Garage/Soul '66

048 - Black Narcosis and the Tuesday Blues

2011-12-25T09:12:00.000-08:00

First up on this episode of Garage/Soul '66 is a blast of heavy psych. The Sound Expidition hailed from Lincoln, NE and recorded (as far as we know) just this one track -- but it's a good one. "Ultimate Power" proved to be the ultimate track for the band.

The Anglos take the Soul Spotlight with a sizzling lo-fi track, "Since You've Been Gone." Folks, there's more to 60's soul than Motown, as this 1967 track proves.

Black Narcosis is another of our mystery bands - they came into the studio, they recorded, they disappeared without a trace. I have a deep suspicion that their track "Land of Stone" was recorded while the band was, well...

The Tuesday Blues turn in a trippy, laid-back track from 1968. "Together We Stand" was recorded shortly before the lead guitarist joined Black Oak Arkansas (maybe he should have paid more attention to the lyrics).

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #048 - Black Narcosis and the Tuesday Blues

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Sound Expidition - Ultimate Power
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Black Narcosis - Land of Stone
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

The Anglos - Since You've Been Gone
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

The Tuesday Blues - Together We Stand
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

047 - Group Nine and Urban 44

2011-12-15T07:22:00.000-08:00

We start the show with the Morning Disaster. This band wrote (and recorded) songs that were a cut above the run-of-the-mill garage band. For some reason, though, the tapes of their 1967 recording session were never released -- until Arcania International got hold of them, that is. From that legendary session we play their original tune "Urban 44."

Longtime listeners know our theme and background music is "Days of s Quiet Sun" by Wilson Castle. But it's not the only version of the tune. Group Nine first recorded the song, and as you'll hear it's very different then the later Wilson Castle track.

The Soul Duo take the Soul Spotlight with a cautionary tale, "This is Your Day." In this song the duo take the roles of a good woman and triflin' man. Fine mid-sixties soul.

As a group, the Woo Too Country Band didn't last a year, but they managed to accumulate a large following in both Arkansas and Missouri. Their track "Only Going Up the Road" is as gritty as they come, and help explain the band's popularity.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #047 - Group Nine and Urban 44

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Morning Disaster - Urban 44
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Group Nine - Days of a Quiet Sun
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

The Soul Duo - This is Your Day
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

Woo Too Country Band -Only Going Up the Road
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

046 - The Greatest Moment, Are You Ready For This?

2011-11-25T07:17:00.000-08:00

One of the best bands out of Richmond, VA kick off this episode of the Garage/Soul '66 podcast. Wilson Castle had strong songwriting skills and a mature sound.

For some reason though, their tracks were never released (well, until Arcania International came along that is). This episode they perform a heartfelt ballad, "The Greatest Moment," which might owe a little of its sound to the Byrds.

Sometimes "rare" doesn't begin to describe the music Arcania International rescues from the past. The Psychotrons' "Death is a Dream" is the lone 45 rpm put out by the group. There are only three copies of this 45 known to exist -- and Arcania International had access to one of them. And so we share this single shot of psych with you.

The Soul Spotlight shines on Blue-Eyed Soul. Not the term, but the group of the same name. This integrated ensemble had a tough time getting gigs in the south, but when they took to the stage, they really delivered. "Are You Ready for This?" Are you ready indeed for Blue-Eyed Soul!

We finish with the Woo Too Country Band and their version of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." Whatever you think this song will sound like -- you're likely to be wrong. The band strips this old song down to its essence and reassembles it as a raw-sounding rocker.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #046 - The Greatest Moment, Are You Ready for This?

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Wilson Castle - The Greatest Moment
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Psychotrons - Death is a Dream
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Blue-Eyed Soul - Are You Ready
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Woo Too Country Band -What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

045 - Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band and Green was Green

2011-11-15T07:45:00.000-08:00

We start the show with a trippy tune from 1969 by the Group Nine. The group may have been a little tripped out themselves, as they never had as many as nine in their lineup...

