024 - LSD and the Smacks

Although the title of this episode may suggest otherwise, we're not promoting drug use here at Garage/Soul '66! The Smacks were sort of a composite group, made up of musicians from Maryland and Virgina. In 1967 they recorded two songs for a 45 RPM record, which is an incredibly rare collector's item. But Arcania International went a step further. They dug up a previously unreleased track from this band, and we share it on this podcast!

The story of the song "LSD" is as strange and trippy as an acid trip. The Arkansas-based group the Villagers were a middle-of-the-road folk ensemble that was invited by a Little Rock radio DJ to record a song or two. After the session, the DJ decided to update the song with some imaginative post-production. Imagine the group's surprise when the box of 45's arrived on their doorstep. Their song had been turned into the psychodelic "LSD," and the Villagers had been renamed the Suspension of Disbelief (something I'm sure they experienced)!

We also have great tracks from the Reactors, who hailed from Virginia's Dismal Swamp, as well as the spectacular soul artist, Wilson Williams.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #024 - LSD and the Smacks

  - The Radiostar

This program we play:

The Reactors - 1-A
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume 1

The Smacks - There'll Come a Day
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume 2

Wilson Williams - Ain't That Loving You
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Suspension of Disbelief - LSD
Lost Souls, Volume 1

023 - Workers and the Morning Disaster

We start this episode of the Garage/Soul '66 podcast with a track from Richmond, Virginia legends the Morning Disaster. Not only were they an important part of the regional music scene in the mid 1960's, but they had strong song-writing skills as well. We feature their haunting tune, "Song of Innocence."

It seems about every episode of GS66 we have one or more mystery bands. They came, they recorded, they disappeared without a trace. It's a recurring story for record collectors of this genre. This program's mystery band is the Windfall, who (as far as anyone knows) only recorded one song -- "Workers." But what a song! It's pure fuzzed-out psychedelica.

The Purple Canteen took their name from the oddly-painted trailer they used as a rehearsal space. I'm not sure what the inspiration for their song was. We play their track "Brains in My Feet."

Our soul spotlight shines on Little Wink and Eddie's 25th Band. The group's trying to get everyone excited about a new dance -- the Peacock -- in this 1972 cut. Sure, it's a little outside our normal historical range, but we didn't want to pass up this slab of solid funk.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #023 - Workers and the Morning Disaster

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Morning Disaster - Song of Innocence
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Windfall - Workers
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Volume Fore

Little Wink and Eddie's 25th Band - Peacock
Ol' Virginia Soul Encore!

Purple Canteen - Brains in My Feet
Lost Souls, Volume 1

022 - Shake Your Po Po In The Land Of Make-believe

We start the show with a little space guitar, ca. 1968. The Shades, Ltd deliver a rocking instrumental, "Frog Hunting on Mars."

 "The Wind Blows Your Hair" was originally recorded by a Pennsylvania-based group known as Prince Albert. The song would later be covered by the Seeds (we play the Prince Albert version, which is still pretty rockin').

In the Soul Spotlight for this episode is Earl Carter and the Fantastic 6. They lay down the beat for their dance track, "Shake Your Po Po" with some screaming horns.

Our final song comes from another mystery group, the Sunset Society. We play their oh-so-groovy track, "The Land of Make-believe."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #022 - Shake Your Po Po In The Land of Make-believe

  - The Radiostar

This program we play:
Shades, LTD - Frog Hunting on Mars

Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Prince Albert - The Wind Blows Your Hair

Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Earl Carter and the Fantastic 6 - Shake Your Po Po

Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Sunset Society - The Land of Make-believe

Lost Souls, Vol. 1

021 - Watch out! What have you heard?

The Proverbial Knee-Hi's were kind of a big deal in their native North Carolina, but it wasn't until they moved to New Jersey in 1966 that things really took off. In addition to being the headliners in their own club, the Knee-Hi's also started recording some of their original material. We play one of those tracks, "Watch Out."

In 1963 the Panics were one of many bands imitating the Beatles. Within a year, though, they'd developed more of their own style, which is captured in their 1964 recording of "No More."

Terry Sinclair takes center stage in our Soul Spotlight. A regular on the East Coast music scene, Sinclair was a singer who had a way with a ballad -- as he demonstrates in his song, "What have you heard."

And the mystery band the Mark IV return (we first featured them in our last podcast episode) with their song "Now That I'm Free."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #021 - Watch out! What have you heard?

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Proverbial Knee-Hi's - Watch Out
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume One 

The Panics - No More
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume 2

 Terry Sinclair - What Have You Heard?

Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 1

The Mark IV - Now That I'm Free

Lost Souls, Volume 1

020 - The Aliens and the Uprisers

Twenty episodes and there's much more to come from the fine compilations put out by the Arcania International and Psych of the South record labels. We start the show the Mark IV, one of many mystery groups that came into a studio in the 1960's, cut a few tracks, then disappeared. Then it's on to East Coast regional favorites the Uprisers, with their song "Let Me Take You Down,"  a tune that actually charted on Richmond, Virginia radio stations.

Sir Guy's back in the Soul Spotlight with a great track, "I Need You Baby."

And we conclude with one of my personal favorites, "Love Somebody" by the Aliens. This Norfolk band sounds more than a little like the Jefferson Airplane, with lead singer Poneil matching Grace Slick in delivery. Neverthless, there's a lot of originality in this track that I think makes it appealing.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #020 - The Aliens and the Uprisers

  - The Radiostar

This program we play:

The Mark IV - Hi Ho Silver

Lost Souls, Vol. 1

The Uprisers - Let Me Take You Down

Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Sir Guy - I Need You Baby

Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!

The Aliens - Love Someone

Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

019 - Mr. Crying and the Rejects

My voice still isn't full recovered, so it's another "less talk and more music!' episode. And what a line up of music.

The Swinging Machine returns with their plaintive song "Do You Have To Ask." Then it's off to Arkansas for "Mr. Crying" by Dead on Arrival, fronted by San Francisco transplant Hubrel Jones.

Stacy Henry and the Majestics turn in a soul performance of "Through the Lonely Years," and we finish with the Rejects (not the All-American kind) and their 1966 track "Just a Little Bit of You."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #019 - Mr. Crying and the Rejects

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Swinging Machine - Do You Really Have To Ask
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume One

Dead On Arrival - Mr. Crying
Lost Souls, Volume 1

Stacy Henry and the Majestics - Through the Lonely Years
Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 1

The Rejects - Just A Little Bit of You
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Three

018 - Your Love is Gone and the Best Man Cried

The Journey Back opens up this podcast episode with their very heavy "Runaway Baby," channeling a little bit of the Animals (in attitude if not actual sound).

Then another mystery group takes the stage -- the Trouble Brothers with "Your Love is Gone," from 1971.

The Soul Spotlight shines on Sebastian and House Rockers. Front man Roger Williams (aka Sebastian) had a long and successful career both with groups and as a solo artist. Here he turns in a heartfelt ballad "The Best Man Cried."

We close with an other mystery group, the IV Pak, with their appropriately named rocker, "Whatzit?"

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #018 - Mr. Crying and the Rejects

The Radio Star

This program we play:
The Journey Back – Runaway Baby

Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume One

Trouble Bros.  – Your Love is Gone
Lost Souls, Volume 1

Sebastian & the House Rockers – The Best Man Cried
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Three

017 - Underground Purple and the Keeper of Souls

This time around we have some pop, some soul, and then we go psychodelic. The Blues Foundation kick things off with their 1968 track "It's Called Love." Then Sebastian and the House Rockers crank up the soul with "Nobody Can Do the Dog Like I Do." That may be true, but the music just might get you out on the floor to give it a try!

The second half of the podcast it's psychodelic time, beginning with the Result's of Adult's trippy track "Underground Purple." It's heavy, man. Then we finish with the Changing Times from Gate City, Virginia. They may hail from Appalachia, but their music is cosmic. Check out their track "Keeper of Souls."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #017 - Underground Purple and the Keeper of Souls

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Blues Foundation – It’s Called Love
Lost Souls, Volume 1

Sebastian and the House Rockers – Nobody Can Do the Dog Like I Do
Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 1

Result’s of Adult’s  - Underground Purple  
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Fore

Changing Times – Keeper of Souls
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Two

016 - Roaches and Group Therapy

In this episode we feature another great track from the Lost Souls, the namesake for Psych of the South's outstanding reissue series.

We also hear from soul artist Bernard Smith with his 1968 song of social commentary, "Man Without a People."

Also on the show is another mystery band (they came, they recorded, they disappeared), the Roaches. And we finish with a family band -- Ray, Debbie and Gayle Daughtrey take center stage as Groop Therapy with their 1967 track "Ronnie, Ronnie."

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Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #016 - Roaches and Groop Therapy

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Roaches – Someone With a Heart
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume 2      


Bernard Smith – Man Without a People
Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 2

The Lost Souls – Lost Love    
Lost Souls, Volume 1
   

Groop Therapy – Ronnie, Ronnie         

Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Foree

015 - Cherry Road and Gooseberry Pie

This episode we feature two more mystery bands from the 1960's -- groups that showed up at a studio, cut some killer tracks, then disappeared into the mists of time. The Plague layed down some pretty heavy sounds on their session for "Cherry Pie." The Red Coats Revue, Inc. turn in a track of vintage East Coast beach soul with "Keep on Tryin'" a song maxed out the meters more than once, as you'll hear.

