60s (mostly) uncomped

¡Hola muchachos y muchachas! I have to ask pardon to my Spanish friends, since it’s a very long time I’ve published a collection of rare Spanish Beat. (UC080 El lado Espanol, in 2016).Anyway, here’s a triple set I hope you’ll dig. I’m particularly happy I’ve found quite a few of never considered groups and underrated / unknown artists plus many uncomped tracks by the better known ones. Quite exceptionally, I’ve ripped a few tracks off some anthologies by Rama Lama Records and Munster Records which are doin’ a great job over there and I hope you’ll order out of their catalogs. As you’ll note, many groups are from the Catalan region (which claims independency, right now), and many hail from the Spanish islands such as Mallorca and Gran Canaria. Unlike most other nations (such as France where 80% of the recording artists hail from - or at least recoded In - Paris), Spanish groups not only gave concerts in the bigger cites but regularly played the clubs, hotels and touristic facilities of the Spanish Islands and the Costa Brava. You will hear some special chord changes (E—F – G) that are based on the Flamenco and deliver a “classical” Spanish approach appreciated by both locals and tourists. Finally, I’ve thrown some of the wackier sounds on the Tapas-buffet, and I hope you won’t mind to end up in a joyful, brass-fired carnival march. Espero que disfrutes! Olè !

CD#1
01/ Sonor, Los - Hippy Hippy Shake
02/ Top-Son, Los - Oh Pretty Woman
03/ Tonys, Los - Ya Tengo Todo
04/ Telstars, Los - Algún día nos volveremos a amar
05/ Telstars, Los - Una dia tu
06/ Cefe y los Gigantes - No es verdad
07/ Micky y los Tonys - Pretty Baby
08/ Alex y los Findes - Voy Voy
09/ Cinque Del Este, Los - Ole La Yenka
10/ Cinque Del Este, Los - Satisfacion
11/ Duo Dinamico - Lina
12/ De La Torre, Los - Fans
13/ Grupo 15 - El Olé
14/ Gatos Negros, Los - Raska - Yu
15/ Botines, Los - No me importan tus miradas (film clip)
16/ Wikingos, Los - La Loca
17/ Miguel Rios - Antimusical
18/ Sirex, Los - El Mundo En Navidad
19/ Sirex, Los - Eternidad
20/ Cinc Diablos, Los - Tu Mirar
21/ Aguilas Reales, Los - La Ruina
22/ Aguilas Reales, Los - Alma perdida
23/ Comodines, Los - Mil Millas De Sueños
24/ Géminis, Los - Mony Mony
25/ Géminis, Los - Corre Joe Corre
26/ Trons, Els - Ven a mi

CD#2
01/ Joe & Jaguars - Kansas City
02/ Tony Ronald & Kroners - Boys
03/ Top-Son, Los - Jersey Azul
04 Beats - One after 909
05/ Beats - Vamos esta noche a bailar
06/ Tony - Jo sé dun lloc
07/ Alex y los Findes - Por tu amor
08/ Bohemios, Los - El voltaje
09/ Bohemios, Los - Yo soy un ombre del campo
10/ Kurt Savoy & Roberts - Llamando A Tu Puerta
11/ Rangers, Los - Muy lejos de aqui
12/ Rangers, Los - Tu Amor De Ayer
13/ Grupo 15 - Lluvia
14/ Xocs, Els - Tot negre
15/ Ricky's, Los - Sonrisas
16/ Javaloyas, Los - Has pasado a la historia
17/ Javaloyas, Los - Quiero que me quieras
18/ Ramon Cinq - La Ratita
19/ Ramon Cinq - Mantenga la luna limpida
20/ Griffos, Los - La Garra
21/ Griffos, Los - Pobre Ombre
22/ Pirombodas, Los - Sin Palabras
23/ Pirombodas, Los - Te esperaré
24/ Crinch, Los - I can't stand it
25/ Prou Matic - Para pa pa
26/ Rafa - Recuerdos para un verano

CD#3
01/ Micky y los Tonys - Te Cambiare Por Una Mejor
02/ Tony Ronald & Kroners - Twist amor
03/ Flaps, Los - Dèjala, Déjala
04/ 4 Gats, Els - Tenim un temps
05/ Beta Quartet, Los - Let's go
06/ Beta Quartet, Los - En tu brazos
07/ Brisks, Los - Esperando
08/ Brisks, Los - Si mañana será así
09 Alex y los Findes - We got to get out of this place
10/ Protones, Los - Marmol, Piedro, Hierro
11/ Agnis, Los - Muchacho De Nuestra Epoca
12/ Murcielagos, Los - Satisfaccion
13/ Grupo 15 - Loco por ti
14/ Pepes, Los - Piensa en mí
15/ Pepes, Los - Tú tienes que volver
16/ Rocking Boys, Los - No se
17/ Rocking Boys, Los - Quiero que me quieras
18/ Sirex, Los - Sí, lo hice por tí
19/ Cinq Xics, Els - Tiene Los Ojos Azules
20/ Cinq Diablos, Los - Amastes
21/ Angeles, Los - No pienses
22/ Brincos, Los - Amiga mia
23/ Sixfer's, Los - Esperaré
24/ Brujos, Los - Vuelve Pequeña
25/ Canaries, Los - You be
26/ Géminis, Los - La Lluvia

Tasty tapas in comments!

Vols, 1, 2, 3
https://archive.org/details/UC173NonGarage
VOls. 4, 5, 6
https://archive.org/details/UC230Intro
Vol. 7

https://archive.org/details/UC277NonGarage7CD1

De nuevo: Beat de España, all tracks uncompiled and selected from 25 original EPs recorded by the better known groups between 1963 and 1967. Spanish EPs came with glossy 4c-picture covers but usually, and unfortunately, they featured 1 commercial (hit?) track, 2 much softer (ballads?, kitsch?) songs and in most cases just 1 song that better reflects the group’s true spirit and original song list they played from at concerts. I tried to pick those last ones, skipped most of the many (Beatles, Stones, etc.) cover versions and the overall hearing experience sounds fresh and fabulous, at least to my ears. As I mentioned before, many of the tracks were reissued and anthologized by Munster Records and Rama Lama Records and others, and I’m sure you will browse through their catalogs to order more of your own fave groups. Huge thanks go out to the runner of youtube channel 33 45 who posted all of the EPs (at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn98MWp5GVAyyJIW0Lip8iw/featured) ; you will find more interesting stuff in his list. De nuevo: disfrutes, chicos y chicas!

01/ Pekenikes, los - Bastante duro
02/ Lone Star - My Baby
03/ Lone Star - Dime se me quieres
04/ Tony Ronald & Kroners - Betty Jean
05/ Micky & Tonys - Bailando Surfin'
06/ Micky & Tonys - Hay tantas chicas en el mundo
07/ Sirex, Los - Quierso ser dichoso
08/ Lone Star - Nunca te olvidare
09/ Pekenikes, los - Es mejor oldivar
10/ Pekenikes, los - Eso Fué Tu Amor
11/ Lone Star - Yo Lloro (I'm cryin')
12/ Duo Dinamico - El Olé
13/ Duo Dinamico - Cuanto más lejos estoy
14/ Gatos Negros, Los - Ring Dang Doo
15/ Pekenikes, los - Linda chica
16/ Pekenikes, los - Una vez màs
17/ Sirex, Los - San Caorlos Club
18/ Pekenikes, los - La gitana
19/ Pekenikes, los - No te molestes
20/ Pekenikes, los - Estoy bien
21/ Pekenikes, los - Nadie come tu
22/ Lone Star - De Día Y De Noche
23/ Lone Star - Compennsòn
24/ Pekenikes, los - El Tururururu
25/ Pekenikes, los - Tengo una muñeca
26/ Pekenikes, los - Por qué no me haces caso
27/ Lone Star - Alrededor De Este Mundo
28/ Tony Ronald - Russian Spy and I
29/ Alex & Findes - Pdesadila si final
30/ Cinque del Este, Los - Triste vida

