novel by Marissa Meyer Film and television * ''Renegades'' (1930 film), starring Myrna Loy * ''Renegades'' (1946 film), s ...
: "Wine Wine Wine" (Allday/Shine/Schwartz/Debaub/Haufler), 2:27 # The Bossmen: "Fever of Love" ( Jimmy Carver), 2:15


Side 2

# Blues Co.: "Love Machine" (Blues Co.), 2:50 # The Blokes: "All American Girl" (Schwab/Hack/
Dick Wagner Richard Allen Wagner (December 14, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American rock guitarist, songwriter and author best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Kiss. He also fronted his own Michigan-based bands, the Frost and the Boss ...
) # The Underdogs: "Don't Pretend" (D. Whitehouse), 2:38 # The Chosen Few: "It Just Don't Rhyme" (Hamilton/Nephew), 2:30 # The Bed of Roses: "Hate" (The Bed of Roses), 2:20 # The Chocolate Pickles: "Hey You" (J. Boyar), 2:51 # The Pleasure Seekers: "Never Thought You'd Leave Me" (The Pleasure Seekers) # Blues Co.: "She's Gone" ( Tim Ward), 2:50


Volume 7

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 7'' (subtitled The Northwest) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...
and
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 14'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 16'' are later volumes in the series that feature bands from these states. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10012).


Notes on the tracks

The Northwest is "
Louie Louie "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a Standard (music), stand ...
" country, and three different versions are included here, including a
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of a follow-up song by
Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for including Revolu ...
.
The Wilde Knights The Wilde Knights were an American garage rock band from Longview, Washington, who were active in the 1960s. They emerged from a group known as the Furys and later the Pipers VI, who recorded several frat rock records. After becoming the Wilde ...
are well known for the widely reissued "Beaver Patrol" (featured on ''
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'' and ''
Essential Pebbles, Volume 1 ''Essential Pebbles, Volume 1'' is the first compilation album in the Essential Pebbles series. Although subtitled Ultimate '66 garage classics!, not all of the recordings on the album were originally released in 1966. Release data This album ...
'', among others); this song is from their follow-up single. However, these
Squires In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Boys served a knight as an attendant, doing simple but important tasks such as saddling a horse or caring for the knight's weapons and armour. Terminology ''Squire'' i ...
are not the same band as the legendary group, the Squires from Bristol, CT.


Track listing


Side 1

# Jack Bedient & the Chessmen: "Double Whammy" ( Jack Bedient) # Jolly Green Giants: "Busy Body" ( R. L. Johnson) — rel. 1966 # H.B. & the Checkmates: "Louise, Louise" ( H. B. Ahern) #
The Wilde Knights The Wilde Knights were an American garage rock band from Longview, Washington, who were active in the 1960s. They emerged from a group known as the Furys and later the Pipers VI, who recorded several frat rock records. After becoming the Wilde ...
: "Just Like Me" ( Rick Dey) # The Chambermen: " Louie Go Home" (
Mark Lindsay Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Early life Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon, and was the second of eight children of George and Esther Ell ...
/
Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, ...
) # Jack Eely & the Courtmen: "Louie, Louie '66" ( Richard Berry) #
The Squires The Squires or Neil Young & The Squires were a Canadian band formed in 1963 in Winnipeg. It was one of the first bands of singer-songwriter Neil Young. Recordings Young formed the Squires in 1963, and the group played at community clubs, high ...
: "Don't You Just Know It" (
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/Vincent) # Jack Bedient & the Chessmen: "I Want You to Know" ( Jack Bedient)


Side 2

# The Sires: "Come to Me Baby" (The Sires) # The Lincolns: "Come Along and Dream" ( Bobby Baxter) — rel. 1969 #
The Express Express, The Expresss or EXPRESS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * '' Express: Aisle to Glory'', a 1998 comedy short film featuring Kal Penn * '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'', a 2008 film starring Dennis Quaid * The Ex ...
: "Long Green" (L. Easton) #
The Pastels The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981. They were a key act of the Scottish and British independent music scenes of the 1980s, and are specifically credited for the development of an independent and confident music scen ...
: "Why Don't You Love Me?" (The Pastels) # The Night Walkers: "Sticks and Stones" (McCasland/Hooper) # Mr. Lucky and the Gamblers: "Take a Look at Me" (The Gamblers) # The Bootmen: "Ain't It the Truth" (The Bootmen) — rel. 1966 # The Rock-N-Souls: "Not Like You" (S. Rogers/J. Kenfield)


Volume 8

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 8'' (subtitled The South) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in the South excluding Texas (which is covered in 5 separate volumes). '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 22'' is a later volume in the series that features bands from these Southern states. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10014).


Notes on the tracks

In their remarkable 30th year reunion album '' GONN with the Wind'', the
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garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
band GONN included a
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of "Found Love".


Track listing


Side 1

# Ravin' Blue: "Love" (A. Christopher, Jr./R. Bernard/L. Nix) # Gunga Dins: "Rebecca Rodifer" (M. King/S. Staples) # The Midknights: "Pain" (
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) # Fly by Nites: "Found Love" ( Fly-by-Nites) # The Original Dukes: "Ain't About to Lose My Cool" (Hickman/Sonday/Best) #
Skeptics Skepticism ( US) or scepticism ( UK) is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the p ...
: "Turn It On" (
Wayne Carson Wayne Carson (born Wayne Carson Head; May 31, 1943 – July 20, 2015), sometimes credited as Wayne Carson Thompson, was an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most fam ...
) # The Moxies: "I'm Gonna Stay" (G. Coryell/C. Cummings) # The Rogues: "I Don't Need You" (McDiarmid)


Side 2

#
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: "
Hey Joe "Hey Joe" is a song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics are from the point of view of a man on the run and planning to escape to Mexico after sho ...
" (
Billy Roberts William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe." Biography Roberts attended the Citadel, The Military College of South Ca ...
) — rel. 1966 # The Vikings: "Come on and Love Me" (C. Putman/C. Nettles) # The Surrealistic Pillar: "I Like Girls" ( Ed Futch/ Eddie Smith) # The Rugbys: "Walking the Streets Tonight" (
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) # The Sants: "Leaving You Baby" (Cirrincione/Wimberley) # Ravin' Blue: "It's Not Real" (R. Bernard) # The Guilloteens: "Crying All Over My Time" (Dickinson/Hutcherson) # Gunga Dins: "No One Cares" (M. King./S. Staples)


Volume 9

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9'' (subtitled Ohio) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 21'' is a later volume in the series that features bands from this state. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10015).


