In The Trashcan
Records GARBAGE155
"Straight in your face soul, mind bending
psychedelia, frantic frat rock, blistering beat
blasters, what more do you need on a dance floor?"
Part one has been compiled several times, but not this flipside. Fast fratrock meets r&b sleaze in 1966. A Jubilee release.
Great haunting psychedelic rock tune on RCA, released in 1967. Featuring Jerry Cole (who played guitar in many surf and hotrod bands in the mid-60s) who also was active in The Animated Egg and the Cass brothers.
Fifteen years on the scene he transformed from crazed rock 'n' roll and savage r&b to sleazy funk like on this cover, which sounds like Johnny Guitar Watson.
Groovy funk tune from 1968. After a couple of 45s East went solo on Lee Anthony's label True Soul, but with no great success. Horns and a laid back pace makes this one perfect for a late night stroll after a candle light dinner.
Younger sister of Aretha Franklin. Still nobody could explain to me why Aretha and not Erma became a superstar. Her version of"Big boss man" is terrific. Her best release will always be "Don't wait too long" from 1962, though. This is 5 years later.
Sometimes a cover version can equal the original, but when a French translation is even better than the American original you know something special happened. Monty recorded one of the best French beat stompers with "Même si je suis fou", originally recorded by The Everly Brothers one year earlier in 1963.
Heavy rock from the Netherlands in 1970, known for their "If I stay too long". This was their third single, on Blossom Records.
Heavier B-side of "Curly girl". Another fine effort from this Dutch quartet was "Shake-a-tail" (see vol 8) in 1973.
Mid-60s surf rock cover of the Buddy Holly hit. Guys behind this band were Terry Melcher (Doris Day's son) and Bruce Johnston, whose first band was The Sleepwalkers, together with Sandy Nelson and Kim Fowley. On the flipside there is a splendid instrumental "Roger's reef" (see vol 152). A 1965 release on Columbia.
Rockin' funk stomper from 1971 by this band associated with 100 Proof Aged In Soul, a better known soul funk outfit from Detroit. Released by Invictus, one of three new soul labels founded after some left the Motown record label.
Both sides were written and sung by the legendary Dutch singer-songwriter Boudewijn de Groot. One of the best psychedelic rock songs ever from the Netherlands. A 1968 release on Decca.
A 1966 medley of Bobby Marchan's 1964 "Get down with it" and The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction". Mack Kissoon did exactly the same thing… in 1969. This is not soul though. Powerful mod-beat on Strike.
Italian release from 1968 on RCA-Victor by this Argentian duo, named Fernando "Dick" Sustaita and Barbara Bourse. Actually it was recorded in 1966 already with Los Iracundos.
Bizarre fast ska version of Mickey & Sylvia's million seller. Originally they recorded it under a different name: Caesar And Cleo, in 1964, also on Reprise.
Band that was formed after the demise of The Knockouts (known for their great "Mo-jo"; see vol 6). A spiced up funky version of Marvin Gay's millionseller; recorded in 1969 for Rare Earth.
Debbie Lindsey is the singer on this voodoo soul gem. It's like the intro of "Papa was a rolling stone" over and over again in the background. Otis recorded "Castin' my spell" a decade earlier and still likes his spells and incantations in 1976. A Hawk Sound promo single from the rock opera "Satan".
