Garage Rock — early 1960s, precursor to the peak of garage rock bands
19 songs — 50 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link Wray | Comanche | Epic 5-9321 | 1959 | June |
| The Frantics | Straight Flush | Dolton 002 | 1959 | May |
| The Adventurers | Excelsior | Jerden 105 | 1960 | fall |
| Nick & The Jaguars | Cool and Crazy | Tamla 5501 | 1960 | March |
| The Fendermen | Torture | Soma 1137 | 1960 | May |
| The Fendermen | Don’t You Just Know It | Soma 1142 | 1960 | August |
| The DeVilles | Searchin’ For Love | Jerden 107 | 1961 | January |
| Nero & The Gladiators | Entry of the Gladiators | Decca F 11329 | 1961 | February |
| Screaming Lord Sutch | Good Golly Miss Molly | His Master’s Voice POP 953 | 1961 | December |
| Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors | Scream | Surf 301 | 1962 | September |
| The Beatles | Money | Decca unreleased | 1962 | January |
| The Marksmen | Night Run | Blue Horizon 6052 | 1960 | August |
| The Ventures | Walk Don’t Run | Blue Horizon 101 | 1960 | June |
| The Pyramids | Penetration | Best 102 | 1963 | October |
| The Kingsmen | Haunted Castle | Jerden 712 | 1963 | June |
| Bobby Price & The New Dynamics | Oh I Like It Like That | Cuca J-1095 | 1962 | July |
| Chuck Sargent & The Ambassadors | I’m Afraid You’ll Put Me Down | Cuca J-1079 | 1962 | April |
| Tommy Burk & The Counts | Stormy Weather | Nat 101 | 1963 | April |
| Bucky & The Dales | Firewater | Garpax unreleased | 1963 | June |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Link Wray – “Comanche”: Ray Vernon [rhythm guitar]; Shorty Horton [bass]; Doug Wray [drums]; take 4
- The Frantics – “Straight Flush”: Joe Johansen [guitar]
- The Adventurers – “Excelsior”: Joe Johansen [guitar]
- The Fendermen – “Torture”: b-side to “Mule Skinner Blues”
- The DeVilles – “Searchin’ For Love”: featuring Wayne Gust
- Nero & The Gladiators – “Entry of the Gladiators”: Mike O’Neill (Nero) [keys]; Boots Slade [vocal, bass]; Colin Green [guitar]; Laurie Jay [drums]
- Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages – “Good Golly Miss Molly”: Rodger Mingaye [guitar]; Pete Newman [t-sax]; Fred Fingers Lee, Andy Wren [piano]; Ken Payne [bass]; Carlo Little [drums]; Joe Meek [producer]
- Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors – “Scream”: Ralph Neilsen [vocals]; Dave Andersack [guitar]; Chuck McGullum [bass] Al Gluchowski [drums]; Victor Mika [saxophone]; from NJ
- The Beatles – “Money”: Pete Best [drums]; recorded 1/1/62
- The Marksmen – “Night Run”: Nokie Edwards (The Ventures) [lead guitar]; Gene Moles [rhythm guitar]; Bill Graham [drums]
- The Ventures – “Walk Don’t Run”: Bob Bogle [lead guitar], Don Wilson [rhythm guitar], Nokie Edwards [bass], Skip Moore [drums]; also released as Dolton 025 (July)
- The Pyramids – “Penetration”: Skip Mercier [lead guitar], Ron McMullen [drums], Tom Pitman [sax], Willie Glover [rhythm guitar]; Steve Leonard [bass]; re-released December as a-side
- The Kingsmen – “Haunted Castle”: Jack Ely [vocals]; Mike Mitchell [guitar]; Norm Sundholm [bass]; Lynn Easton [drums]; Don Gallucci [keys]; b-side to “Louie Louie”; also released as Wand 143 (October)
- Bobby Price & The New Dynamics – “Oh I Like It Like That”: John D Thompson [bass]
- Chuck Sargent & The Ambassadors – “I’m Afraid You’ll Put Me Down”: Chuck Sargent [vocals, keys]; Tom Eisenman [drums]; Tari Tovsen, Dave Kennedy [guitar]; Al Banasik [guitar]; from La Crosse, WI
- Tommy Burk & The Counts – “Stormy Weather”: Tommy Burk [vocals]; Wayne Thompson [guitar]; Mike Stoker [bass]; Thomas Boggs [drums]; John Greer [guitar], Steve O’Keefe and Dan Morelock?; also released as Smash 1821 (April)
- Bucky & The Dales – “Firewater”: aka Gary Paxton
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