Notes on the tracks

Three members of the Choir would form
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with
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in the early 1970s. This track is the flip side of their first single; the classic
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It's Cold Outside "It's Cold Outside" is a song by the American garage rock band the Choir, written by member Dann Klawon, and first released on Canadian-American Records in September 1966. It was later re-released in 1967 on Roulette, with Dann's last name inco ...
" can be found on ''
Pebbles, Volume 2 ''Pebbles, Volume 2'' is a compilation album featuring American underground psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s. It is the second installment of the ''Pebbles'' series and was released on BFD Records in 1979 (''see'' 1979 ...
''. Another version of "Stepping Stone" is included on ''
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 ''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. ...
''. These
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and Outcasts are not the same bands that were included on ''
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''; according to some sources, the latter band is actually from
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.
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, who was evidently a member of
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, was a founding member of
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and later became a renowned
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recording artist. The Human Beingz changed their name to the
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when Capitol Records misspelled it on their 1967 hit " Nobody But Me". The label promised to correct the mistake on future releases, but the single's success precluded that possibility.


Track listing


Side 1

#
The Deadlys The Deadly Awards, formally titled National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards and commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ac ...
: "On the Road Again" (
John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky. During his time in the Lovin Spoonful, Sebastian wrote and sang some of the ban ...
) # The Gillian Row: "Gloria" (
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...
) #
The Squires The Squires or Neil Young & The Squires were a Canadian band formed in 1963 in Winnipeg. It was one of the first bands of singer-songwriter Neil Young. Recordings Young formed the Squires in 1963, and the group played at community clubs, high ...
: "Batmobile" (
Phil Keaggy Philip Tyler Keaggy (born March 23, 1951) is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 55 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets. H ...
/Monus) # The Denims: "Adler Sock, The" (The Denims) # Bocky & the Visions: "The Spirit of '64" (R. Bobbins/J. Harris/T. Styles) — rel. 1964 # The Statesmen: "Stop and Get a Ticket" (Travers/Coventry) #
The Pied Pipers The Pied Pipers are an American popular singing group originally formed in the late 1930s. They had several chart hits throughout the 1940s, both under their own name and in association with Tommy Dorsey, with Johnny Mercer and with Frank Sin ...
: "
Hey Joe "Hey Joe" is a song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics are from the point of view of a man on the run and planning to escape to Mexico after sho ...
" (
Billy Roberts William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe." Biography Roberts attended the Citadel, The Military College of South Ca ...
) # The Tree Stumps: "Jennie Lee" ( Ron Jankowski)


Side 2

#
The Dagenites The Dagenites were an American garage rock a band from Oxon Hill, Maryland near Washington, DC, who were active in the 1960s. They shared management and frequent billing with noted guitarist and performer Link Wray. In recent years their work ...
: "I Don't Want to Try it Again" (Geoff Robinson) #
The Chylds The Chylds were a popular northern Ohio rock band from 1964 to 1968. History The band started life as The Echoes, but after they signed with Warner, their manager Nick Boldi wanted them to change the name to "The Wild Childs." This didn't suit ...
: "Hey Girl" (J. Lepar/R. Fano/N. Boldi) # The Choir: "I'm Going Home" (
Dann Klawson Dann is an English surname. It is a toponymic surname which came from Middle English and Old English , "valley". Variant spellings include Dan and Dane. According to statistics compiled by Patrick Hanks on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom ...
) # The Outcasts: "Loving You, Sometimes" (Collinsworth) #
The Sound Barrier ''The Sound Barrier'' is a 1952 British aviation drama film directed by David Lean. It is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to break the sound barrier. It was David Lean's third and final film with his wife ...
: "Hey Hey" (
Paul Hess Paul Robert Hess (born August 29, 1948) is an American former politician who served in the Kansas state legislature from 1971 to 1984. Hess was born in Albany, New York. He was originally elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1970, ...
) # The Dantes: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (Harvey/Wehr) # The Human Beingz: "Evil Hearted You" (
Graham Gouldman Graham Keith Gouldman (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the co-lead singer and bassist of the art rock band 10cc. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1972. Before 10c ...
) # The Possums: " Stepping Stone" (
Tommy Boyce Sidney Thomas Boyce was an American singer songwriter. He was a part of the songwriting team Boyce and Hart with Bobby Hart. Boyce was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1939. Before writing songs with Hart he released three singles as a solo arti ...
/ Bobby Hart)


Volume 10

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 10'' (subtitled Wisconsin) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
. A later volume in the series, '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 15'' also features bands from this state. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10017).


Notes on the tracks

The Shag – also known as the Shags – are one of the best-known
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
bands and are pictured on the album cover. This track – one of the first anti-drug rock songs ever recorded, in 1965, and also one of the best – has been reissued several times (for example, as a bonus track on the ''
Pebbles, Volume 5 ''Pebbles, Volume 5'' is a compilation album in the Pebbles series that has been issued in both LP and CD formats. Release data This album was released on BFD Records in 1980. AIP Records kept the LP in print for many years. AIP Records issued ...
'' CD).


