For me its the first or very early LP's of: Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South" Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer" and, Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
Dovers - She's Not Just Anybody (Miramar) Squires - Going All The Way (Atco) Knightsbridge - Make Me Some Love (Sea Ell) Human Expression - Calm Me Down (Accent) Bad Seeds - A Taste Of The Same (J-Beck) Herd - Things Won't Change (Octopus) Wailers - Out Of Our Tree (Etiquette) Emperors - I Want My Woman (Sabra) Adrian Lloyd - Lorna (Charger) We The People - You Burn Me Up And Down (Challenge)
@whostolethebatmobile wow, I feel like I must be alive but in a different universe. Never heard any of that music. Where am I?
I am shamefully ignorant, so I checked all of these out (except one I couldn’t find). This is all pre music history to me. (I was young and very sheltered...). Great stuff on that list. I especially liked the Knightsbridge. What ever happened with them?
Dr. John - The Night Tripper (not Gris Gris, it's a compilation I found in the used bin at the record store) The Cranberries - In The End (pretty cranberry colored vinyl, not so great of a pressing) Love - Revisited (great compilation, great sound quality!)
Nick Heyward - North of a Miracle - original pressing - I have to admit that I am not nutso about the performance but the recording and production are amazing. SQ EX, dynamics EX, low-end killer, it is worth checking out as you can find copies for pennies on eBay.
Glad you like the records on my list. You can find out about those records and 15,000 similar ones in Mike Markesich’s book "Teenbeat Mayhem" available from Priceless Info Press (which is Mike himself). It’s the most accurate info available about USA ’60s garage rock. It took Mike 25 years to collect the info, mostly from sources like the Library of Congress, before the internet existed. He also travelled all over the USA visiting the world’s top garage rock record collectors to get info on the rarest and most obscure 45s. The records are also rated for greatness by 12 experienced collectors. The 500 color record labels in the back of the book are mostly scans from my 45 record collection (95%).
Knightbridge is a killer. They were from Odessa, Texas. They recorded that song in Feb. 1968. The Houston record label Sea Ell took their name from CL Milburn, the label owner who also co-wrote "Make Me Some Love".
Most did not record LPs. Maybe less than 200 of the 15,000 garage rock combos who released 45s, went on to release an LP. Only about 50 of them broke through to any kind of regional or national success via an LP release. 13th Floor Elevators, Shadows Of Knight, Question Mark & The Mysterians, Blues Magoos, Chocolate Watch Band, Remains, are a few notable sucessful examples.
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