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315b: Various Artists // Top Teen Bands Vol. 2

Top Teen Bands Vol. 2 Various Artists 1966, Bud-Jet

Doing a three-for-one today on this trio of Minneapolis-St. Paul garage rock compilations originally issued in 1966 on the Bud-Jet label, and mysteriously bootlegged on CD and vinyl around 2005. With the exception of bluesman George “Mojo” Buford (on Vol. 2), none of these acts ever managed to cut an LP, and a few barely managed to get a single out. The Twin Cities had a decent little rock scene, and these comps give us 16 bands across 36 tracks, good, bad, and bluhgly. First time opening these guys that have been sitting on my shelf for ages, let’s see what we’ve got.

Top Teen Bands Vol. 2

Deacons — Baldy Stomp (The Deacons’ other song with “Baldy” / “Baldie” in the title, this one features more Wildman vocal ad libs, and a decently edgy sound for '64.)

Gregory Dee & the Avanties — Say Boss Man (A nice little groove with some fun organ playing and a semi-buried, distorted vocal that's practically another instrument at times—kinda peters out just as it's getting good, this would’ve probably cooked live.)

Corvets — So Fine (Finally somebody in the Twin Cities doing Jerry Lee shit, though the excitement fades a bit when you realize it's going to be an instrumental. Ends up kind of like listening to Linus from Peanuts tear ass on his toy pianer.)

Gregory Dee & the Avanties — Because of You (So, these guys have heard the Animals too. They're kinda close to nailing it with this vocal melody and jangly guitar figure over an organ drone. The mixing on the version on YouTube’s a bit rough, but on the comp it’s hideous—the drums, bass, and organ become this gross thud that buries the rest of the track.)

Canadian Love Bugs — Moanin' (Good vocalist; someone should rap the organist on the knuckles and make him behave himself; just kinda there.)

Rave-Ons — Love Pill (More Please Please Me-era Beatles pastiche from the Rave-Ons, and honestly, pretty close to the genuine article except the vocals are just like 20% less refined; pretty good hook.)

Novas — On the Road Again (Good, tough garage R&B.)

Accents — Louisiana Man (Piano-led and countrified in kind of a "Billy Bayou" way, but with a thuggish stomp—it would skip along better without it, but the wallop gives it a kind of stoned drag that's sorta interesting.)

Satisfactions — Girl, Don't Tell Me (A serviceable cover of the Beach Boys' "Girl Don't Tell Me," a song I could listen to in basically any arrangement—less impassioned than Carl's vocal on the original, but it lets you appreciate that twinkly "Ticket to Ride"-y instrumental hook even more.)

Mojo Buford �� Whole Lotta Woman (Nice harmonica driven jump blues / rock 'n' roll track from an actual Black guy, formerly of Muddy Waters’ band.)

Underbeats — Broken Arrow (Crickets-y jam with a lot of gimmicky Dr. Seuss-y wordplay happening in the verses, but overall it’s very likeable. Would listen again.)

Gregory Dee & the Avanties — Because of You (More blown out, super deconstructed sound, but this one goes pretty damn hard, weird groaning organ hook, Eric Burdon-impression vocals. A trashy trip.)

Overall: Vol. 2 is probably the weakest of the three collections, but it's still mostly a breeze to listen to. Gregory Dee's "Because of You" takes the cake here, but the Accents, Rave-Ons, and Novas tracks aren't bad.

See also: Vol. 1 / Vol. 3

315b/365

[shouyuus]

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1961 Chevrolet Corvette XP 755

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[youngcrew09]

[chapolin357]

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[staircasewitttt]

we'll Ill keep my dads land cruiser they asked me to give up my dads land cruiser and they picked it up and I was organzing my dads cloths on the rack and throwing hangers out the window the same day. Shoulder to shoulder that was lamborgghini and my dads a Ferrari

[hotwheelings]

Corvette 70s series 2023 1/8

[musictyme]

Kameron Corvet - You With Me

[mywifeleftme]

315a: Various Artists // Top Teen Bands Vol. 1

Top Teen Bands Vol. 1 Various Artists 1966, Bud-Jet Doing a three-for-one today on this trio of Minneapolis-St. Paul garage rock compilations originally issued in 1966 on the Bud-Jet label, and mysteriously bootlegged on CD and vinyl around 2005. With the exception of bluesman George “Mojo” Buford (on Vol. 2), none of these acts ever managed to cut an LP, and a few barely managed to get a single out. The Twin Cities had a decent little rock scene, and these comps give us 16 bands across 36 tracks, good, bad, and bluhgly. First time opening these guys that have been sitting on my shelf for ages, let’s see what we’ve got.