Yes, Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band spelt it E-d-i-s-u-n. They follow the Group Nine with a mellow track of sunshiny psych titled "Common Attitude."

Laurie Tate steps into the Soul Spotlight with an outstanding ballad from 1965. The sound is definitely lo-fi, but the singing is top-notch.

We finish with "Green was Green" by the Woo Too Country Band. It's a heavy concept, man, and a perfect end to this pysch-heavy episode.

Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #045 - Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band and Green was Green

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Group Nine - Nights for Laughing
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band - Common Attitude
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Laurie Tate: Please Tell Me
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Woo Too Country Band - Green was Green
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

044 - Wilson Castle and Thunder Forest

2011-10-25T06:07:00.000-07:00

We start the show with a mid-60's track recorded in Johnson City, TN. The Kool Kuzzins were actually a family band composed of two brothers and a cousin. And actually, all three were pretty cool.

The next track, "Party" comes from Washington DC-based Wilson Castle. Recorded in 1969, it sums up the closing era of peace and love (with a nod to John Lennon). Not bad for a group of teenagers.

Front and center in the Soul Spotlight this time is something of a mystery band. We don't know a lot about Zeke and the Soul Setters, save that they were based in Richmond, VA. Nevertheless, they produced a great lo-fi instrumental, and we have it. "Make My Love a Hurtin' Thing."

We finish with a group of young youngsters. If the lead singer of the Electric Sunshine sounds a little like Donny Osmond back in the day, there's a reason -- he's only nine years old. In fact, that was the average age of the entire band when they recorded their tracks in the 1960's. Now that's remarkable!

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #044 - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' and the Morning Disaster

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Kool Kuzzins - Love Can Be True
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Wilson Castle - Party
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Zeke and Soul Setters - Make My Love a Hurtin' Thing
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Electric Sunshine - Thunder Forest
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

043 - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' and the Morning Disaster

2011-10-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

The world of 1960's garage music is full of strange stories. The Morning Disaster was an up-and-coming band that was soon hustled into the studio to record some of their original material.

They did so (and it's decidedly better than average), but the tapes were never released and the band broke up soon afterwards. From those lost sessions, we present a fine example of psychedelica, "Black Leather Books."

Alvin Delk and Rockin' Cavaliers give lie to their song "Ain't Nothing Shakin'"" -- in this barnburner from 1968 everything's shaking!

We finish with a down-tempo instrumental track from the Purple Canteen. Feel free to add your own melody...

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #043 - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' and the Morning Disaster

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Morning Disaster - Black Leather Books
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Barracudas - I Can't Believe
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Alvin Delk and the Rocking Cavaliers - Ain't Nothin' Shakin'
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

The Purple Canteen - If You Like It That Way
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

042 - Stonehenge and the Sunn Cycle

2011-09-25T06:54:00.000-07:00

Another of our mystery groups kick off this edition of the show. The Sunn Cycle went into a studio in Asheville, NC in the late 1960's, recorded a track or two, then disappeared. We play their tune "Acid Raga, Part II." And no, as far as I know there is no Part I.

The Steve Peele Five sing what has to be one of the longest radio jingles ever -- a two-minute paen to a local record store/head shop known as Frankie's. And yes, it was really recorded as a radio ad, not a stand-alone song.

The Soul Spotlight shines on Junius "Bugs" Hughes with just what the doctor ordered -- a heaping helping of funk called "Just What the Doctor Ordered."

We finish with a song to bring everyone together (c'mon people now...). The Stonehenge sing the socially conscious "Try To Help Each Other." Peace, my friends.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #042 -Stonehenge and the Sunn Cycle

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Sunn Cycle: Acid Raga, Part II
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore!

The Steve Peele Five: Frankie's Got It!
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Junius "Bugs" Hughes: Just What the Doctor Ordered
Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!

Stonehenge: Try to Help Each Other
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

041 - Ninety-nine and a Half -- and New Directions

2011-09-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

We start with a band that reversed a trend. Many garage bands broke up in the 1960's when one or more of their members were drafted and sent to Vietnam. The Beachnuts was a band made up of young musicians returning from Southeast Asia.