Track listing


Side 1

# The Shag: "Stop and Listen" ( Ray McCall) — rel. 1967 # The Wanderer's Best: "
The Boat that I Row "The Boat That I Row" is a song written by Neil Diamond. It was first released as the flip-side of his top 20 US hit "I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)" in 1966 and was later included on his album '' Just For You''. In 1967, it was recorded as a singl ...
" (
Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musicians of all time. He has written and ...
) #
The Young Savages ''The Young Savages'' is a 1961 American crime drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usual ...
: "The Invaders are Coming" (
Lenny LaCour Lenny LaCour (born Leonard James LaCour Sr., April 27, 1932, Bayou Brevelle, Louisiana, United States) is an American record producer, songwriter and performer, particularly active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.Dik De Heer, with Gary Meyers a ...
) # The Faros: " I'm Cryin'" (
Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the rhythm and blues, R&B and Rock music, rock band The Animals and the funk band War (band), War. He is regarded as one of the Br ...
/
Alan Price Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals. He left the band in 1965 to form the Alan Price Set; his hit singles with and without the group ...
) # Lord Beverley Moss & the Moss Men: "Please Please What's the Matter" (Beverley Moss) # The Noblemen: "Dirty Robber" ( Brand Schank) — rel. 1960 # The Hinge: "Come on Up" (
Felix Cavaliere Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) is an American musician. He is best known for being the co-lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Young Rascals. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for their hit " Pepperm ...
)


Side 2

# Jack & the Beanstalks: "Don't Bug Me" (Jack Tate) # Jack & the Beanstalks: "So Many Times" (Jack Tate) # The Trodden Path: "Don't Follow Me" (Mike Frommer) # Joey Gee & the Come-Ons: "She's Mean" (Joe Giannunzio) # The Deverons: "On the Road Again" (
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
) # The Love Society: "You Know How I Feel" (Deliger/Steffen) # Rehabilitation Cruise: "I Don't Care What They Say" (L. Owen)


Volume 11

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11'' (subtitled Texas) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23''. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10019).


Notes on the tracks

The unique "Good Times" might be the
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
song that is least inspired by the
British Invasion The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when Rock music, rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of Culture of the United Kingdom, British culture became popular in the United States with sign ...
; the song was written by Allen and Ray Schram about an apartment they were renting in Irving, Texas. It was just a joke, but a friend, who was a dancer on the Ron Chapman TV show ''Sump'N Else'', arranged a meeting with Chapman at his house. He played the lacquer demo down to the line "go out for entertainment, I park behind the Twin" (a drive-in movie that played edited X-rated films in Grand Prairie, and stopped it. He called GPC records and they pressed 100 copies. The night it was to be played on the Jimmy Rabbit radio show, (a popular KLIF 1190 DJ show), Robert Kennedy was shot and killed in California and KLIF started playing somber classical music; "Good Times" missed its release date.


Track listing


Side 1

# Larry and the Blue Notes: "In and Out" (L. Slater/L. Roquemore) #
The Buccaneers ''The Buccaneers'' is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished work, unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938. Whar ...
: "You Got What I Want" (M. Dallon) — rel. 1965 # Kit and the Outlaws: "Don't Tread on Me" (Kit Massengill) # The Chants: "Hypnotized" (David Korfleet) # The Visions: "
Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The high ...
" (
Bobby Troup Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard " (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of D ...
) #
The Esquires The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, principally active from 1957 to 1976. History The group first formed in 1957 around the Moorer family: Gilbert (born Gilbert Moorer, Jr., August 20, 1941, Birmi ...
: "Judgment Day" (Horne/Snellings) # The Four More: "Problem Child" — rel. 1966


Side 2

# Chaz & the Classics: "Girl of the 13th Hour" (C. Shian) — rel. 1966 # Terry & Tommy: "It Ain't No Good to Love Anybody" # The By Fives: "I Saw You Walking" (Williams/Stevens) # The Staffs: "Another Love" (Raul Altamirano) #
Five of a Kind Five of a kind may refer to: * Five of a kind (poker), a type of poker hand Film and television * ''Five of a Kind'', a 1938 American comedy film Television episodes * "Five of a Kind", Power Rangers in Space#ep284, ''Power Rangers in Space' ...
: "Never Again" (Wayne/Taylor) # Nobody's Children: "Good Times" (Allen Schram) # The Bourbons: "Of Old Approximately" (Lee) — rel. 1967


Volume 12

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12'' (subtitled Texas, Part 2) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23''. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10021).


Notes on the tracks

Gary P. Nunn Gary P. Nunn (born December 4, 1945) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing "London Homesick Blues", which was the theme song for ''Austin City Limits'' from 1977 to 2004 (seasons 2–29). Nunn is also consi ...
was evidently a member of the New Roadrunners; he was later in the Lost Gonzo Band and has released more than a dozen albums as a solo artist. His song "London Homesick Blues" has been used as the
theme song Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...
for
Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American Concert, live music Television show, television program recorded and produced by KLRU, Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", an ...
for over 20 years.


Track listing


Side 1

# Tommy Jett: "Groovy Little Trip" (Tommy Jett) # The Derby-Hatville: "Turn into Earth" (
The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ...
) # The Mind's Eye: "Help, I'm Lost" (S. Perrone/L. Cabaza) # The New Roadrunners: "Tired of Living" (
Gary P. Nunn Gary P. Nunn (born December 4, 1945) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing "London Homesick Blues", which was the theme song for ''Austin City Limits'' from 1977 to 2004 (seasons 2–29). Nunn is also consi ...
) # The Remaining Few: "Painted Air" (Mike Jones/Robert Specht) # The Stereo Shoestring: "On the Road South" (The Stereo Shoestring) — rel. 1968 # Thursday's Children: "Air-Conditioned Man" (C. Helpinstill) — rel. 1966