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Salut, mes copains! Someone asked for it, so here’s more rare and solid beat from Canadian groups and artists. For a bug of my scanner, the printout of the booklet came out in faded colors like light green and ice blue which create a perfectly "Cool" look. You might be familiar with some of the ensembles presented here, especially if you’re Kanukistan resident, still I hope you don’t get bored by some repeaters. Also, I’ve found some unissuied “live" recordings (fake and real live!) that put some pepper on the steak. Plus , inevitably, a few French language versions that deal quite well with the originals, even if the Green Tambourine morphs into a Little Martian. Enjoy the Canadians!
PS. You should say thanks to all bloggers ad youtubers I mentioned in the booklet, especially Benjamin Shulman and lesdemsoul bramhs
PPS: I have posted re-ups of Cool Canada Vols. 1 -3, see comments

01/ Daniel Giraud - La JBenjamin Shulman eunesse
02/ Daniel Giraud - Vingt Ans
03/ Classels, Les - Twist and Shout
04/ Quatre Flames, Les - Mohair Sam
05/ Gants Blancs, Les - J'ai fait le serment
06/ Mykels, Les - En Attendant
07/ Aristocrates, Les - Va plus loin
08/ Dalcos, Les - 17 ans
09/ Excentriques, Les - Le Fer Le Marbre Et l'Acier
10/ Fallen Leaves - Baby You're A Fool
11/ Megavolts, Les - 100,000 Volts
12/ Mousses, Les - Oh Non (from TV)
13/ Nautiques, Les - Que peut elle bien faire
14/ Sextans, Les - Ils aiment la vie
15/ Sextans, Les - L'amitié
16/ Silhouettes, Les - Tambourine Vert
17/ Stags - You know he did
18/ Tony Roman Cinq - Mickey's Monkey
19/ Mersey's, Les - Si tu m'aimes
20/ Mersey's, Les - T'en fais pas Jacques
21/ Intrigantes, Les - La Justice (White Rabbit)
22/ Gants Blancs, Les - Je Le Sais Bien
23/ Northwest Company - Good Lovin' (live on TV)
24/ Northwest Company - Nobody but me (live on TV)
25/ Northwest Company - Too Much Talk and Not Enough Action / Hey Bunny (live on TV)
26/ Seeters, Les - Je T'Attends
27/ Cardan, Le - Les Yeux de Velours
28/ Five Man Cargo - Why Can't I Get You
29/ Mersey's, Les - L'amour et la paix

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Master Monster J.R. Williams, infamous for his terrifying art and his wacky (instro - ) compilation series, wrote me: “… I never shared this online...it's an extra -large file, which I created as a pledge drive premium for WFMU radio. You’re certainly welcome to share your selection at your page”.
So from 100+ tracks I have selected those missing in my archive, and put it all to 2 CDs , and the roary result is AMAZING! Of course, it’s an homage to Davie Allan, overdue and well deserved. I think he's one of the 3 top guitar players (with Chuck B and George Harrison), always creating along the main melody line, never predictable, never banal, sometimes over the top sometime warm and elegant, with sounds that range from deepest Fuzz to Cristal Clear, and from sitar to frog sounds. I guess no other guitar player can show off such variety. Probably, the fact there was no objective to deliver HITS, broadened the scope and opened his playing to (private) fun. A lot of merits go to his band, his sound engineer and his producer, of course. I’m sure you ‘ll dig a weird soundtrack, and the original promo spots will add some chili to the maniac meal! Biker flic fiends be warned! We don’t take prisoners! (we’ll eat them!)

Here’s the original introduction notes by JR Williams himself (from wfmuichiban.blogspot):
“As far as I know there has never been a comprehensive collection of music from these particular genres of film. For twenty years or so the only way to hear many of these tracks was via playing the original vinyl releases. In 1988 the Blast First label released British artist Savage Pencil’s LP compilation ANGEL DUST: MUSIC FOR MOVIE BIKERS. Some time later, US artist Jim Blanchard put together a similar collection on CD - R titled EAT MY ANGEL DUST! BIKER SOUNDTRACK ESSENTIALS: 1966 - 1971. A number of original soundtrack albums from biker - related films have subsequently been re - released on CD. Enthusiasts like myself who’ve wished to expand their collections have pretty much had to seek out the individual albums (either on vinyl, CD, or as digital files), then pick and choose the more outstanding tracks (in my opinion, many of these soundtracks have only one or, at most, a few worthwhile tracks included on them). With this collection I’ve attempted to flesh out the material included in the above mentioned compilations with more of the same, plus some additional tracks from thematically - related movie soundtrack LPs (and etc.) of the same cultural period. This isn’t meant to be a “definitive” collection on the subject, by any means, but is probably much more inclusive than anything previously available. A number of radio spot ads for appropriate films are also included here."

CD#1
She Devils on Wheels - instrumental
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Stompers
Davie Allan & Arrows - Mind Transferral
Arrows - Hellcats
Davie Allan & Arrows - Invasion
Arrows - The angry mob
Sidewalk Sounds - The loser's bar
Davie Allan & Arrows - Cody's theme
Davie Allan & Arrows - Blue's trip
Sidewalk Sounds - Pete's orgy
Davie Allan & Arrows - Skaterdater II
Davie Allan & Arrows - 13th Harley
Mike Curb - The Young World
Davie Allan & Arrows - Another cycle in Detroit
Harley Hatcher - Firewater
Sunrays - Hellcats (vocal)
Davie Allan & Arrows - Hole in the wall
Davie Allan & Arrows - Surfer's paradise
Davie Allan & Arrows - Devil's carnival
Davie Allan & Arrows - Skate Board Safari
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Born Loser's Theme
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Golden Breed

Cd#
Sidewalk Sounds - Theme from Thunder Alley
Sidewalk Sounds - Wild Racers Theme
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Angry Breed
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Stompers Patry
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Cycle Breed
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Stompers & The Souls
Davie Allan & Arrows - Rape
Davie Allan & Arrows - Pursuit
Arrows - The Checkered Flag
Davie Allan & Arrows - Wild in the Streets
Sidewalk Sounds - Dance Party
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Devil's Rumble
Davie Allan & Arrows - Devil's Angels
Davie Allan & Arrows - Skaterdater Rock
Davie Allan & Arrows - The Loser's Burial
Horsemen - Theme From Outlaw Riders
Davie Allan & Arrows - Wild Angels Chase
Davie Allan & Arrows - Theme from The Wild Angles
Orphan Egg (?) - We have already died
Sidewalk Sounds - The Sunset theme

Stabbed hippy corpses in comments

Back again in Garage land my friends, and you’ll wonder how many new nuggets still turn up. (actually, there’s no dead mines, you just have to get trough swamps of crap). As you might have noticed, I have broadened the limits of the definition slightly, also focusing on genres that others might tag differently (Rockabilly, R&B, Soul, Novelty, Pop…) but, at least to my ears, the tunes I selected all incorporate the genuine Garage stance (or, at least, bits of it, like Fuzz guitar or audience-cheers ) so are worth to be included.
Furthermore, I’ve added a good charge of live tracks and (live / lip sinc) TV and film clips plus some documentary footage excerpts that give my selection an extra kick, like add chili to the steak. Please be patient with the audio quality, still the urge comes through, I’d say. You might want to watch the video clips of the live trax, just digit group name and song title in your youtube browser. Also, all youtube channels and blogs I have ripped from are mentioned in the booklet attached. Thanks a lot chaps, and keep up you generous work. I hope you all will dig my selection.