The New Directions turn in a heavy dose of psych with their 1969 track, "Springtime Lady"

Mel Gaines and the Regents shine in the Soul Spotlight with "What'cha Gonna Do?" It's not only a good example of mid-60's soul, but perfectly captures the sound of East Coast beach music.

We finish with a track from the Scorpios. Could it be that the title of the track "Ninety-nine and a Half" is actually a reference to "Ninety-six Tears?" There's a distinct similarity in the organ work...

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #041 - 99 and a Half and New Directions

The Radio Star

This program we play:
The Beachnuts: What Makes You Think
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The New Directions: Springtime Lady
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Mel Gaines and the Regents: What'cha Gonna Do?
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Scorpios - Ninety-nine and a Half
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

040 - The Land of Extremes and All the Time in the World

2011-08-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

This podcast starts with another of our many mystery bands. We don't know who was in the band Don't Tread on Me, but we do know they were deep into the psychedelic scene. Their 1969 recording "The Land of Extremes" makes that very clear, indeed. Far out!

Last episode we featured a song by the Electrical Banana, a group Dean Kohler formed while serving in Vietnam. From that same Southeast Asian recording session, they play a cover of Lou Reed's "There She Goes Again" -- done mere weeks after the Velvet Underground's album release!

Ida Sands steps into the Soul Spotlight with a sizzling track she recorded in New York City. "Prophisize" is a gritty ballad well-suited to Sands' voice.

We finish with a gentle rocker from the Mods, "All the Time in the World."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #040 - The Land of Extremes and All the Time in the World

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Don't Tread on Me - The Land of Extremes
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore!

The Electrical Banana - There She Goes Again
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Sir Guy with the Speller Bros. Band - Let Home Cross Your Mind
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

The Mods - All the Time in the World
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

039 - Lovelight and the Electrical Banana

2011-08-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Dean Kohler didn't give up music when he was drafted in 1967. He formed a band with some fellow GIs and played in Southeast Asia. And they also recorded. We play their version of "I'm A Man" live from Vietnam!

Ever wonder about the theme music for this podcast? it's an instrumental version of "Days of a Quiet Sun" by the Baraccudas. You'll hear the finished version with vocals on this show!

Sir Guy is back in the Soul Spotlight, this time fronting for the Speller Bros. Band. They turn in a great perfomance on this 1969 track, "Let Home Cross Your Mind."

And we conclude with the Coachmen, who we featured last week. This group was active around Memphis and Little Rock, and racked up an impressive amount of regional airplay.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #039 - Lovelight and the Electrical Banana

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Electrical Banana - I'm a Man
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Barracudas - Days of the Quiet Sun
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Sir Guy with the Speller Bros. Band - Let Home Cross Your Mind
Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!

The Coachmen - Lovelight
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

038 - The Nite Beats and the Phantoms

2011-07-25T06:03:00.000-07:00

The Nite Beats walked the Southwest Virginia beat -- and did it pretty well, too. In 1966 they were invited to record a session at Sun Studios. Although the master tapes were lost soon after, we have the one surviving song from that session!

From the same part of the Old Dominion we also have the Phantoms. They played primarily the area where Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee border each other. Their one 45 "I Want to See Her Cry" is pretty rare -- but that's the way we like it on this podcast.

Wilson Williams takes the Soul Spotlight for this show. He was a fixture of the East Coast music scene, performing for over a decade at top clubs along the seaboard. And we finish with a track from the Coachmen and their 1966 rocker, "Two New Girls."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #038 Nite Beats and the Phantoms

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Nite Beats - You're a Better Man Than I
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

The Phantoms - I Want to See Her Cry
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Wilson Williams - I Got a Whole Lot to be Thankful For
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Coachmen - Two New Girls
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

037 - Flight Patterns and Groop Therapy

2011-07-15T03:35:00.000-07:00

We start off this podcast episode with a little trip -- a psychedelic trip, that is. Denis and the Times took flight in 1967 with their psych classic "Flight Patterns." Great production values on this one! We stay up in the sky with the Pennsylvania-based Groop Therapy. "Leave This World" has a fuzzed-out guitar solo by 13-year-old Gayle Doughtrey.