Side 2

# The Buckle: "I've Got Something on My Mind" (Cameron/Martin/Brown) # The Brentwoods: "Babe, You Know" (Alyse Paradiso) — rel. 1967 # The Crabs: "Chase Yourself" (R. Leff) — rel. 1967 #
The Trackers The ''Ichneutae'' (, ''Ichneutai'', "trackers"), also known as the ''Searchers'', ''Trackers'' or ''Tracking Satyrs'', is a fragmentary satyr play by the fifth-century BC Classical Athens, Athenian Theatre of ancient Greece, dramatist Sophocles. ...
: "You Are My World" (The Trackers) #
The Soul Seekers The Soul Seekers is an American gospel music group signed to RCA Inspiration, through their affiliation with GospoCentric Records. The group consist of ten members, who are the following; Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman, Johnteris Tate, Warryn Ca ...
: "Good Revelations" (The Soul Seekers) # The Y'All's: " Run for Your Life" (
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...
/
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...
) # Leo and the Prophets: "Parking Meter" (The Prophets)


Volume 13

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13'' (subtitled Texas, Part 3) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23''. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10022).


Notes on the tracks

The Night Crawlers is not the same band as the
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
band from
San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
called
the Nightcrawlers The Nightcrawlers were an American garage rock band formed in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1965. The group is best known for their hit single, "The Little Black Egg", which was written in 1965 for an Easter concert in which the band opened for Th ...
that featured a young
Stevie Ray Vaughan Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (band), Double Trouble. Although his ma ...
.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Chessmen: "No More" (N. Green) # The Briks: "Foolish Baby" (R. Borgen/C. Cotten) # Robb London & the Rogues: "
Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...
" (
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...
) # The Fanatics: "I Will Not Be Lonely" (Neal Ford) # The Venturie "5": "Good 'n' Bad" (Clark Keith) #
Mustache Wax Moustache wax is a stiff pomade applied to a moustache as a grooming aid to hold the hairs in place, especially at the extremities. The required product strength (or stiffness) is based on whisker length and the desired style. It can also have re ...
: "I'm Gonna Get You" (Eddie DiBiase) # The Bards: "Alibis" (Ronny & Rick McLaughlin)


Side 2

#
The Barons ''The Barons'' () is a 2009 Belgian comedy film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It was written by Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. It premiered on 2 September 2009 at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur. ...
: "Don't Burn It" (J. Nitzinger) # Theze Few: "Dynamite" (D. Feals) — rel. 1966 # The Madison Revue: "Another Man" (R. Rountree/D. Fisher) #
The Roots The Roots are an American Hip-hop, hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Questlove, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''T ...
: "Lost One" ( Rudy Wyatt) # The Night Crawlers: "Let's Move" (Larry L. Priest) # The Zone V: "I Cannot Lie" (R. Bartell/E. Davis) # The Moon-Dawgs: "Baby as Time Goes By" (Tommy Guarino/Bonnie Fussell)


Volume 14

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 14'' (subtitled The Northwest, Part 2) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...
and
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 7'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 16'' are other volumes in the series that feature bands from these states. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(somewhat out of order, as #AIP-10020).


Notes on the tracks

With its moaning
saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...
and infectious beat, the instrumental that starts the album, "Wolf Call" would feel right at home on the Born Bad Series. "Sorry Charlie" is a take-off on the long-running series of
Charlie the Tuna Charlie the Tuna is the cartoon mascot and spokes-tuna for the StarKist brand. He was created in 1961 by Tom Rogers of the Leo Burnett Agency. StarKist Tuna is owned by Dongwon Industries, a South Koreabased conglomerate. Charlie is one of ...
commercials for
StarKist Tuna StarKist Tuna is a brand of tuna produced by StarKist Co., an American company formerly based in Pittsburgh's North Shore that is now wholly owned by Dongwon Industries of South Korea. It was purchased by Dongwon from the American food manufac ...
, complete with faux British accents. Side one, track 6 is incorrectly credited to "The Statics." The actual artists are Merrilee & the Turnabouts, featuring
Merrilee Rush Merrilee Rush ( Gunst; January 26, 1944) is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song " Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968. Early life and caree ...
.


Track listing


Side 1

# Lord Dent & His Invaders: "Wolf Call" (
Clayton Watson Clayton Watson (born 23 March 1977) is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station near Morgan, South Australia. Watson is best known for his breakthrough role as Kid in the f ...
) # The Night People: "
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
" (Simon/Kennedy) # The Volk Brothers: "Wash Don't Soak" ( Val Volk/ Jimmy Volk) # The Paymarks: "Louise" ( Mike Spotts) # J. Michael & the Bushmen: "I Need Love" (J. Michael) # Merrilee & the Turnabouts: "Tell Me the Truth" (
Merrilee Rush Merrilee Rush ( Gunst; January 26, 1944) is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song " Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968. Early life and caree ...
/Gerber) # The Talismen: "She Was Good" ( Wood Cooper)


Side 2

# Sir Raleigh & the Cupons: "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" ( Steve Venet/
Tommy Boyce Sidney Thomas Boyce was an American singer songwriter. He was a part of the songwriting team Boyce and Hart with Bobby Hart. Boyce was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1939. Before writing songs with Hart he released three singles as a solo arti ...
) # Jack Bedient & the Chessmen: "Rapunzel" ( Jack Bedient) # Tom Thumb & the Casuals: "I Should Know" (
Brad Miller Brad may refer to: * Brad (given name), a masculine given name Places * Brad, Hunedoara, a city in Hunedoara County, Romania * Brad, a village in Berești-Bistrița Commune, Bacău County, Romania * Brad, a village in Filipeni, Bacău, Romania * ...
) — rel. 1965 # The Scotsmen: "Tuff Enough" (R. Shomer/G. Reynolds) — rel. 1965 # The Scotsmen: "Sorry, Charlie" (R. Shomer/Lucas/G. Reynolds) — rel. 1965 #
The Rooks ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
: "Bound to Lose" (J. Richie/R. Dangel) — rel. 1965 #
The Rooks ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
: "Gimme a Break" (J. Richie/R. Dangel/B. Webb) — rel. 1965


Volume 15

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 15'' (subtitled Wisconsin, Part 2) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
. An earlier volume in the series, '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 10'' also features bands from this state. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10025).