CD#1
01/ Mark Five - Wampum (demo tape) - US, CA
02/ Nathaniel Mayer & His Fabulous Twilights - I Had A Dream - US, MI
03/ Passions - Mercy, Little Baby - US, TX
04/ Bobby Roberts & Ravons - I'm in love again - US, IL
05/ Ravons - Little Flirt - US, IL
06/ Hub Kapp & Wheels - Let's Really Hear It (For Hub Kapp) (live) - US, AZ
07/ Hub Kapp & Wheels - Boney Maronie - US, AZ
08/ Hub Kapp & Wheels - Little Volks - US, AZ
09/ Stan Beaver & Everglades - Chocolate Covered Hockey Puck - US, TN
10/ Challengers - Secret Agent Man - US, CA
11/ Prodigals - You Better Move On - US, ND
12/ Sinners - Steppin' Out (live onTV) - US, CA
13/ Sinners - Off the hook (live onTV) - US, CA
14/ Greek Fountains - Countin' the Steps - US, LA
15/ Kidds - Baby Let Me Follow You Down - US, ?
16/ Golden Medical Discovery - Under my Thumb (live on TV) - US, FL
17/ Lovin' Cohens - Shoily Klein - US, ?
18/ Mass Relief - Get off my life, woman (live on TV) - US, CA
19/ Charades - Left Wing Bird - US, TN
20/ 18th Edition - When You Love Someone (from TV) - US, NC
21/ English Leather Bann - Another Sunday - US, CA
22/ Sting-Rays of Newburgh - Friday's Gone - US, NY
23/ Ufo's - Hello World (from film) - US, NY
24/ Davey Jones & Dolphins - Hell Cats - US, CA
25/ Orphan Egg (?) - We have already died - US, CA

CD#2
01/ Davey Bee & Sonics - Linda Lee - US, ND
02/ Teen Kings - I Might Have Known - US, WI
03/ Rel-Yea's - You Know How - US, TX
04/ Davey & Dolphins - She Likes Older Boys - US, CT
05/ Kenny Young - Just a little bit better - US, NY
06/ Offbeats - You Know I Need You (on TV) - US, CA
07/ Chessmenn - It'll be - US, MA
08/ Spats - Baby Hold me tight (off TV) - US, CA
09/ Marquis - My Lovin' Baby - US, NC
10/ Jack & Rippers - The last Time - US, CA
11/ Outcasts - I Gotta Find Cupid - US, TX
12/ Third World - Do You Want To Laugh Or Cry (from film) - US, CA
13/ Skunks - Elvira - US, WI
14/ Deadbeats - Hungry Monday - US, NH
15/ Randy Torre & Libras - Warning you today - US, CA
16/ Edicates - You Can't Win (off TV) - US, OH
17/ Bondsmen - Shotgun - US, IL
18/ Rainmakers - The Treasure Of Your Love - US, CA
19/ Früt Of The Loom - A Little Bit Of Bach - US, MI
20/ Peppermint Trolley Co. - The Last Thing On My Mind - US, CA
21/ Skunks - When I Need Her - US, WI
22/ Skunks - It's too late - US, WI
23/ Sundown Collection - Grizzly Bear (on TV) - US, TX
24/ Conspiracy - Dream World - US, MI
25/ Conspiracy - With you - US, MI
26/ East - West Pipeline - Flaming Groovie - US, CA

Gems in comments

So we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel for the 8^th time, and you will hear more Beer Bietelz, Müsli Stompers and wigged out Wiener Würstchen. I only hope you don’t speak German, it wouldn’t help you in case you’re snobby with the tunes I collected. Mostly all are sung in the German language, many in best German Dada-English. Of course, scraping the barrel means you’ll dig up the usual cover versions, from Land of 1000 dances to Shotgun and from Wooly Bully to Dandy, many recorded for budget labels, some taped at parties. The rest of the harvest is tunes to file somewhere in between Schlager, Pop, Dance-music and Novelty records, hard to classify, hard to appreciate, that is unless you’ve got some kind of a wacky humor like me. In any case, (mostly) all recordings have never been compiled before or even were featured in anthologies, so there’s a good chance you’ll hear them here for the first time (and for sure you would have rejected most of’em in case your heard them on the radio in the 60s). I have added a few tracks that were included in D&J’s fab "Heimatliche Klaenge” series, thanks a lot buddies! More info on the unfortunate artists (plus a few comments) in the booklet attached. Thanks to all bloggers and youtube channels specialized in German Pop! Heidewitzka und Bier Ahoi!

01/ Team Beats - Quartermasters Stores (live ) - D
02/ Rickets - My Dear - D
03) Johnny Mohr - Ich tanz den Shake - D
04/ Johnny Mohr - Whole lotta shakin' goin' on - D
05/ Rocking Stars - Mean Woman Blues - D
06/ Rocking Stars - Jailhouse Rock - D
07/ Sheaps - Gotta love for tonight - D
08/ Bernd & Uwe Spier - Komm zu mir - D
09/ Bernd & Uwe Spier - Mir geht´s wunderbar - D
10/ Black Beats - Land of 1000 Dances (live) - D
11/ Top Ten All Stars - Don't back down - UK / D
12/ Richard Österreicher Quartett - WollyBully - D?
13/ Horst Krüger - Ich bin der Mann der dich liebt - GDR
14/ Black Stars - Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) - D
15/ Black Stars - Don't fight it - D
16/ Jerry & Jents - I know - D
17/ Ravers - DeadEnd Street - D
18/ Ravers - Matthew & Son - D
19/ Beatniks '62 - Beatniks Fns - AUS
20/ Beatniks '62 - Tag und Nacht - AUS
21/ Stern Trio, Das - Tag und Nacht - D
22/ Horst & Benno - Nanette - D
23/ She & Him - Need You (Mini - Mini - Moo) - D
24/ Monika Grimm - Strahler Küsse - D

01/ Uwe Spier - Hey Drummer Boy - D
02/ Club Gerry Friedrich - Holiday City (Surf City) - D
03/ Liverpool Beats - Memphis Tennessee - UK
04/ Wolfgang Frey - Do Wah Diddy Diddy - D
05/ Dynamites - I Wanna Be Your Man - CH
06/ Dynamites - Little Girl - CH
07/ Desperados - So sad - D
08/ Werner Gleich & Sharks - Durch die dunkle Nacht - D
09/ Werner Gleich & Sharks - Bitte ruf mich an - D
10/ Ghostmen - Shakin' all over (live) - D
11/Zaras - Ride your Pony - ESP
12/ Bill Soap & Dirties - Sha la la - D
13/ Shapes - Where Have All The Good Times Gone (live) - ?
14/ Uwe Spier - Shabarab - D
15/ Dynamites - Don't leave me behind - CH
16/ Ruby Rats - Ruby Soul - D
17/ Top Ten All Stars - If I needed someone - UK / D
18/ Top Ten All Stars - Look through any window - UK / D
19/ Generations - Around the world - D
20/ Pick-Ups - Dandy - D
21/ Beathovens - Sweet Musik - D
22/ Frank Farian - Ruby Baby - D
23/ Skaldowie / Skalden, Die - Du hast mich lieb - PL
24/ Christin - Wir machen Pop-Musik - D

…ein Verbindung in Komments!