Gene and the Team Beats take the Soul Spotlight this time around. They started out in 1959, but didn't cut this track until late 1966! It was worth the wait!

And we end with Saturday's Children, a Missouri-based band that not only went through band members like tissue paper, but also changed it's name in the process.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #037 Flight Pattern and Groop Therapy

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Denis and the Times - Flight Patterns
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Groop Therapy -Leave This World
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

Gene and the Team Beats - I'll Carry On
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

Saturday's Children - Your Loving Ways
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

036 - Conformity to Society and the Right Track

2011-06-25T18:04:00.000-07:00

One of the recurring themes of this podcast is the mystery of the mystery band. Many times studios were booked by teenagers who came in, recorded one or two songs, paid the engineer, and left. Often these bands broke up shortly thereafter. 45s were thrown away, and master tapes lost, save for the studio copy. But that copy usually just had the name of the group.

And so, forty years after the fact, there are many groups that are just names on a tape box. This time, we have something even more unusual. We know the name of the song, "Conformity to Society," but we don't know the name of the group -- let alone who was in it!

Also in this podcast we feature the return of Clover, and a gritty tune
Bee Gee Stan shines in the Soul Spotlight this time around with her song, "Front Page Love." Stop the presses!Remember -- you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Just download it straight to your computer from this link!

Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #036 Conformity to Society and the Right Track

The Radio Star

This program we play:
???? - Conformity to Society
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Clover - The Way She Smiles
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Bee Gee Stans - Front Page Love
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Right Track - You Disturb My Soul
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

035 - The Incorporates, the Wanted & Co

2011-06-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

This program we have two mystery groups. Don't know who they are, or even quite where they came from. But we do have the recordings they left behind. The Wanted & Co. recorded in a studio in the midwest. There are some indication that they may have been from Ohio -- or perhaps Kentucky. We're not sure...

The Soul Spotlight shines on the second mystery band, the Incorporates. In this case, nothing is known about the group -- even where they came from. But their track's a killer.

We start and end the podcast with some known groups. The Escorts hailed from Richmond, VA, which is where they recorded in 1966 and 1967. The Dust were students from Arkansas State University. Their track "Sky Flight" comes from 1969, the tail-end of the psychedelic era.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #035 The Incorporates, the Wanted & Co.

The Radio Star

This program we play:
The Escorts - My Only Love
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

The Wanted & Co. - Why
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Incorporates - Keep Her In the Groove
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Dust – Sky Flight
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

034 - Ida Sands and Dust

2011-05-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

We start this edition of Garage/Soul '66 with the Flys. We don't know much about this group, save that they hailed from Washington, DC and cut a single track back in 1966. But it's a good one.

East Coast legend Lenis Guess returns, this time fronting a band that perfectly captured the East Coast Beach sound of the mid-60's. If you like Bill Deal and Rondells, you'll dig "Workin' for My Baby."

Miss Ida Sands makes a triumphant return to the Soul Spotlight with "You'll Lose a Good Thing." This 1967 recording had everything going for it -- save chart action. And after hearing it, you'll probably wonder why it didn't have that as well!

Dust was formed in 1969 from the dust of several groups we’ve featured on earlier episodes of GS66 (maybe that's where they got the name). Members came from the Blue and the Grey, the Purple Canteen, and the Tuesday Blues. The combination of all that talent produced some great psychodelic tracks. This show we feature one of them, with the heavy name "Through the Silk Keyhole." Far out!