We also include a song by the Lost Souls, the group that lent their name to the Psych of the South's line of Arkansas garage/psych reissue CD compilations.

And we conclude with unstoppable musical force of Dean Kohler in rare form performing "Gooseberry Pie."

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Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #015 - Cherry Road and Gooseberry Pie

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Lost Souls - My Girl
Lost  Souls, Vol. 1

The Plague - Cherry Road
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Red Coats Revue, Inc. - Keep On Tryin'
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

Dean Kohler - Gooseberry Pie
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

014 - Coachmen and Heart Attacks

A stellar show this time around. We start with a crazy song by the Virginia-based group the Heart Attacks. Then it's up to the nation's capitol for a powerful ballad by Bernard Smith -- vintage 60's soul.

The Perpetual Spirits of Turpentine had a peculiar name, that's for sure -- but their music was pure garage pop. And their song "I'm a Lucky Guy" has the distinction of being one of the few true stereo tracks we've played on our podcast!

And we close with the Coachmen, a group that was very active throughout Arkansas in the mid 60's. They opened for many important acts on tour, and even played at the 1965 World's Fair -- and this was while the band members were still in high school!

Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #014 - Coachmen and Heart Attacks

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Heart Attacks - Babba Diddy Baby
Aliens,  Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Bernard Smith - Never Gonna Give You Up
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2

The Perpetual Spirits of Turpentine - I'm a Lucky Guy
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Coachmen - You're My Girl
Lost  Souls, Vol. 1

013 - The Blue and The Gray, and The Changing Times

Lucky episode number 13! This time around we feature some raw -- and I mean raw -- sounds from the mid- to late-sixties.

The podcast opens with Synthetic People, a heavy slow psych track from the Journey Back.

We also play Go Your Way by the Changing Times, which I guarantee you will NOT confuse with Fleetwood Mac's similarly titled Go Your Own Way.

The Blue and the Gray serve up a lo-fi version of Wine, Wine, Wine, but they change the song so much I almost hesitate to call it a cover version.

And the Soul Spotlight shines on Lenis Guess, one of the most underrated R&B singers working the East Coast club circuit.


Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #013 - The Blue and the Gray and the Changing Times
- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Journey Back - Synthetic People
Aliens,  Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The Changing Times - Go Your Way
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Lenis Guess - Thank Goodness
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Blue and the Gray - Wine, Wine, Wine
Lost  Souls, Vol. 1

012 - The Sheepherders' Sound Apparatus

Arcania International calls their garage band reissue series "Aliens, Psychos & Wild Things," referring to three seminal groups that define the sound. This podcast we feature the Pyschos with a soulful rendition of "Black River."

We also play a track from the Vycounts, one of the biggest acts in mid-60's Arkansas (that didn't hit the big time). Our Soul Spotlight shines on the Sheepherders with "If You Ever Need Me," a song that captures the classic East Coast beach sound.

And we end with a psychedelic track from New Jersey's Sound Apparatus (see how it all ties together with the title?).

Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #012 - The Sheepherders' Sound Apparatus

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Psychos - Black River
Aliens,  Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Vycounts - Can't You Tell
Lost  Souls, Vol. 1

The Sheepherders - If Ever You Need Me
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2

The Sound Apparatus - One (Dream On)
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 4

011 - Pharoahs and Euterpeans

Two mystery groups and one mysteriously-named band on everyone's favorite vintage garage/psych/soul podcast!

We know virtually nothing about the Rude Awakening, or Michael Troy and the Pharoahs, In both cases they simple rented studio time (in Virginia and Arkansas respectively), cut their tracks, and disappeared into the mists of time.

I have to admit when I recorded the show and saw the name "Little Caesar and the Euterpeans" I was sure that the group name was made up. Not so! Euterpe was one of the nine muses of ancient Greek myth. Specifically, the muse of lyric poetry and music. So the Euterpeans are simply performers of said poetry and music -- although in the case of Little Caesar's ensemble, it's laced with a healthy dose of soul.

We finish the show with the Hazzard's version of "Hey Joe," considered one of the best versions by garage music aficionados.

Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #011 - Pharoahs and Euterpeans
- Radio Star

This program we play:

Rude Awakening - A Certain Girl
Aliens,  Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Michael Troy and the Pharoahs
Lost  Souls, Vol. 1

Little Caesar and the Euterpeans - Good, Good Lovin'
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Hazzards - Hey Joe
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

010 - Outcasts and Roustabouts

A diverse group of forgotten bands on this podcast! The Outcasts check in from Norfolk, Virginia with a 1966 self-penned tune. The we jump to Philadelphia where singer Art Ensley and the Fabulous Echoes Band turn in a soulful track that captures the East Coast beach sound of the North Carolina shores. 

Danny Hendricks worked the oil rigs in Alabama. When he formed his band he gave it the name of his profession, and the Roustabouts were born. More fanciful were the origins of the Minute Men out of Washington, DC -- one of the many bands to dress in colonial costume. Unfortunately they didn't enjoy the same success as Paul Revere and the Raiders, or even the New Colony Six (but they did cut some killer tracks nonetheless).

Garage/Soul  66 Podcast #010 -Outcasts and Roustabouts

- Radio Star

This  program we play:

The Roustabouts - Just You and Me
Lost Souls, Volume 1

The Minutemen - Why Do I Cry?
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Art Eisley and the Fabulous ECHOES Band - Open the Door to Your Heart
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2

The Outcasts - Spell
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

009 - Ida Sands and the Changing Tymes

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #009 - Ida Sands and the Changing Tymes

A varied collection of styles on this podcast episode. We have the fuzzed-out psychedelic sounds of the Changing Tymes, and the rockabilly-inspired "Hit It!" from the Shades featuring Bob Fly. Miss Ida Sands turns in a toe-tapping soul number, and the Swinging Machine deliver an earnest ballad filled with teen-age angst.

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Swinging Machine - Do You Have To Ask
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The Changing Tymes - The Only Girl I Love
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Ida Sands - Rescue Me
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Shades featuring Bob Fly - Hit Me
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

008 - Small Town Boy Crying For Her

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #008 - Small Town Boy Crying For Her

The Statler Brothers are the most famous family act to come out of Staunton, Virginia -- but they certainly weren't the only one. In 1959 the Miller Brothers also started performing around the Shenandoah Valley, and eventually wound up in the recording studio in the mid 1960's. The episode of the Garage Soul '66 podcast we play a cut from that session.

We also revisit a group featured in an earlier program, the Swinging Machine. And we play the flip side of the Barefact's sole 45 rpm (we featured the A side in episode 004)

And our Soul Spotlight shines on the Anglos, and their epic sage of the "Small Town Boy."

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Barefacts: Leaves on a Tree
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

The Swinging Machine: Crying for Her
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol.1

The Anglos: Small Town Boy
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Miller Brothers: Jump, Jack, Jump
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol.2

007 - Velvet Haze and Raw Soul

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #007 - Velvet Haze and Raw Soul

This podcast we start in Washington D.C. with the fuzzed out acid sounds of the Velvet Haze. Then we check out bassist Gene Barnett. He spent a good part of his career playing behind others. But he stepped into the limelight when he fronted his own group back in 1967.

We conclude with a double shot of soul. Lenis Guess sings a smooth ballad of love and devotion, while Raw Soul serves up an instrumental as lo-fi and nasty as the group's name.

- Radio Star

This program we play:

Velvet Haze - Last Days on Earth
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Gene Barnett - Hey Come On Now
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Lenis Guess - Workin' For My Baby
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Raw Soul - The Gig
Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!

006 - Sir Guy and the Apple of My Eye

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #006 - Sir Guy and the Apple of My Eye

What a mix of groups in this episode! First we go to Grundy, Virginia down in the southwest part of the state for a track by Sound on Sound. Then it's across the state to the Eastern Shore for a soulful ballad by Sir Guy.

Off to Arkansas for the Marion Deaton Group, and then -- well, we don't know. Because the Psychodelic Psymphony is a complete and total cipher. Don't know who they were, or where they came from. But we're glad they left a recording or two behind. Their low-fi freak-out "Mad Mod Speed Ball" rocks.

- Radio Star

This program we play:

Sound on Sound: Girl, You Got To Turn Me On
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Sir Guy: My Sweet Baby
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol.2

The Marion Deaton Group: Apple of My Eye
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Psychodelic Psymphony: Mad Mod Speed Ball
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

005 - Xciters and Wild Cherries

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #005 - Xciters and Wild Cherries

This show we feature three groups who only recorded one 45 rpm record each. But what recordings they were!

The Xciters were only together for a few months, yet they managed to get into the studio at least once. The Wild Cherries had a longer run -- two years, but high school graduation put an end to the band. We play one of their two recorded songs.