Hail again to my spiritual guide, soul brother and inspiration aka the late The Lolly Pope, famous for his "Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium" compilations and his " Tommyknockers" installments. Doin’ this new selection I was feeling exactly like when we switched tracks and I would sometimes suggest some tunes to include. So I’m sure he will give his blessings and would have chosen each of the rare (and quite definitely uncomped!) Brit gems I am going to share with the devote community. In opposite to my last US Gems CD, this set sounds particularly British, at least I hope so. You’ll meet well known bands (like the Downliners Sect) who were published unbeknownst to them under a different name in Italy (The BlackPanthers), infamous punks who saw their recordings presented as "The Dave Clark Five", famous personalities like Elvis Costello’s own father (as "Frank Bacon"), pre Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull and Barkley James Harvest (forgive me, my Lolly Pope), the original Henry the VIIIth from 1961, Herman’s Hermits playing their asses off Live at the Cavern, (pardon my bad language by using the word “live”), plus a few audio tracks ripped off from private films and TV-shows. Many bands and artists I had never even heard of; probably the Lolly Pope would have shed some knowledge. As usual, this installment comes with a l0 pg libretto with more information and band pics everybody should humbly read during the Service. So take a deep dive down to the forgotten relics, praise the Lolly Pope above (and his devote servant, Ätzbischof Don Compilatius), and dig this new set of fresh Manna from the British Beat Vaults! Halleluyeah!

CD1
01/ Frank Bacon - Together
02/ Ricky Astor & Switchers - Chiquita
03/ Ricky Astor & Switchers - Hot Rod Ford
04/ Colorados - Who you gonna hurt
05/ Colorados - Lips are redder than you
06/ Peter Anathan - No More Love
07/ Peter Anathan - You Can't Stop Me Loving You
08/ Typhoons - Come on
09/ Typhoons - For your love
10/ Sundowners - Where Am I
11/ Black Panthers (Downliners Sect) - Comin' Home Baby
12/ Transatlantics - Hey Little Girl (In The High School Sweater)
13/ Transatlantics - Girl, You Are The One
14/ Mixture - One by One
15/ Brindley D. Spencer / Ken Smart - The Company I Keep
16/ Chances - R - Turn A New Leaf Over
17/ Chances - R - Do It Yourself
18/ Lilac Reactor - Mr. Hamlin
19/ Lilac Reactor - Shadows on My Wall
20/ Barkley James Harvest - Up with the sun
21/ Pidgeon Flyers - Keep On Sayen'
22/ Hill – Sylvie

CD2
01/ Gene Vincent & Sounds Incorporated - I’m Going Home To See My Baby
02/ Kenneth Cope & Breakaways - Why am I so shy
03/ [unknown] - Over and Over
04/ Joe Brwon & Bruvvers - Am Henry the Eighth I Am
05/ Herman's Hermits - Fortune Teller (live)
06/ Starlings - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)
07/ Gass - I don't know why
08/ Typhoons - Honey I need
09/ Typhoons - Here Comes The Night
10/ Renegades - Walking Down The Street
11/ Sounds Around - Sad Subject
12/ Transatlantics - So good
13/ Transatlantics - Nobody But Me (studio recording + excerpt live)
14/ Steve Rowland - I See Red
15/ Chocolate Watch Band - The Only One In Sight
16/ John Williams & Authentics - [unknown]
17/ Guy Darrell - Didn't I
18/ Fortunes - Fire Brigade
19/ Roulettes - To A Taxi Driver
20/ Gods - Somewhere In The Street
21/ Spice - What about the music
22/ [unknown] - Lullaby Lake

see comments for sounds

Alleluia, and Glory to the watcher of the Holy Vaults’ forgotten treasures, i.e. Don Compilatius myself, who succeeded in digging up 30 relicts I’m sure you’ll want to worship.
Part 4 starts in Italy and arrives – via Germany and the UK – in the US, so it might shed a good light on local differences of the genre. Italy, of course , is not only home of the Vatican but, moreover, had many pastors and parishes who understood the sign of the (Beat-) times giving their young disciples a chance to send out the message and hopefully recruit black sheep. Like it or laugh at it, it is that MESSAGE which inspires the musicians and gives the songs a special strength that differs from the Love, Dance&Romance formula. What also sets the xian groups apart is the fact that they do deliver JOY, at least, if you’re ready to receive their religious messages.
A similar promotion of Xian music happened in the Youth Clubs and Cathedrals in Germany, and mostly England, whereas the States leaned more on the acoustic, folky side but also knew how to merge in traditions close to Choir singing - mostly Gospel and Soul – and sometimes even the church organ!
It was not easy to separate the true from the fake, which means songs which carry a well felt religious content (i.e. the Message) vs. “God-help-me-get-my girl-back”-tunes which may also, in a much simpler way, express a religious content. To avoid remaining doubts I have featured a few of those, decide with devotion.
For the first time - and much like the great Late Lolly Pope used to do - I have incorporated some personal comments in the booklet since I hope they may be useful to accompany the holy libretto (don’t take them too seriously, tho’).
So get down on your knees, praise the Lord above, pray hard and ask redemption for your sins! HalleluYeah!

PS I have re-upped parts 1 - 3 plus 2 vols. of Beatlhem Highs plus UC057 The Xian Syde

01/ Alleluia, Gli - Gloria al Signore - I
02/ Giovanni Maria Rossi - Alleluia alla tua potenza - I
03/ Cris - Anche tu vedrai - I
04/ Emilio Campassi & Canaris - Lassu qualcuno mi ama - I
05/ Trovatori, I - Natus est - I
06/ Andrea Giordana & Samurai - Dies Irae - I
07/ Cliffters - Preghiera - I
08/ Clan Alleluia - Alleluia - I
09/ Clan Alleluia - La messa é finita - I
10/ Silvio Frine - Dio lo sa - I
11/ Massiel - ¡Aleluya! - ESP
12/ Gen Rosso - Deus Nasceu entre nos - CH
13/ Fietz Team - Warum den Kummer - D
14/ Fietz Team - Pharisäer - D
15/ Isabella Bond & Top Ten All Stars - I believe - SCT / UK
16/ Keynote Crusaders - Come back - UK
17/ Keynote Crusaders - Let me tell you - UK
18/ Keynote Crusaders - That's the way - UK
19/ Liverpool Raiders - Big story - UK
20/ Tony Mossop & Soulseekers - Where Could I Go - UK
21/ Manchester Grammar School Christian Music Group w/ Headen Jones - I haven't Time - UK
22/ We Seven - Can you find a way - US, TN
23/ [unknown] - It's a Good day - US, NC
24/ Louis Jordan - Amen Corner - US, CA
25/ New Prophets - Song of the Thankful - US, TX
26/ Opportunity Please Knock Chorus - All this talk about Freedom - US, IL
27/ Search Party - Speak to me - US, WI
28/ St. Pius X Seminary Choir - Get together - US, CA
29/ Our Generation - 11th Hour - US, NY
30/ [L'eco dei suoni] - Messa Beat - I

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I’m happy to see , as usual, girls and ladies from all parts of the globe have gathered here to bring you joy and happiness once again. Even if they sing about their Pekinese dog, I immediately get knocked off the barstool by their fascinating voices and timbres. Like their male counterparts, singing styles vary much ranging from innocent to sultry and from elegant to angry and fro sweet to rough (although they will never sound like BlueCheer, I hope). So the red thread that keeps this set together is the fabulous female voices, and I don’t care about when they were recorded (as long as in the 60s), where they came from and if they were black or white or otherwise colored. So, as usual, since each tune is a gem in its own right, you’ll get them in an alphabetical (not chronological) order which creates nice changes in the overall hearing experience. A few live tracks, and TV-clips, will add extra fun, I assume. Finally, I hope you can deal with this new herd of female animals (in case you’re a man) and you will welcome your soul sisters (in the very improbably case you’re a woman). Get with it, boys and girls, and let me know what is you favorite track!