Notes on the tracks

The
psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Also referred to as classic halluci ...
instrumental tribute to
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, ...
by The Challengers is among the clever songs on this album.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Baroques: "There's Nothing Left to Do But Cry" (Jay Borkenhagen) - rel. 1967 # The Shaprels: "A Fool for Your Lies" (The Shaprels) # Gord's Horde: "I Don't Care" (D. Nordall) # The Cannons: "Days Go By" (The Cannons) #
Family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
: "I Wanna Do It" # The Wanderer's Rest: "You'll Forget" (Diamond) # The Challengers: "Take a Ride on the Jefferson Airplane" ( Mike Houlihan)


Side 2

# The Mustard Men: "I Lost My Baby" ( Warren P. Wiegratz) # The Spacemen: "Same Old Grind" (Skaare/Fondow) #
The Impalas The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit single, hit, "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)". The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe "Speedo" Frazier (Septembe ...
: "Spoonful" (
Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) # The Mid-Knighters: "Charlena" (M. Chavez/H. Chaney) # Joey Gee & the Come-Ons: "You Know – 'Til the End of Time" (Joey Gee & the Come-Ons) # Bill Allan & the Fugitives: "Come on and Clap" (Bill Allan) #
The Medallions The Medallions were an American doo-wop vocal group led by Vernon Green (1937–2000). History The group formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1954, after Vernon Green was heard singing on the street by Walter "Dootsie" Will ...
: "Leave Me Alone" (Ralph Mullin) # The Rehabilitation Cruise: "Mini Skirts"


Volume 16

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 16'' (subtitled The Northwest, Part 3) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...
and
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 7'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 14'' are earlier volumes in the series that feature bands from these states. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(somewhat out of order, as #AIP-10024).


Notes on the tracks

The album opens with a
cover Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of c ...
of a classic by
Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It ...
, brother of
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
legend
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Me ...
.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Raymarks: "Work Song" (
Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It ...
) — rel. 1964 # (Radio Ad) — rel. 1965 #
The Unusuals ''The Unusuals'' is an American crime television series created by Noah Hawley for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It follows the detectives in the New York City Police Department's fictional 2nd Precinct, many of whom have their secret ecce ...
: "I'm Walkin' Babe" (Jay Hamilton) # Rocky & His Friends: "Riot City" (Park/LaBrache/Gaspard/Denton/ Jeff Beals) # The Dominions: "I Need Her" (The Dominions) — rel. 1967 # The Bumps: "Hey Girl" ( Terry Robotham) — rel. 1967 # The Live Five: "Move Over and Let Me Fly" (Steiner/Smith/O'Brien) #
The Express Express, The Expresss or EXPRESS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * '' Express: Aisle to Glory'', a 1998 comedy short film featuring Kal Penn * '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'', a 2008 film starring Dennis Quaid * The Ex ...
: "You Gotta Understand" ( Dennis Maxwell)


Side 2

#
The Navarros The Neighb'rhood Childr'n were an American psychedelic pop/rock band from San Francisco, California. The band was primarily active during the late 1960s. History The band started in 1963 in Phoenix, Oregon (a small city outside of Medford) as ...
: "Tomorrow Is Another Day" (M. Pink) — rel. 1967 # The Gentlemen Wild: "You Gotta Leave" ( Jay Zilka) # The Wheel of Fortune: "Before You Leave" (G. Thompson/R. Allen) — rel. 1967 # Pembrook Ltd.: "Sleepy John" (L. Layton/J. Buchanan) # The City Zu: "Too Much, Too Soon, Too Fast" (
Jerry Cole Jerald Edward Kolbrak (September 23, 1939 – May 28, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Cole, was an American guitarist who recorded under his own name, under various budget album pseudonyms and as an uncredited session musician. Biography ...
) #
The United Travel Service The United Travel Service was an American garage rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1966. The group gained recognition as outsiders, taking a musical route that separated them from the trends set in the region by the Sonics and the Fabulou ...
: "Wind and Stone" (
Benjamin Hoff Benjamin Hoff (born 1946) is an American author. He is best known as the author of '' The Tao of Pooh'' (1982) and '' The Te of Piglet'' (1992). In 2006, he denounced the publishing industry and announced his resignation from book-writing. His book ...
) # International Brick: "You Should Be So High" (J. Ussery)


Volume 17

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17'' (subtitled ''Texas, Part 4'') is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, of recordings that were released in
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23''. The album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10026).


Notes on the tracks

"We Sell Soul" by the Spades was a regional hit by one of the first bands headed by
Roky Erickson Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius," he was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic r ...
. He was one of the founding members of the legendary
psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
13th Floor Elevators The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. The band was together from 1965 to 1969, an ...
. Neil Ford (also spelled Neal Ford) from
Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
was in a succession of bands including the Ramadas, whose "Shame on You" was included on '' Essential Pebbles, Volume 2''. The Iguanas on this album are not the same band that launched
Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...
's career, although a track by those Iguanas is included on '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19''. The track listed as "The Darkest Hour (Part 1)" is actually the instrumental
B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...
, Part 2.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Sparkles: "The U. T." (The Sparkles) # S. J. & the Crossroads: "
Ooh Poo Pah Doo "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" is a song written and performed by Jessie Hill. It was arranged and produced by Allen Toussaint. The single reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and No. 28 on the Hot 100 in 1960 although the charts list the B-side, ins ...
" (
Jessie Hill Jessie Hill (December 9, 1932 – September 17, 1996) was an American R&B and Louisiana blues singer and songwriter, best remembered for the classic song " Ooh Poo Pah Doo". Life and career Hill was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United S ...
) # S. J. & the Crossroads: "The Darkest Hour (Part 1)" (J. Sergio/S. Messina) # The Souncations: "Exit" (Jerry Rojas) # The Visions: "Humpty Dumpty" (The Visions) # The Spectrum: " Bald Headed Woman" (Talmy) # The Gentle'men: "Come On (If You Can)" (B. Russo/E. Hackett) — rel. 1966


