
Back again with more US Garage gems after our last set that was posted not even 2 month ago. Which means, the river of uncompiled nuggets might be a creek now but is still running. Again, you’ll meet all unknown / forgotten / underrated bands and artists (except Steve Alaimo, and Bobby Comstock, RiP), and you’ll also hear a few unreleased acetates, and audio clips from TV shows. This set features 3 groups of the same moniker (Escorts, Continentals, Hi-Boys), thought they’re all different combos. As usual, we start in the pre-Beat era of the early 60s with some tunes I file under “Garage”, and we stop our expedition in 1968, so the all over sound is quite rough and a-kickin’, no lame tear teasers and folk ballads here. Finally we have to thank all you tubers listed in the booklet who generously decided to share their treasures, especially some 60s Beat aficionados as Jane DeNeefe, Scott Johnson, Justin C, downstate sounds, Linda Lee, and lexingtunes (Shawn Chambers of the lexingtunes site has written a good book on “The Vinyl Years of Central Kentucky"), For the rest, I’m still wondering if The Bifocals you see on the cover are all wearing the same black rimmed spectacles, or is it some window pane joke glasses. I’m afraid, we will never know…
01/ Continentals - Thunderbird (on TV) - US, NY
02/ Steve Alaimo & Redcoats - Blue Fire - US, FL
03/ Continentals - Troubles and Heartache - US, AL
04/ Jack Scalese & Escorts - Make love to me - US, CA
05/ Four-Evers - (Say I Love You) Doo Bee Dum - US, NY
06/ Mark Valentino - Jivin' At The Drive - In - US, PA
07/ Bifocals - If - US, NY
08/ Bobby Comstock - Right Hand Man - US, NY
09/ Bobby Comstock & Counts - Shotgun Sally - US, NY
10/ Shattertones w/ Huey Landry - Hi Ho Silver - Papa ohh ma ma (live on TV) - US, IL
11/ Panics - I don't kno^^w why - US, TX
12/ Hi-Boys (Combo) - Some Man (Other than me) - US, AL
13/ Escorts - Gloria (live) - US, VA
14/ Escorts - Treat Her Right (live) - US, VA
15/ Sharades - Wild About Your Lovin' - US. PA
16/ Sharades - It's groovy Day - US. PA
17/ Sir Arthur & Company - Next Time - US, KY
18/ Sir Arthur & Company - She's still on my mind - US, KY
19/ Johnny McCullough & Four Seasons - '55 Chevy - US, ?
20/ Lord Charles & Prophets - Mojo Hand - US, CA
21/ Other Side - Come See About Me - US, FL
22/ Hi-Boys - Girl's In The Groove - US, PA?
23/ Changing Times - Free As The Wind - US, NY
24/ Golden Tones - I Watched - US, PA
25/ Strange Brew - Union Man - US, ?
26/ Raghoos - Mrs. Tree - US, NY
27/ King Biscuit Entertainers - King Biscuit Entertainers - Priscilla Brown - US, WA
28/ Baroque Monthly - I'll Be Lonely - US, OH
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