CD#1
01/ Adriana - Ligue A Televisao - BRAZIL
02/ Aline - Cosa sarà di me – ITALY
03/ Atlantics - Send him to me - UK
04/ Brenda & Harmonics - La vida es tan hermosa - CHILE
05/ Cathy Warn - The Name Game - US, ?
06/ Cleo - A mes bottes - FRANCE
07/ Conchita Velasco - Beatnik - SPAIN
08/ Debs - My best friend - US, NY
09/ Dominique Michel - Ces Bottes sont faites pou marcher - CANADA
10/ Evie Sands - The Roll - US, NY
11/ Francoise Lemieux - Je veux rester seule avec toi - CANADA
12/ Honey & Bees - Don't hurt me - US, PA
13/ Jacline Guy - Ne lis pas cette lettre - CAN
14/ Jill Jones - Help me - US, CA
15/ Jumelles, Les - Dans les bois (on est bien) - FRANCE
16/ Karina & Jaguars - No esta bien - SPAIN
17/ Ketty Lester - Show me - US, CA
18/ Maria Wittek & Omega - Little man - HUNGARY
19/ Mini Molly - Un ricordo - ITALY
20/ Pascale Faubert - Ne siffle plus sous ma fenetre - CANADA
21/ Pixies Three - Your way - US, PA
22/ Rockin' Devils, Los - Te quiero - MEXICO
23/ Senka Velatanli - LjuBav Nij eigra - YUGOSLAVIA
24/ Sugar 'n' Spice - I got a man - US, PA
25/ Surfs, Les - Clac tape - MADAGASCAR / FRANCE
26/ Truly Smith - Love is me, Love is you - UK
27/ Twins, Les - Je ne pense qu’a lui - FRANCE
28/ Vency - C'est le seul - UK / FRANCE

CD#2
01/ Adrienne Poster / Adrienne Posta - Backstreet Girl - UK
02/ Anne Kern - Demain commeaujourd-hui - FRANCE
03/ Betty O'Brien - She'll be gone - US, ?
04/ Brigitte Bardot & Sacha Distel - La Bise Aux Hippies (off TV) - FRANCE
05/ Claire Syril - Ma porte - CANADA
06/ Clodettes, Les - Je M'endors - FRANCE
07/ Dalida - Je prefère naturellement - FRANCE
08/ Dedications - Mr. Taxi Cab Driver - US, CA
09/ Edda Ollari - C'è chi può - ITALY
10/ Foxes - Sould City - US, NY?
11/ Heather & Thunderbirds - Gotta see my Baby every day - SINGAPORE/ UK
12/ Hongthong Dao Udon - Huai A-Ba-Ni-Bi - THAILAND
13/ Jeanette Williams - I can't wait - US, OH?
14/ Jonna Jaye - He's Not Your Kind - US, PA
15/ Jumelles, Les - Pas si bien que toi - FRANCE
16/ Karina & Jaguars - Vaya, vaya - SPAIN
17/ Ladybugs - I saw him standing there (on The Ed Sullivan Show) - US, NY
18/ Mary Santpere & Vampiros - Como fieras - SPAIN
19/ Mission Belles - I need it now - UK
20/ Percells - What Are Boys Made Of - US, NY
21/ Rika Zarai - Chanson pour mon amour - ISRAEL / FRANCE
22/ Sandie Shaw - Che ragazzo matto - UK
23/ Sharon Cash - Fever - US, ?
24/ Sugar'n' Spice - Easy squeezin' - US, PA
25/ Sylvie Vartan - Ne le decois pas - FRANCE
26/ Twinkle - So sad - UK
27/ Utopias - Good friends forever - US, MI
28/ Wendy Colby - On Broadw

CD#3
01/ Alicia Granados - Mi Perrito Pequines - SPAIN
02/Annette - Rebel Rider - US, CA
03/Bobbilee Sisters - Wind It Up Fireball - US, VA?
04/ Caterina Caselli - Un homme en or - ITALY
05/ Clee's Five - No other man - BELGIUM
06/ Clodettes, Les - Touche a tout - FRANCE
07/ Debonairs - Everything I need - US, MD
08/ Dee - Lites - A Little Bit Of Heaven - US, ?
09/ Encarnita Ortiz - El primer piropo - SPAIN
10/ Francoise Hardy - Le temps de l'amour - FRANCE
11/ Helene April - Ta Vallèe - FRANCE
12/ Jacline Guy - Est - ce que tue le sais - CANADA
13/ Jessica James & Outlaws - Give her up baby - US, NJ
14/ Jonna Jaye - It's Your World - US, PA
15/ Karin Stanek & Czerwono - Czarni - Czekoladowy Krem - POLAND
16/ Karol Keyes - The Good Love, The Bad Love - UK
17/ Lynne Randell - That’s a hoe down –AUSTRALIA
18/ Michelle Sarna - Le train - FRANCE
19/ Monedas, Las - Fiesta - CHILE
20/ Pixies Three - 442 Glenwood Avenue - US, PA
21/ Roberta Mazzoni - Io di notte - ITALY
22/ Sarolta Zalatnay & Illes - Lehet jó, lehet rossz - HUNGARY
23/ Silvana Aliotta - Caro Johnny - ITALY
24/ Surfs, Les - Pourquoi pas moi - MADAGASCAR / FRANCE
25/ Tonia - Papa tes plus dans l'coup - BELGIUM
26/ Twinkle - Take me to the dance - UK
27/ Vanja Stojkovic - Nisam kao svi - YUGOSLAVIA
28/ Yolanda Robinson - Little Puss Sally - US, ?

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Welcome to the second volume of Japanese Covers from Flexis. Again, these versions deliver a fresh breeze on famous (and maybe too-much-heard) staples, and what really surprises me once again is the fact that it’s the obvious or slight differences of interpretation that make me understand the Genius of the original songs. Probably it’s because you learn better from faults than from perfectly done. I ’m aware none of the versions I collected can reach or even top the originals which, admittedly, would be a hard challenge. First of all, groups have to win the different cultural background, so results will probably be like asking a punk group to do Waterloo Sunset… Secondly, these covers were recorded harshly in no time, mostly with ad-hoc bands (you probably won’t find any info on), and published on Flexi-discs to give away as sweepstakes with mags, hairsprays and whatever more Japanese pop products. So be patient with bad quality of recording and production. Finally, Japanese musicians had to face the language barrier and they did this by opting for the "short cut"-strategy. Although they would hardly understand the words they sang, the message comes through anyway. I’m sure you will dig the funky dada-English which add extra fun to this set. I must say it was not easy to transliterate the Japanese writing into the Western alphabet, and some names of groups and artists are best guess, read Google translations. Moreover, I had to sort out youtube posts that actually are 80s karaoke amateur singer voicing over backing tracks from the 60s, and coming 99% close to the originals. Last but not least, huge thanks go out to youtube channel カヴァー天国 who posted mostly all of the ultra rare discs and sure is doin’ a unique job over there in Japan. But now, let’s all go to the Honda-Ship…