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #034 Ida Sands and Dust

The Radio Star

This program we play:
Flys – The Way Things Are
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Lenis Guess – Workin’ for My Baby
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Ida Sands – You’ll Lose a Good Thig
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Dust – Through a Silk Keyhole
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

033 - The Clover and the Honey Bees

2011-05-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

We start off with a rare track from Richmond, Virginia-based band the Clover. They recorded just two songs back in 1966, and this episode we play the "B" side of that lone 45 RPM.

Then we jump back to 1963 for a song by the Satellites. According to Arcania International's Brent Hosier (who researched and compiled the "Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things CD series), the Satellites were heavily influenced by the Beatles. I don't know, though. In the track we play, "Next Boy" sounds more like a Who song to me.

And in an interesting juxtaposition, we feature the girl group Honey Bees in the Soul Spotlight singing "It Happened on a Tuesday" then follow it with a song from Tuesday's Blues. Guess things didn't work out so well!

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #033 Clover and the Honey Bees

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Clover -Remember
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

The Satellites - The Next Boy
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The Honey Bees - It Happened on a Tuesday
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

The Tuesday Blues - Have You Ever Loved Somebody
Lost Souls, Vol. 2

032 - Sadie's Ways and the Hippie Queen

2011-04-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

This time we have quite a selection of material. We start with Glennis Annette and the Confederates from Texas, circa 1968.

We follow them with one of the finest bands out of Virginia to almost make the big time (in my opinion) -- the Bosom Blues Band. Their acid-tinged tune "Hippie Queen" is pure psych. Hard to believe it's actually a group of teenagers! (and if you're fans of this track, we have it not only that track on the CD Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1, but the Bosom Blues Band's entire album reissued on vinyl).

The amazing Elsie Strong steps into the Soul Spotlight, with her song "This is the Last Time." And we round things out with a song that was climbing up the charts, until a radio DJ listened to the lyrics closely and banned it from the air. The Esquires perform their ill-fated track, "Sadie's Ways."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #032 Sadie's Ways and the Hippie Queen;

- The Radio Star

The program we play:

Glennis Annette and the Confederates - You Better Find Your Way
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 4

The Bosom Blues Band
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Elsie Strong - This is the Last Time
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Esquires - Sadie's Ways
Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

031 - Electric Sunshine and the Electrical Banana

2011-04-15T04:06:00.000-07:00

A mixed bag of tunes this time around. We start with East Coast favorites the Swinging Machine, and a great song from 1967, "Look Out!"

Then we follow Virginia artist Dean Kohler on his continuing adventures. We've already featured his previous group the Satellites, and we pick up the story after Kohler was drafted in 1965. It spelled the end of the Satellites, but not Kohler's musical career. On the transport to Vietnam, he formed a new group, the Electrical Banana, and even managed to record a few songs in Hanoi while on tour! You'll hear one of them in this podcast.

And we check out Raw Soul from 1972. Dorsey shows up to blow sax on the record, keeping the energy level high (before the lead singer kicks him off). We finish with the Electric Sunshine, a remarkable band of nine-year-olds from Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #031 Electric Sunshine and the Electrical Banana

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Swinging Machine - Look Out
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 4

The Electrical Banana - She's Gone
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Raw Soul w/Dorsey - Leave My Beat Alone
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 3

Electric Sunshine - Stop!!
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

030 - Fragile Fruit and the Perpetuated Spirits of Turpentine

2011-03-25T06:22:00.000-07:00

We have a couple of mystery bands on the show this time. They came, they recorded, they disappeared. We don't know who the members of the Perpetuated Spirits of Turpentine were, or who was in Shades, Ltd. But we do have two great songs from these bands that we share with you this time.

The Smacks return with another rocking cut from their 1966 45rpm. Lenis Guess is back in the Soul Spotlight with his very first recording from 1964, "For All You've Been."

The backup group the Idets (who sang with Ida Sands) step into the Soul Spotlight for a particularly funky version of "Doggie in the Window." And we end the show with the Modds from Missouri with a fuzzed out number, "Leave My House."