Side 2

# Kempy & the Guardians: "Love for a Price" ( Pat Davidson) # The Roks: "
Hey Joe "Hey Joe" is a song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics are from the point of view of a man on the run and planning to escape to Mexico after sho ...
" (
Billy Roberts William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe." Biography Roberts attended the Citadel, The Military College of South Ca ...
) # Lost Generation: "They Tell Me" (Rhodes) # The Spades: "We Sell Soul" (Emil Schwartze) # Neal Ford and the Fanatics: "Bitter Bells" (Neil Ford/Stringfellow) # The Iguanas: "I'm Leaving You Baby" (Alan Melinger)


Volume 18

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 18'' (subtitled Colorado) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
. This is the only state featured in this series that is limited to only one LP. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10027).


Notes on the tracks

These tracks include several
cover Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of c ...
s, including two
Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...
songs ("
Nanker Phelge Nanker Phelge (also known as Nanker-Phelge) was a collective pseudonym used between 1963 and 1965 for several Rolling Stones group compositions. According to manager Andrew Loog Oldham the 'Nanker Phelge' credit was mostly used for tracks where th ...
" is a
songwriting A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...
pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...
that the band used for collaborative writing efforts on many of their early songs). The Moonrakers were originally known as the Surfin' Classics and, like many 1960s
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
bands, have a
website A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, educatio ...
and had a 2006 reunion concert. Guitarist Bob Webber of the Moonrakers founded
Sugarloaf A sugarloaf was the usual form in which refined sugar was produced and sold until the late 19th century, when granulated and cube sugars were introduced. A tall cone with a rounded top was the end product of a process in which dark molasses, ...
with
Jerry Corbetta Gerald Anthony James Corbetta (September 23, 1947 – September 16, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and organist, record producer, best known as a frontman for the Colorado rock band Sugarloaf, best known for their classic ...
, who brought in drummer Robert MacVittie and rhythm guitarist Veeder Van Dorn III from this band as well. The title of the
psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Also referred to as classic halluci ...
instrumental "Music to Smoke Bananas By" refers to the
urban legend Urban legend (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be e ...
prevalent in the late 1960s that
banana peel A banana peel, called banana skin in British English, is the outer covering of a banana. Banana peels are used as food for animals, an ingredient in cooking, in water purification, for manufacturing of several biochemical products as well as f ...
scrapings have an
LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German ; often referred to as acid or lucy), is a semisynthetic, hallucinogenic compound derived from ergot, known for its powerful psychological effects and serotonergic activity. I ...
-like effect if dried and then smoked like
marijuana Cannabis (), commonly known as marijuana (), weed, pot, and ganja, List of slang names for cannabis, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has ...
.


Track listing


Side 1

#
The Astronauts ''The Astronauts'' (Polish language, Polish: ''Astronauci'') is a 1951 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It was Lem's first science fiction novel published as a whole: his earlier science fiction novel ''The Man from Mars ...
: "Come along Baby" ( Stormy Patterson) — rel. 1962 #
The Soul The soul is the purported immaterial aspect or essence of a living being. It is typically believed to be immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that describe the relationship between the soul and the body ...
: "Have it All Your Way" (The Soul) # The Trolls: "I Don't Recall" (R. Gonzales) # The Trolls: "Stupid Girl" (
Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...
/
Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership wi ...
) # The Poor: "She's Got the Time (She's Got the Changes)" ( Tom Shipley) — rel. 1967 # The Soothsayers: "I Don't Know" (D. VanOmen/G. Finney) — rel. 1966 # The Moonrakers: "I Don't Believe" ( L. E. Paul) # Sur Royal Da Count: "Scream Mother Scream" ( Joe Yore)


Side 2

#
Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...
: "Careless Love" (D. Duvall) # The Moonrakers: "
Baby Please Don't Go In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'baby' or 'child') is a formal or specialised synonym. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of ...
" (
Big Joe Williams Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over five decades, he recorded the songs "Baby, Pl ...
) # The Moonrakers: "I'm All Right" ( Nanker/Phelge) # The Lidos: "Since I Last Saw You" (G. Nale/G. Fick/D. Silvis/R. Saunar) # The Rainy Daze: "Fe Fi Fo Fum" (Tim Gilbert/ John Carter) — rel. 1967 # The Doppler Effect: "God Is Alive in Argentina" (The Doppler Effect) # The Monocles: "Psychedelic (That's Where it's At)" ( Joe Floth/ Robb Cassaday/ Don Hirschfield/Behm/Hull) — rel. 1966 # The Elopers: "Music to Smoke Bananas By" ( Jay Weatherington) — rel. 1967


Volume 19

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19'' (subtitled Michigan, Part 3) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5'' and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6'' are earlier volumes in the series featuring bands from this state. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10028).