Top Teen Bands, Vol. 1

Underbeats — Our Love (How mad were these guys in the late ‘70s when they realized the name Undertones was just sitting there. A really sweet little jangly acoustic ballad with hand-drummed percussion and pretty harmonies; a minor gem, but a gem nonetheless.)

Accents — Muffin' Man (Yes, it’s a garage rock version of the nursery rhyme. The Accents really show off some unfortunate brand name synergy with singer Kenny Sand’s borderline offensive British impression. Listen If You Like: Imagining if things hadn't worked out for Mick Jagger with the Stones and he'd ended up making humiliating novelty records for children.)

Only Ones — With this Kiss (Not those Only Ones, those Only Ones, or even those Only Ones, the Minnesota Ones released a single 7” in 1965. This is the A-side, and it’s instantly forgettable. Stay tuned for the surprisingly great B-side way over on Vol. 3 of this series though.

Deacons — The Baldy Beat (I like this dude's madcap holler. The band doesn’t sound nearly as sloppy as his vocal, which creates a sort of tension as they wiggle and buckle to stay with him that makes this feel like it’s rocking harder than it actually does.)

Corvets — Can It Be (An instrumental with a cool blown-out, almost dubby sound: super dry, scraping guitar, muffled percussion, buried sax, organ just playing octaves, the tight bassline arguably the most melodic element. I wonder if this weird sound is due to a shoddy pressing, on either the original or the bootleg—the version on YouTube is also faint, but sounds more conventionally mixed. In any case, I’m into it.)

Gregory Dee & the Avanties — Buzz, Buzz, Buzz (Farfisa organ-led R&B, total bop. We’re going to be hearing a lot of the Avanties on this comp, and it can be a little feast or famine with these guys, but this is a good start.)

Muleskinners — Muleskinner Blues '65 (An emissary from the Wisconsinites; rockabilly, pretty satisfyingly wigged-out.)

Rave-Ons — Whenever (A passable Beatles close-harmony ballad rip-off, though they're just a hair flat; one guy’s even specifically trying to do John's voice while the other does Paul.)

KanDells — Cry Girl (These guys baaaaarely have it together, truly amateur hour.)

Aaron Brothers — Lean Jean (An Everlys/Holly style quick one, various satisfying thwacking emphases on everything. The chorus feels like it's so close to indelible—maybe if they repeated "Lean Jean Seventeen" twice before hitting that "Yeeeeah" instead of just once? If you know of any other octogenarian garage rock musicians who could use structural notes on their stuff, DM me.)

Gregory Dee & The Avanties – (Folks, they’re back with a forgettable version of the Frogman Henry song.)

Underbeats — Foot Stompin' (Speaking of feast of famine, the Underbeats close this set pretty much the opposite of how they opened it with a weak rocker featuring surprisingly limp harmonies.)

Overall: A collection of genuinely obscure sides that real genre sickos will probably want to know, although nothing on Vol. 1 is essential. Standouts: Underbeats’ “Our Love”; Corvets’ “Can It Be”

See also: Vol. 2 / Vol. 3

315a/365

[driftking327]

[celasuffit]

63 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

[olokosomolo]

A phone conversation from 2012

Hey Somo, I called you because I wish to ask you something. Sure my brother, what?

What do you think that I'll call your wife and invite her to come with the kids to make the Friday night fest with me?

WOW brother what an amazing 👏 idea thanks so much I love you go for it. And right before the end, I told him Yoshik please tell her I'm good for her to be my advocate. Lol today it sounds so different unbelievable

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