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #030 Fragile Fruit and the Perpetuated Spirits of Turpentine

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Satellites - I'm a Double Naught Spy
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

Shades, Ltd. - Fragile Fruit
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

The Idets - Doggie in the Window
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

The Modds - Leave My House
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

029 - Bummed Out For All You've Been

2011-03-15T06:55:00.000-07:00

The show starts off with the Satellites, a short-lived band from Norfolk, VA. The draft cut the life of the group short, but not the career of lead guitarist Dean Kohler. He went on to form another group during his tour in Vietnam! (We'll feature some recordings from that group in a future episode).

The Smacks return with another rocking cut from their 1966 45rpm. Lenis Guess is back in the Soul Spotlight with his very first recording from 1964, "For All You've Been."

And we finish up with Blackfoot, which grew out of the Sole Society (who we featured on a previous episode) and their track "Bummed Out."

One thing that may bum you out -- the disc they're featured on, Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas is just about sold out. And it's not likely to be back in print any time soon. If you're digging this music, the time to purchase is now.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #029 Bummed Out For All You've Been

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Satellites - When Will You Say
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The Smacks - Nobody Else is Going to Do
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Lenis Guess - For All You've Been
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

Blackfoot - Bummed Out
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

028 - Mystic Illusion and the Wrong Crowd

2011-02-25T18:57:00.000-08:00

A mixed bag on this edition of the podcast. We start with the Perpetuated Spirits of Turpentine. The title of their song is almost as long as the group name -- "The Girl With The Sandy Blonde Hair." Far out!

The Smacks were big in the Washington, DC area, and for good reason. One of the two friends that started the group lived in Virginia, the other in Maryland. Their song Reckless Ways is a corker from 1966. Our Soul Spotlight shines Prince George, a regional heavyweight from the Portsmouth, Virginia area. And we finish with the another psychedelic gem from Arkansas, "Colour of My Days" by the Mystic Illusion.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #028 Mystic Illusion and the Wrong Crowd

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Perpetuated Spirits of Turpentine - The Girl With the Sandy Blonde Hair
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore

The Smacks - Restless Ways
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2

Prince George - Wrong Crowd
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2

Mystic Illusion - Colour of My Dayes
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

027 -Now It's Time for the Clown Suit

2011-02-15T18:18:00.000-08:00

The Wild Cherries kick things off with their mid-sixties track "I Cried Once," a song about love gone wrong. We continue the theme with the Del-Fi's from Washington, D.C. Their track "Now It's Time" has a different point of view -- the leaver rather than the leavee.

Terry Sinclair returns to the Soul Spotlight with a 1964 song, "Clown Suit." An outstanding low-fi groove going on in the background of this one.

And we close with the Sole Society with their frantic fuzzed out regional classic, "Psychedelic Cycle." Far out!

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #027 Now It's Time for the Clown Suit

The Radio Star

This program we play:

The Wild Cherries - I Cried Once
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

The Del-Fi's - Now It's Time
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3

Terry Sinclair - Clown Suit
Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1

The Sole Society - Psychedelic Cycle
Lost Souls, Vol. 1 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock n' Roll from Arkansas

026 - Dead on Arrival: Run Hide Get Away!

2011-01-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

We start the podcast Dead on Arrival -- no, I'm not sick again. It's the name of the group. The lead singer and guitarist of this Arkansas-based band was a San Francisco transplant -- and you can hear it in their music!

We also check in with the Kool Kuzzins, two brothers and their cousin, who did some recording for the Spot label in the mid-60's. And we offer up another dose of psychedelica, this time by the Sunn Cycle and the appropriately-named Acid Raga, Part 2.

The Soul Spotlight this time shines on some blue-eyed soul, figuratively and literally. Figuratively, because this mixed race group had some white kids emulating the Righteous Brothers. Literally, because that was the name of the band -- Blue-Eyed Soul!

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #026 Dead On Arrival: Run Hide Get Away!