Notes on the tracks

One of
Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...
's first bands was the Iguanas (who are pictured on the cover); the band was formed in 1963 when he was still in high school, and he was the band's drummer. After he left this band and joined The Prime Movers, the other bandmembers began calling him "Iggy" due to his association with the Iguanas. This previously unreleased track comes from early demo tapes and is evidently the first song recorded where he was the songwriter.
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
has also released a series of
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
s of unreleased Iggy Pop material named after this band, called the Iguana Chronicles. "Be Careful With Your Car-Full" (track 4) by the Royal Shandels (Don Gladden, Ron Oswalt, Jeff White, Neil Williams and Carl Zenoni) was recorded in Detroit at Golden World for the
National Safety Council The National Safety Council (NSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public service organization promoting health and safety in the United States. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, NSC is a member organization, founded in 1913 and granted a congress ...
back in the days that
seat belts A seat belt, also known as a safety belt or spelled seatbelt, is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop. A seat belt reduce ...
were a fairly new addition to cars, and a bit before most mandatory seat belt laws were introduced. The M.S.C. wanted to encourage their use, and this was played on national AM radio for about two years.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Tempests: "Look Away" (Sevison) — rel. 1963 # The Saharas: "This Mornin'" (P. F. Sloan) # The Decisions: "Tears, Tears" (The Decisions) # The Royal Shandels: "Be Careful with Your Car-Full" (Don Gladden/Ron Oswalt) # The JuJus: "I'm Really Sorry" ( Rick Stevens) # The French Church: "Without Crying" (MacDonald/Cleary) — rel. 1966 # The Oxford 5: "
Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...
" (
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...
)


Side 2

# The Iguanas: "Again and Again" # The Beaubiens: "Time Passed" # The Bells of Rhymny: "She'll be Back" (Burdick/Parsons/
Dick Wagner Richard Allen Wagner (December 14, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American rock guitarist, songwriter and author best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Kiss. He also fronted his own Michigan-based bands, the Frost and the Boss ...
) # The Chessmen: "You Can't Catch Me" (Finchum/Motley/Evans/Griebe) # The French Church: "Slapneck 1943" (Spratta/MacDonald) # The Assortment: "Bless Our Hippie Home" (Fenstock/Roderie) # The Orange Wedge: "From the Tomb to the Womb" (I.S.P.)


Volume 20

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 20'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
; it is subtitled L.A., Part 4 and features recordings that were released in
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1'', ''
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 ''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. ...
'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3'' also showcase music from
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
; while two of the later CDs in the
Pebbles series ''Pebbles'' is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. Together with the companion '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties series'', the ''Pebbles series'' ma ...
, '' Pebbles, Volume 8'' and '' Pebbles, Volume 9'' feature bands from throughout
Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10029).


Notes on the tracks

A 10-inch vinyl album has recently been released of all of the songs by the Dovers, considered one of the finest
garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
bands. Both sides of the first single by the Human Expression are given on the '' Pebbles, Volume 10'' LP and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3''; this song is the
B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...
from their second single. The Mugwumps are not the
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
band called the Mugwumps that helped spawn
the Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group that recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968, with a brief reunion in 1971. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Formed in New York C ...
and
the Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful is a Canadian-American folk-rock band formed in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1964. The band were among the most popular groups in the United States for a short period in the mid-1960s and their music and image influ ...
. Note: That is my band Aftermath on the cover, but the track is not us..Its a studio track, and we never recorded 'Gloria' except on a home recorder..we knew the words better than this, but its ok.. Aloha from Bradley


Track listing


Side 1

#
Rain Rain is a form of precipitation where water drop (liquid), droplets that have condensation, condensed from Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is res ...
: "E.S.P." ( Larry Self) — rel. 1966 # The Mugwumps: "Bald Headed Woman" (
Shel Talmy Sheldon Talmy (August 11, 1937 – November 13, 2024) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger, best known for his work in England in the 1960s with the Who, the Kinks, and many other artists. Talmy arranged and produced hits ...
) # The Green Beans: "Who Needs You" (Grieger/Bozile) #
The Gigolos ''The Gigolos'' is a 2005 British comedy film directed by Richard Bracewell, starring Sacha Tarter, Trevor Sather and Ben Willbond alongside Susannah York, Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence and Siân Phillips. Bracewell's debut feature, ''Th ...
: "She's My Baby" (Hutman) # The Human Expression: "Calm Me Down" (Jim Foster/Jim Quarles) #
The Rumblers ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...
: "Don't Need You No More" (A. Lloyd/W. Matteson) #
Aftermath Aftermath may refer to: Companies * Aftermath (comics), an imprint of Devil's Due Publishing * Aftermath Entertainment, an American record label founded by Dr. Dre * Aftermath Media, an American multimedia company * Aftermath Services, an America ...
: "
Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins ...
" (
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...
)


Side 2

# The Agents: "Gotta Help Me" (Richards/Todd/Marky/Shay) — rel. 1965 #
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: "It's Hard to Hide" (G. Likens) #
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: "Open Your Eyes" (G. Blake) # The Bees: "Forget Me Girl" (Robert Zinner) # The Dovers: "The Third Eye" (The Dovers) — rel. 1966 # The No-Na-Mees: "Just Wanna Be Myself" ( Doug Wareham) # The Last Word: "Sleepy Hollow" (Berry Abernathy)


Volume 21

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 21'' (subtitled ''Ohio, Part 2'') is a
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in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
. ''
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9 ''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. ' ...
'' is an earlier volume in the series that features bands from this state. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
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(as #AIP-10030).


Notes on the tracks

The "S. Owsley" reference as the songwriter for the song by The Wild Thing—slang for
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, by the way—is an apparent reference to
Owsley Stanley Augustus Owsley Stanley III (January 19, 1935 – March 12, 2011) was an American-Australian audio engineer and clandestine chemist. He was a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area hippie movement during the 1960s and played a pivotal role ...
; while the song title is a reference to
LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German ; often referred to as acid or lucy), is a semisynthetic, hallucinogenic compound derived from ergot, known for its powerful psychological effects and serotonergic activity. I ...
.