And we also put two sides of a 45 back together. Mark IV Wilson laid down a hot dance track spread over two sides of a disc. We present both parts of "Jump Up and Down" back together!

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Xciters: Upsetter
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Mark IV Wilson: Jump Up and Down, Parts 1 and 2
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol.1

The Wild Cherries: Baby, Baby
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

004 – Don’t Be Afraid of the Barefacts

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #004 -Don't Be Afraid of the Barefacts

"Don't Be Afraid" is the song recorded in 1966 by the Psychodelic Psymphony for a movie that's even more obscure then the group! But that's still more than we know about the Barefacts. This northeastern Arkansas group came into the KOSE studios, recorded one song, and vanished without a trace.

For balance, we also play a 1964 track by the Satellites, fronted by Dean Kohler. Kohler was a major regional musician in Virginia, and is still an active performer. Barbara Stant was another prominent performer. We play her soulful ballad "My Mind Holds On To Yesterday."

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Barefacts: Tell Me
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

The Satellites: When Will You Stay
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1


Psychodelic Psymphony: Don't Be Afraid
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Barbara Stant: My Mind Holds On To Yesterday
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2

003 - The Baco Walk and The Problems of Tyme

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #003 - The Baco Walk and The Problems of Tyme

Ricky and the Impressionables turn up the heat with the Baco Walk. When Arcania International reissued this 45 rpm, they put Part 1 on one CD, and Part 2 on the following volume. In this episode we put both tracks back together, and play them back-to-back -- just the way you would have heard it if you were lucky enough to own the original platter.

We round out the show with another hard-driving track from Virginia's Swinging Machine, and an unknown band from Arkansas, the Problems of Tyme.

- Radio Star

This program we play:

The Problems of Tyme: Back of My Mind
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Ricky and the Impressionables: The Baco Walk, Parts 1 & 2
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2
Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!

The Swinging Machine: Comin' On Back Home
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

002 - Live Wires and Rocking Cavaliers

Garage/Soul 66 Podcast #002 - Live Wires and Rocking Cavaliers

This episode we play a mixed bag of forgotten classics. Sir Guy and the Rocking Cavaliers lay it all on the line with their soulful ode to "Funky Virginia." An incredibly youthful group appropriately named the Live Wires heat things up with their 1964 garage band concoction of "Scrambled Eggs."

Roanoke, Virginia is nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountain Range, yet it's from the Star City that Captain Darby and the Buccaneers set sail on the high seas of rock n' roll. "Look Out" indeed!

This program we play:

The Yardleys: The Light Won't Shine
Lost Souls, Vol. 1
Psych of the South

The Live Wires: Scrambled Eggs
Aliens, Psychos, andd Wild Things, Vol.  2
Arcania International

Sir Guy and the Rocking Cavaliers: Funky Virginia
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2
Arcania International

Captain Darby and the Buccaneers: Look Out!
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore
Arcania International

001 - Pink and Green and the Swinging Machine

Garage/Soul 66 #001 - Pink and Green and Swinging Machine

Welcome to the Garage/Soul '66 podcast! Arcania International (AI) and Psych of the South (PotS) are two of the many small record labels that are collecting and reissuing forgotten pop, psych, rock, R&B and soul recordings of the mid to late 1960's.

Both labels are carried by DCD Records, and both were willing to share the music with you. These vintage recordings are lo-fi, raw, high-energy and authentic. And deserve to be heard again.

For the first episode of our podcast series, we present four tracks of widely different stars.

The Swinging Machine was a mainstay of the eastern Virginia music scene, and it looked like they would break through in time. But the death of their lead singer in 1968 put an end to their dreams, and the band.

Shirley Hughey checks in with a slab of psychedelic pop titled "Pink and Green" from 1969. Far out and groovy, but many questions left unanswered, such as what does pink and green mean, and who was Shirley Hughey?

The Blue and Gray, as befitting their name, came from the deep south (Arkansas), where the Civil War is still the Recent Unpleasantness. Their track, "Don't Send Me No Flowers" has a protopunk swagger to it that's years ahead of its time.

Gene and the Team Beats/Gene and the Teen Beats. Same band, subtly different name. But solid soul no matter how they spelled it.

This show we play:

The Swinging Machine: Do You Have To Ask (1964)
from Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 1
Arcania International

Shirley Hughey: Pink and Green (1969)
from Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 3
Arcania International

Gene and Teen Beats: I'll Let Nothing Separate Me (1967)
from Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1
Arcania International

The Blue and the Gray: Don't Send Me No Flowers (1966)
from Lost Souls, Vol. 1
Psych of the South