The Radio Star

This program we play:

Dead On Arrival - Run Hide Get Away
Lost Souls, Vol. 1
Psych of the South

Kool Kuzzins - Love Can Be True
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 2
Arcania International

The Blue-Eyed Soul - Are You Ready for This?
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 2
Arcania International

Sunn Cycle - Acid Raga, Part 2
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Volume Fore
Arcania International

025 - Planet of Union and Urban 44

2011-01-15T05:39:00.000-08:00

We present a fine lineup of artists on this edition of our podcast. Denis and the Times open the show with their 1967 track "Flight Patterns." This Norfolk, Virginia band consisted of three brothers plus to friends.

LD Mitchell and the Amalgamated Taxi Cab Service offer up a slice of psychedelic goodness from the deep south with their song, "Planet of Union." This trippy tune belies its Arkansas origins.

The Soul Duo may not have quite hit the big time when they were active in the late 1960's, but they've achieved some stature among collectors and have shown up in several compilations of early soul. Their song "This is Your Day" takes center stage in the Soul Spotlight this show.

One of the most important bands in 1960's Virginia was the Morning Disaster. Their level of playing and the sophistication of their songwriting makes one wonder why they didn't break onto the national scene. Case in point: the excellent track we feature in this show by them, "Urban 44" could hold its own with anything coming out of San Francisco at the time -- yet the recording was never released. Another mystery from the halcyon days of rock in the Old Dominion.

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Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #025 Planet of Union and Urban 44

The Radio Star

This program we play:

LD Mitchell and the Amalgamated Taxi Cab Service - Planet of Union
Lost Souls, Vol. 1

Morning Disaster - Urban 44
Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 3

The Soul Duo - This is Your Day
Ol' Virginia Soul, Vol. 1

Denis and the Times - Flight Patterns
Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1

024 - LSD and the Smacks

2010-12-25T15:49:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-15T10:09:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-25T06:33:00.000-08:00

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?

2010-11-15T08:16:00.000-08:00

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

2010-10-25T04:43:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-15T06:31:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-15T05:29:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-25T18:20:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-15T22:55:00.001-07:00

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

2010-06-25T06:31:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-15T09:28:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-15T12:34:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-25T12:24:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-15T18:15:00.000-07:00

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

2010-02-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-15T12:28:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-26T18:03:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

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

Listen to the podcast and give us some feedback!

2008-10-06T09:28:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the "Garage/Soul '66" podcast.

This first entry is something of an experiment -- we're asking everyone visiting this page to listen to our pilot episode and provide some feedback.

Garage/Soul '66
The this podcast will feature forgotten tracks from the mid-1960's through the early 1970's, compiled by Arcania International and Psych of the South.

Garage bands were comprised primarily of 16-18 year-olds, drawing on the rawer sound of the British Invasion for their inspiration. Riff-driven artists like the Rolling Stones, the Animals provided the template for these groups. The genre got its name from the most common practice space and sometimes venues for these bands -- their parents' garages.

The goal of many bands was simply to earn enough money playing dances to record a 45 rpm record. Graduation, college and the draft broke up most of these groups, but their high-energy low-fi recording live on, thanks to the efforts of labels like Psych of the South and Arcania International.

The soul groups Arcania's collected in their "Ol' Virginia Soul" series highlights the lively -- if primarily regional -- African-American music scene in the urban centers of Virginia.

So What's the Concept?
Our goal is to present three tracks from these labels in a manner that recaptures the excitement and sound of '60s AM radio. We have a lot of material to work with -- between the two labels we have access to approximately 480 songs. That's enough for at least 160 podcast episodes.

And both Arcania International and Psych of the South are working on new compilations, so there's a good chance even more material will be available.

So How Can I Help?
Just listen to our sample podcast, and let us know what you think.

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Your comments can be about any aspect of the podcast. Did you like the format? Was there too much echo on the voice? Would you have preferred more information about the bands? Different title?

Whatever you like -- or don't -- about the podcast, please let us know. It all helps!

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and I look forward to reading your comments.

And when we launch the podcast for real, this will be its home.
- Ralph Graves (the Radio Star)