01/ Chrystal Echoes - 55 days of Peking
02/ Casey Asanuma - Little Honda
03/ Casey Asanuma - Please Mr. Postman
04/ Casey Asanuma - Rock'n'Roll music
05/ Casey Asanuma - Eight days a week
06/ Casey Asanuma - No reply
07/ Casey Asanuma - A hard day's night
08/ Chrystal Echoes - Please please me
09/ Chrystal Echoes - I want to hold your hand
10/ Cutie Q - Over and over
11/ Cutie Q - Written in the sky
12/ Cutie Q - Shippin' n' Chippin'
13/ Five Brothers - Eight days a week
14/ Five Brothers - No reply
15/ Highways - Suspicion
16/ Highways - Dynamite
17/ Highways - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
18/ Highways - I feel fine
19/ Highways - Game of love
20/ Highways - Catch us if you can
21/ Highways - I get around
22/ Highways - We've gotta get out of this place
23/ Highways - Bus stop
24/ Highways - Last train to Clarksville
25/ Highways - Mother's little Helper
26/ Highways - Paint it black
27/ Jyoji Tagawa - Movin'
28/ Hit Pearls - Little Honda
29/ Hit Pearls - Keep searchin'
30/ Hit Pearls - Slow down
31/ Hit Pearls - Kansas City
32/ Hit Pearls - Rock'n'Roll music
33/ Hit Pearls - Long Tall Sally
34/ Hit Pearls - This Diamond ring
35/ Hit Pearls - Eight days a week
36/ Koichi Kashiwagi - (Marie's thename) His latest flame
37/ Spiders - Bumble Bee
38/ Spiders - Catch us if you can
39/ Spiders - Mr. Tamourine man
40/ Spiders - Set me free
41/ Spiders - We've gotta get out of this place
42/ Jyoji Tagawa - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
43/ Tokyo Beatles - All Day And All Of The Night
44/ Tokyo Beatles - I can't stop
45/ Tokyo Beatles - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
46/ Tokyo Beatles - The last time
47/ Tokyo Beatles - Any way you want me
48/ Isao Odo - Don't let me be missunderstood
49/ Ike Hisashi - Paperback Writer
50/ Ike Hisashi - Stop the music

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It seems that the river (which might have become a creek) of never compiled 60s Gems is still running fine, since Vol. 41 was posted just a few weeks ago. You might have noticed that there were no more official compilations issued by the big labels in the last years and I’m not sure about the reasons why not to publish new comps with unheard recordings, like the ones I have fished in the net. Copyright issues? Avaricious hoarders who will never share their goodies? Bad audio quality? At any rate, I’m sure you will enjoy 30 more Gems, all uncomped, and all worth to be feature in a compilation with the Garage Gems title. You will meet unknown groups (tracks #1, Alias#1, Tight Little Unit), groups which were really another group (The Manchesters aka The Chartbusters), the One and Only Billy Shears (seems that’s really him!), and P.J. Proby’s hairdresser (track 30; James "Spider" Barbour). In between a few (more or less fake) live tracks from TV. Detailed (i.e scarce) info and flashy band pics in the booklet (Do you ever read them..?). Have fun y’all (and thank all youtube cannels I have mentioned in the booklet)!

01/ [unknown] - My Online - US, CA
02/ Echoes - A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird - US, NY
03/ Gentleman Jim & Horsemen - Sharon - US, OR
04/ Manchesters - She's My Love - US, KS
05/ Manchesters - Waiting for You - US, KS
06/ Manchesters - Come To Me - US, KS
07/ Cal York & Roamers - Treat Her Right - US, TN
08/ Dukes - Brown eyed hadsome man (off TV) - US, MS
09/ Fenways - Walk - US, PA

10/ Fenways - Hard road ahead - US, PA
11/ Fantastic Emanons - Sippy Sippy Sop Slop - US, WV
12/ Variations - Shake A Tail Feather - US, NC
13/ Changing Tides - I'm Cryin' - US, NJ
14/ King Bees - Four in the Morning - US, NY
15/ Gents - Mickey's Monkey (off TV) - US, ?
16/ Alias #1 - Rockin' Roll Boys - US, TN?
17/ Demotrons - Take this love I have - US, NY
18/ Odds & Ends - I'm a man live, (off TV) - US, NY
19/ Yonts Bros., Inc. - Come Back Baby - US, OH
20/ Yonts Bros., Inc. - Love Is a Game - US, OH
21/ Tight Little Unit - Down in New Orleans - US, TN
22/ Tight Little Unit - Maybe it's you - US, TN
23/ Mickey Buckins & New Breed - Silly Girl - US, AL
24/ Michael John - Goodbye Babe - US, MI
25/ Ragged Staff - I can see for miles - US, CA
26/ Girl Watchers - Lonely Avenue - US, OH
27/ Majestic - Love will find a way - US, GA
28/ Billy Shears & All Americans - Message to Seymour - US, ?
29/ Frank Fields & People - Man's gotto go somewhere - US, CA
30 /Spider - Blow Ya Mind - US, CA

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Part 12 starts off with a true gem: I Rokketti from Civitavecchia, a group that was made up of (mostly) minor boys (15yo+), recorded live by no other than Sirs Paul McC and George H at the Blaue Peter in Hamburg when they toured Germany for six (!) years time! The tape has been buried in the dreck since 1962 (!) and was found by a German girl friend of the group. Se leggete l’italiano, dovete assolutamente comprare il libro “I Rokketti – Da Piazza Padella alla Reeperbahn – Curzio Editore,scritto egregiamente da loro cantante / bassista MarioPaparozzi.
Most of the artists of this new set were unknown to me, whereas some tracks are picked by some “stars” who left the middle of the road to venture in the Beat-field. I have to thank my friends at the fb page BEAT & ROCK’N’ROLL ITALIANO who have signaled many unheard tracks. Finally, I hope you may speak Italian to understand the lines of the last track which exactly says what I wish for my own funeral, mostly re: my last wish to the girls, I.e. to promise “they’ll give to my friends what they never gave to me….” (feel included!)

01/ Rokketti, I - Don't go away (live in Hamburg)
02/ Johnny Morandi - Go Kart Twist
03/ Scotch - Zip-A-Dee-Du-Dai (UK)
04/ Jimmy Fontana - Non scherzare con il fuoco
05/ Ravers - Grazie tante
06/ Gene Guglielmi - I Capelli Lunghi
07/ Nik Casablanca & New Blues - Balliamo il chè chè chè
08/ Incriveis, Os - Piangi con me (BRZ)
09/ Planets - [Please come to me] (clip)
10/ Nuova Cricca, La - Stai su con il morale
11/ Ricky Gianco - Come una donna
12/ Hippies - L' inno degli Hippies
13/ Umberto Napolitano - Ferma la musica
14/ Dalton, I - Venus
15/ Marco Polo & Cinque del Sud - La Tua Ombra
16/ Carlo Danova's Group - Aah! Aah! Hazel
17 Tony Pulcini - Come Sarà La Mia Città
18/ Robbers - Se te ne vai
19/ Ennio Galli - La verità
20/ Giorgio Bertolani - Solamente lei
21/ Gepy & Gepy - Una strada
22/ Rinaldo Ebasta - Mille volte no
23/ Volti '70, I - Sono Libero
24/ Jo & Jenny's Group - Lady Cartwright
25/ Jo & Jenny's Group - Un santone Indiano
26/ Personaggi, Dei - Terra arida
27/ Ragazzi della Baia, I - Felicità lontana
28/ Peos, I - Il mio funerale

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I have updated my collection of exotic versions of Misirlou adding 5 more tracks at https://michaelvee.livejournal.com/63742.html?view=1882622#t1882622