Track listing


Side 1

# Richard Pash & the Backdoor Society: "I'm the Kind" (Dull/Pash) # The Unknown Kind: "Who Cares" (Marren/Blechler) # It's Them: "Baby I Still Want Your Lovin'" (Steve Welkom) -- rel. 1966 # The Epics: "White Collar Home" (Richards/Knox/Miller) # The Endless: "Prevailing Darkness" (J. McAtee/R. McAtee) # The Endless: "Tomorrow's Song" (J. McAtee/R. McAtee) # The Beau Denturies: "Straight Home" (Burnman/Harriman)


Side 2

# The Pictorian Skiffuls: "In Awhile" (Smith/McIntosh) – rel. 1965 # Baron Thomas & the Blue Crystals: "Tension" ( Baron Thomas) #
The Panics The Panics are an indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. History 2000–2006: Band formation and LittleBigMan Records The band started out while Jae Laffer (then known by his act ...
: "Treat Me Right" ( Don Feldman) #
The Hazards The Hazards are a mountain range located in the Freycinet National Park on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. The range is positioned between Coles Bay and Wineglass Bay and are said to be named after a local whaler, African-American Captai ...
: "Tinted Green" ( Jason C. Lee) # The Wild Thing: "A.C.I.D." ( S. Owsley) # The Four O'Clock Balloon: "Dark Cobble Street" (Sheppard) – rel. 1967 #
The Young Generation Douglas William Squires (16 February 1932 – 21 May 2023) was an English choreographer, known best for his work in television from the mid-1950s. He was born in Nottingham. Squires died on 21 May 2023, at the age of 91. Choreography The group ...
: "Paperback Minds" (McCain/Simoson/Brink)


Volume 22

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 22'' (subtitled The South, Part 2) is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in the South excluding Texas (which is covered in 5 separate volumes). '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 8'' is an earlier volume in the series that features bands from these Southern states. This album was released in 1985 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10031).


Notes on the tracks

Evil Enc. Group (also known as Evil Encorporated) is a
west Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
band; these two cuts (from their first of two singles) made it onto '' Essential Pebbles, Volume 2''.Evil Enc. was from Oak Hill, WV not from Beckley, WV. They only recorded in Beckley. Daze of the Week is actually from
Tacoma Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, northwest of Mount ...
, Washington, not
Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
as the liner notes on this album claimed. The band was active from 1966 to 1967 and put out one single in a very limited release.


Track listing


Side 1

# Daze of the Week: "One Night Stand" (Gregg Gagliardi) — rel. 1966 # Dick Watson 5: "Cold Clear World" (Dick Watson) # The Nomads: "Time Remains" (Fontenot/Doucet) # Creatures, Inc.: "Letters of Love" (Christie/Phillips) # Evil Enc. Group: "Hey You" (Gent/Micheal/Dunlap/James) # Evil Enc. Group: "The Point Is" (Gent/Micheal/Dunlap/James) # The Flys: "Reality Composition No. 1" (The Flys)


Side 2

# The Counts IV : "Spoonful" (
Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) — rel. 1967 # Jimmy & the Offbeats : "Stronger than Dirt" (T. Guarino/B.G. Fussell/D. Short) # Jimmy & the Offbeats: "
I Ain't No Miracle Worker "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" is a song by the American garage rock band, the Brogues, written by Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz, and released as the group's second and final single on Challenge Records, in November 1965 (''see'' 1965 in music). ...
" (Nancie Mantz/
Annette Tucker Annette May Tucker is an American songwriter, who found success in the 1960s as co-writer of songs for The Electric Prunes (" I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", "Get Me to the World on Time"), The Brogues (" I Ain't No Miracle Worker"), The ...
) # The Rondels: "One More Chance" (The Rondels) # Rick & Ronnie: "Don't Do Me this Way" # The 5: "I'm No Good" # The Countdowns: "Cover of Night" (Don Griffin/Don Strickland)


Volume 23

''Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23'' (subtitled Texas, Part 5) is the final
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in the
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series right The ''Highs in the Mid-Sixties'' series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s.Richie Unterberger, Highs in the Mid-Sixtiesat Allmusic This series ...
, featuring recordings that were released in
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12'', '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13'', and '' Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17''. This album was released in 1986 as an LP by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Reco ...
(as #AIP-10038).


Notes on the tracks

Gaylon Latimer made a total of four
singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...
in 1965 and 1966; three were in the name of Gaylon Ladd, but one was made with Bob Sharp under the name Bob & Gaylon. "Repulsive Situation" was not included on any of the four.


Track listing


Side 1

# The Wind: "Don't Take Your Love Away" (L. C. Johnson) # The Lost Generation: "Let Me Out" (Rhodes/Keating) # Gaylon Ladd: "Her Loving Way" ( Gaylon Latimer) — rel. 1965 # Kenny Wayne & the Kamotions: "A Better Day's a Comin'" ( Kenny Wayne Hagler) # Larry Mack: "Last Day of the Dragon" (
Larry Stanley Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams. Biography Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Stanley made his first ap ...
) — rel. 1966 # Wilshire Express: "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)" (
Denny Laine Brian Frederick Hines (29 October 1944 – 5 December 2023), known professionally as Denny Laine, was an English musician who co-founded two major rock bands: the Moody Blues and Wings. Laine played guitar in the Moody Blues from 1964 to 1966 ...
/
Mike Pinder Michael Thomas Pinder (27 December 1941 – 24 April 2024) was an English rock musician. He was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the rock group the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's nint ...
) # Jimmy C. & the Chelsea Five: "Leave Me Alone" (S. Celsur)


Side 2

# The Blox: "Hangin' Out" (R. Turner) # Gaylon Ladd: "Repulsive Situation" ( Gaylon Latimer) # Sterling Damon: "Rejected" (M. D. Gilmore) — rel. 1966 # The Shayds: "Search the Sun" (S. Bailey) # The Children: "Enough of What I Need" (B. Ash/ Quillian Marechal) #
Sweet Smoke Sweet Smoke was an American rock music, rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1968. The group moved to Europe in 1969, living in Germany, and performing in Germany, the Netherlands and France until 1974 when the band split up. Initially, som ...
: "Morning Dew" (T. Rose/B. Dobson) — rel. 1968


References

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