Garage rock USA 1966. Discografia minore (parte 2.)

CALEIDOSCOPIO ROCK USA ANNI 60 

Continua in questo articolo l’ampia discografia “minore” del garage rock statunitense dell’“annus mirabilis” 1966, allorquando nascevano dal nulla bands di liceali in qualsiasi luogo degli States, dalla metropoli atlantica al centro medio del Midwest, dalla cittadina della “rust belt” a quella della costa californiana, dalle terre dei tornados fino al confine canadese dai rigidi inverni. Ovunque era un pullulare di formazioni musicali rock spinte da entusiasmo e incoscienza giovanile, ma sempre attive nonostante i budget ridotti e i “mezzi di fortuna” a volte poco ortodossi…

– Our Gang “Heartbeat / Careless Love” (Warrior W-166);
– The Jaguars “It’s Gonna Be Alright / I Never Dream Of You” (Skoop 1067);
– The Glory Rhodes “I’m Gonna Change The World / Stay Ou Of My Way” (U-Doe 101);
– The JuJus “Do You Understand Me / I’m Really Sorry” (United);
– The Shaynes “From My Window / I’ll Always Be” (Pee Vee Records 142);
– The Reasons Why “Melinda / Don’t Be That Way” (Sound Track ST-2000);
– The Village Outcast “The Girl I Used To Love / Under The Thumb” (Echo 711-2);
– The Five Bucks “Now You’re Gone / No Use In Trying’” (Afton Records 1701);
– The Omens “Searching / Girl Get Away” (Cody Records C007);
– The Tikis “Show You Love / Careful What You Say” (Fujimo Records 917F-6139);
– Shepherd’s Heard “But That’s Life / I Know” (Starlite Records 869S-6052);
– The Palace Guards “Sorry / Better Things To Do” (U-Doe 104);
– The Rogues “Put You Down / Stormy Monday Blues” (MBM MBM-2002);
– The Eye Zooms “She’s Gone / On The Line” (Atila Records A 213 / MT-239);
– The Premiers “Get On This Plane / Come On And Dream” (Faro 624);
– The Torres “Play Your Games / Don’t You Know” (IGL Records 45-114);
– The Saxons “Things Have Been Bad / The Way Of The Down” (Yorkshire Records YO-127);
– The Briks “Can You See Me / Foolish Baby” (Bismark BK-1013);
– Rolling Ramsaxs “You’ve Hurt Me So / Many Nights Go By” (Boot 330-3J);
– The Invaders [of Burdine’s Combo Castle] “She’s A Tiger / Honda Come Back” (Suncrest 3344);
– The Gnomes “The Sky Is Falling / Something’s Going Wrong” (Afton Records 1702);
– The Bentleys “Now It’s Gone/ Night Time In The City” (Devlet Records UB 443-444);
– The Night Crawlers “You Say / Night Crawlin’” (MAAD Records IMP-51166);
– The Monuments “I Need You / African Diamonds” (Alvera 677A-5216 / M-65).

(… to be continued…)

Gian Marchisio