This 4 pack is kind of a sequel to Wirtis’ "Rock centroamericano 60s & 70s" 4 CD collection, posted at garagelatino (http://garagelatino.blogspot.com/2017/01/va - rock - centroamericano - 60s - 70s.html#comment - form). (I think it’s still available). Except of that (and "Psycofasicos de Bolivia"), to my knowledge there has never been a compilation of Garage tunes from Middle America, the "minor" States (well, Bolivia ain’t exactly much minor), so all tracks you get here are uncomped. Initially, I wanted to call this set “Little Latin Losers” since bands from middle America had to face some tough hurdles. Musicians from el Centro were far away from the big record companies and recording studios in LA or elsewhere and had hardly a chance to use studio trickery. So you should not expect flashy drums, pumping organs and mindwrecking guitar sounds. They compensate this by using some strange instruments, much shouting during the recording sessions, and, eventually simply by tiddling with the volume knob during the master mixing, if there was any. Of course you’ll get a few Wooly Bullies and more cover versions, but the best, to my ears, are the many originals with some great melodies. I’m sure you will dig a deep dive in the 60s scene of Central America, when during the festivity day of the national patron people assisted processions with gay music of all kind. Enjoy! (Ps. I still haven’t discovered what "El Calambrina" means but it must have been a smash hit down there…)

pt. #1 CD #1
01/Beatniks, Los - Wolly Wolly - GUATEMALA
02/ Ricardo Alfonso & Rebeldes - Una Cosa Nueva - EL SALVADOR
03/ Teen Stars, Los - Incidente Callejero - HONDURAS
04/ Intocables, Los - La Calambrina - EL SALVADOR
05/ Intocables, Los - Que dificil es - EL SALVADOR
06/ Unidad Cinco, La - Amaneceré Sin ti (instro version) - GUATEMALA
07/ Corvets, Los - Dime que me Quieres - ECUADOR
08/ Corvets, Los - Satisfaction - ECUADOR
09/ Corvets, Los - Shake (Agitese antes de ponerse a bailar) - ECUADOR
10/ Corvets, Los - La balsa - ECUADOR
11/ Rockets, Los - El Monje Loco - NICARAGUA
12/ Rockets, Los - Sola - NICARAGUA
13/ Hollyboys, Los - Lo que yo quiero - EL SALVADOR
14/ Hollyboys, Los - Por que me hieres - EL SALVADOR
15/ Splendid, Los - A morir baillando - BOLIVIA
16/ Splendid, Los - Hagamos las Paces - BOLIVIA
17/ Hippies, Los - Dame dame amor bueno - ECUADOR
18/ Hippies, Los - Uno - ECUADOR
19/ Gatos, Los - Ven que estoy hirviendo - COSTARICA
20/ Gatos, Los - Boogaloo Indio - COSTARICA
21/ Mustangs, Los - Triunfar o fracasar - EL SALVADOR
22/ Grupo 606 - Nena, nena te quiero así - BOLIVIA
23/ Grupo 607 - No, no puede ser - BOLIVIA
24/ Daniel Chinchilla - Por Una Chic - GUATEMALA

pt. #1 CD #2
01/ Unidad Cinco, La - Jerico - NICARAGUA
02/ Red Socks, Los - Viaje a Las Estrellas - BOLIVIA
03/ Bonny Boys Hots, Los - Amazonia - BOLIVIA
04/ Bonny Boys Hots, Los - Ritmo A Go Go - BOLIVIA
05/ Bonny Boys Hots, Los - Te regreso - BOLIVIA
06/ Shakers, Los - [No me dicas de no] - NICARAGUA
07/ Vikingos, Los - A dos niñas - COSTARICA
08/ Terricolas, Los - Dicen cosas de Ti - GUATEMALA
09/ Terricolas, Los - Camina de frente - GUATEMALA
10/ Terricolas, Los - Un Tonto Feliz - GUATEMALA
11/ Terricolas, Los - Si Vuelves A Mi - GUATEMALA
12/ Terricolas, Los - Los Innocentes - GUATEMALA
13/ Spiders, Los - Vete con el - COSTARICA
14/ Spiders, Los - No debes confiar - COSTARICA
15/ Spiders, Los - Ya estoy aqui - COSTARICA
16/ Thunder Boys, Los - Dame oportunidad - COSTARICA
17/ Thunder Boys, Los - Sola - COSTARICA
18/ Thunder Boys, Los - 96 lagrimas - COSTARICA
19/ Thunder Boys, Los - Suzie Quiu - COSTARICA
20/ Saltos, Los - Mi amor por ti - EL SALVADOR
21/ Night Walkers - Come On Home - PORTO RICO
22/ San Miguel - La idea de vivr - EL SALVADOR
23/ Marquis, Los - Rompe el Ritmo - EL SALVADOR
24/ Opus 3 - El cocherito Lere - GUATEMALA

pt. #2 CD #1
01/ Red Socks, Los - Chauca 67 - BOLIVIA
02/ Red Socks, Los - Chica Ye Ye - BOLIVIA
03/ Red Socks, Los - Cicatrices - BOLIVIA
04/ Alex Dickinson & Jets - Te perdi - EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA
05/ Donkeys, Los - Sin respuesza - BOLIVIA
06/ Donkeys, Los - Ven Caliente Que Estoy Hirviendo - BOLIVIA
07/ Rollings, Los - Solo un poquito - NICARAGUA
08/ Rollings, Los - No Me Critiques - NICARAGUA
09/ Cometas, Los - La Plaga - EL SALVADOR
10/ Cometas, Los - Bajo El Sol - EL SALVADOR
11/ Blue Jets, Los - Mary - BOLIVIA
12/ Blue Jets, Los - Vuelve primavera - BOLIVIA
13/ Flintstones, Los - Deja esa Vida - BOLIVIA
14/ Sharks, Los - Sentimiento - BOLIVIA
15/ Beats, Los - Un mundo - EL SALVADOR
16/ Beats, Los - Que dice Tu Corazón - EL SALVADOR
17/ Beats, Los - Toda La Vida - EL SALVADOR
18/ Beats, Los - Ven y Dime (Bend me shape me) - EL SALVADOR
19/ Sacrificio - Nadie Como Yo - ECUADOR
20/ Hellions, Los - Complicated - NICARAGUA
21/ S.O.S., Los - Medalla - GUATEMALA
22/ Aftermads - Instrospection - PARAGUAYA
23/ Aftermads - Sweating Souls - PARAGUAYA
24/ X6, Los - Nau Nau - ECUADOR

pt. #2 CD #2
01/ Reyes Del Ritmo, Los - Fin De Semana - GUATEMALA
02/ Music Makers, Los - Chica cruel (demo) - NICARAGUA
03/ Daltons, Los - Hola Lulu - BOLIVIA
04/ Angeles Azules, Los - Wooly Bule - GUATEMALA
05/ Angeles Azules, Los - I feel good - GUATEMALA
06/ Playmet's / Playmates - No puede ser - COSTARICA
07/ Playmet's / Playmates - Yo la amo - COSTARICA
08/ Barracudas, Los - Alcanzalo - ECUADOR
09/ Barracudas, Los - La carta - ECUADOR
10/ Barracudas, Los - Negro es Negro - ECUADOR
11/ Barracudas, Los - Lo sè - ECUADOR
12/ Comets, Los - Tu Me Dijiste Adios - EL SALVADOR
13/ Indios, Los - Valeria - BOLIVIA
14/ Gay Crooners, Los - Subete a mi nube - PAN
15/ Gay Crooners, Los - Soul Man - PAN
16/ Loving Darks - Ven debajo de mi Bote - BOLIVIA
17/ Athomos, Los - Hey Hey - NICARAGUA
18/ Bad Boys, Los - Espejismo - NICARAGUA
19/ Black Cats, Los - Sucedera - EL SALVADOR
20/ Hellions, Los - No esperaba encontrarti - NICARAGUA
21/ Lovers - Es Interesante - EL SALVADOR
22/ Lovers - Muestrame (Show Me) - EL SALVADOR
23/ Lovers - New Orleans - EL SALVADOR
24/ Organized Confusion - Sinister Purpose - P RIC

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Good idea to collect the Embassy Beat tracks. Although 30 songs of Woolworth’s cash in label are present in my own collection, there’s 45 more that have never been compiled and are good fun hearing after 5o+ years. I remember my mother coming home from her shopping with a anonymous “I want to hold your hand” single she bought at Woolies. Of course, I soon found out that it was not the Beatles, so naturally I scorned it (eventually putting it on the record table many time when no one would watch). We know about the ID of the singers who had recorded for the label before (in a crooner style. mostly) , but who where the Typhoons, the Jaybirds the Starlings and the Beatmen? I guess we never will know, although some album liner notes from Embassy state the Typhoons were “Berry, John, Eddy and Danny“. (For sure, the Jaybirds were NOT the eponymous Nottingham band led by Alvin Lee, dear discogs). At any rate, they must have been true professional session men, as they had to cover bands from the Zombies to the Pretty Things and songs from "How do you do?"to "Anyway anyhow anywhere". They succeeded quite well with it, playing and singing in a stunningly fresh style, sometimes even topping the originals (like with “Everything’s alright", "Hubble Bubble", "I’m the one". “The Game of Love"), always close to the original hits although bringing in some sloppyness in playing which makes them sound iike a Punk band, in my ears . I doubt they had a chance to rehearse the songs in the recording studio as productions were done in a rush since the records had to be on the market within a few days. Maybe it’s those slight differences of interpretation that yield the listening fun. Embassy sold their products worldwide, from Canada to South Africa and from Sweden to even the Lebanon, so I wonder how many people actually bought the singles and EPs, internationally. Probably much more than the ones who bought Freddy and the Dreamers or The Mojos , and the Mindbenders, so the Embassy groups should have their place in the international hit charts. More of the scarce info on the Embassy label in the booklet attached, if you’re interested. But probably you’ll just like to go through the chronological row of (British) hits from 1963 to 1965 (some recorded in shortened versions , as 2 songs had to be pressed on each single side). I have listed 20 more tracks that are missing and I will add a fourth CD to the set if you send them to me. I hope you’ll enjoy the Best of the Budget Beat Hits!

CD#1
01/ Ray Pilgrim - Let's dance
02/ Ray Pilgrim - Some kinda fun
03/ Typhoons - Please please me
04/ Typhoons - From me to you
05/ Les Carle - Bo Diddley
06/ Ray Pilgrim - Twist and shout
07/ Typhoons - All my loving
08/ Mike Redway - Bad to me
09/ Typhoons - Come on
10/ Typhoons - Surf City
11/ Typhoons - She loves you
12/ Typhoons - Hello little girl
13/ Mike Redway - Don't talk to him
14/ Mike Redway - I'll keep you satisfied
15/ Ray Pilgrim - Do you love me?
16/ Typhoons - I want to hold your hand
17/ Typhoons - Money
18/ Ray Pilgrim & Beatmen - 5-4-3-2-1
19/ Typhoons - I'm In Love
20/ Les Carle & Beatmen - I'm the one
21/ Typhoons - Needles & Pins
22/ Typhoons - Stay
23/ Typhoons - Hippy Hippy Shake
24/ Jaybirds - Over you
25/ Typhoons - Bits and Pieces

CD#2
01/ Typhoons - Candy Man
02/ Jaybirds - Not Fade Away
03/ Jaybirds - You Can't Do That
04/ Typhoons - Can't buy me love
05/ Jaybirds - Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)
06/ Typhoons - Everything's alright
07/ Typhoons - Don't throw your love away
08/ Jaybirds - Baby Let Me Take You Home
09/ Mike Redway & Terry Brandon - Nobody I know
10/ Typhoons - You're no good
11/ Ray Pilgrim & Beatmen - Hold me
12/ Bobby Stevens (Ray Pilgrim) - Shakin' all Over
13/ Redd Wayne & Beatmen - On the Beach
14/ Typhoons - Tell me why
15/ Typhoons - I should have known better
16/ Typhoons - Tobacco Road
17/ Typhoons - A hard day's night
18/ Starlings - Thinking Of You Baby
19/ Ray Pilgrim - Have I the right
20/ Jaybirds - She's Not There
21/ Typhoons - You Really Got Me
22/ Ray Pilgrim & Beatmen - Together
23/ Typhoons - I'm Cryin'
24/ Typhoons - Um - um - um - um - um - um
25/ Jaybirds - All Day And All Of The Night

CD#3
01/ Terry Brandon & Beatmen - Don't Bring Me Down
02/ Typhoons - Little Red Rooster
03/ Starlings - Remember (Walkin in the sand)
04/ Jaybirds - What have they done to the rain
05/ Ray Pilgrim - Yeh, Yeh
06/ Typhoons - I feel fine
07/ Jaybirds - Go now
08/ Typhoons - Tired of waiting for you
09/ Typhoons - Baby please don't go
10/ Typhoons - The game of love
11/ Typhoons - Honey I need
12/ Typhoons - The last time
13/ Starlings - I Can't Explain
14/ Typhoons - For your love
15/ Typhoons - Here Comes The Night
16/ Typhoons - Ticket to Ride
17/ Typhoons - Bring it on home to me
18/ Typhoons - I'm alive
19/ Terry Brandon & Beatmen - The Price Of Love
20/ Jaybirds - Set Me Free
21/ Typhoons - Heart Full Of Soul
22/ Typhoons - Help!
23/ Jaybirds - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
24/ Jaybirds - Somebody Help Me
Bonus track
25/ Bobby Stevens & Kay Barry - Come outside

Budget renderings in comments

For the seventh time, back again in Germany and its Beat girls. Actually, more than solid Beat you have to go through a molasses of Schlager (= Hit) tunes you would expect to be played in a beer tent, or at the German Karnival. Nevertheless, I hope I’ve succeeded in picking some amazing songs I bet you’ll dig. We have to thank the girls and ladies from abroad (Bulgaria, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, UK) who give a helping hand. I was stunned that the tunes don’t need to be put in a chronological order, from 63 to 68, but sound fine just one after the other. Probably it’s the female voices that get me hooked all the time the girls deliver. So here they are, from Angelika to Ulla, in alphabetical order, waiting to bring you joy.

01/ Angelika Drache - Keine Musik für Mama - D
02/ Berti Glöckner - Immer nur die Anderen - D
03/ Berti Glöckner - Schreib mir keine Liebesbriefe - D
04/ Bibi Johns & Johnnies - Das möchte ich so gerne - SW
05/ Blondy - Charly will was - D
06/ Blondy - Happy Fatty - D
07/ Britt Kersten - So geht's nicht, mein Boy - GDR
08/ Claudia Höfer - Morgen kann schon alles anders sein - D
09/ Edna - Für mich ist Sonntag - D
10/ Elke Sommer - Oh How I love you - D
11/ Gaby Berger - Du bist nicht der Weihnachtsmann - D
12/ Gaby Berger - Ruf nicht gleich die Feuerwehr - D
13/ Gaby Vesper - Ein mal Eins ist Eins - D
14/ Gaby Dobra - Wärst du mein - BG
15/ Hansi Jochmann & Baisers - Wenn wir Hochzeit machen - D
16/ Jan Kanz - Immer die And'ren - D
17/ Ladies, Die - Stop die Liebe - D
18/ Li & Eve - Bestell ein Taxi - D
19/ Maria Martin - Die Boys vor meiner Tür - D
20/ Monika Kämmerer - Parken verboten - D
21/ Monika Kämmerer - So geht's nicht, mein Boy - D
22/ Peanuts - Heut abend - JP
23/ Peanuts - Schwarzer Peter - JP
24/ Regine & Boy - Hey Boy, Hey Girl - D
25/ Renee Martin - Was einmal war ist vorbei - D
26/ Sandie Shaw - Mir ist alles klar - UK
27/ Suzie - Du Du Du gehst vorbei - NL
28/ Sys Gregers - Sing a little song für mich - DK
29/ Twinkle - Tommy - UK
30/ Ulla Wiesner - Joe oder Johnny – D

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