GRAB IT HERE! Sorry for the delay in posting. Work has been brutal recently (I guess I'm being punished for taking the long weekend off last week). So to apologize, I've posted 3 tunes today. All are Garage tunes from '65 - '66 and are drenched in Fuzz and attitude! Thanks for all your comments guys, I'm still getting them and honestly, you guys have been too kind. I'll try to keep it up as long as you keep visiting!
So this tune is by the Barbarians. Formed in 1964 in Cape Cod Massachusetts, they were led by Victor "Moulty" Moulton....a one armed drummer! Now before you get all Def Leppard on me, this guy made some good music! Check out his autobiographical "Moulty" (I believe it's on the Pebbles comp...) The lyrics to "Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl" are humorous but show that not all people were digging the British Invasion in the 60's. The US had a burdgeoning garage scene that in no way resembled the mop top 4-some from Liverpool. Apparently enough people agreed as this burst on to the charts in '65 and hit #55. It stayed on the charts for 6 weeks. No fuzz in this tune but definately some attitude......Enjoy!
GRAB IT HERE!So I posted the Haunted's first single below and kinda said what I wanted to in the post below about the band. I guess the only thing I can add is that originally they called themselves The Blue Jays and were an instrumental band. I suppose the Haunted is much more "garage" than the Blue Jays (kinda makes me think of four guys with crew cuts warbling Sh'boom Sh'boom). This single is an amazing follow up to 1 2 5. Bigg ass fuzz guitars and attitude! It was also released in '66 and has been covered many many times....all have been good covers too.....anyways, enjoy it!
GRAB IT HERE! I feel I need to go back to my roots of collecting. Whilst thumbing through a bunch of old garage singles I stumbled upon (yet again) a couple of my favourite Canadian singles. I've already posted The Rabble's "You come on too strong" and while that single did well, the general consensus is that the band was not terribly memorable. Not so The Haunted. This Montreal band (Chateugay to be more precise, but they are recognized as a Montreal band) crashed into the airwaves with 1 2 5 in '66. The music is vaguely reminescent of the Stones and early Kinks....just a lot snottier (I love that term). I would say that listening to them today, their sound paved the way for a lot of garage bands in the coming decades, noteably the Gruesomes and Cynics who hail from.....you guessed it...Montreal. Anyways, I found it kind of funny that on the initial run of singles for 1 2 5, they misspelled the Haunted as "The Hunted" (see label scan). Listen and Love It! I do.
Okay, I'm back from another successful Niagara Scooter rally! I behaved myself this year (ie. No waking up on a picnic table with a tarp over me!) I did manage to hit a record show in Toronto before the Rally and I found some really good Blog Fodder. The Ska/Reggae crowd will like these ones! My friend managed to introduce The Boo Boo Song by King Coleman (Thanks Larry!) whilst DJing a set at the rally and it was a monster! Thanks for all the emails. Man, I'm suprised at how little you guys want to post comments on the blog but the emails you sent let me know what's what. For instance, I will not be posting anymore Commodores singles (although I just liked that extended version). I'm sure I'll manage to post some other nonsense to some (just keep in mind that there are other people out there who dig it....just not the Commodores...lol). Anyways, I've blabbered enough, below is the newest post...I hope you enjoy it!
GRAB IT HERE!I posted this one on my old blog back in February but since I used a 7 day DL site and well....it was on my OLD site, I thought I'd repost it here. I must say, I get a lot more traffic here at SHINDIGGIT so I hope this tickles your fancy. The track in question is the Delegate's Pygmy Part 1. This is an organ driven piece that almost falls into the lounge category had it not the ability to groove in a serious way! I realize this has been comped a few times but I found this here promo copy in a large collection I bought a few years back. I've had a lot of trouble finding out the story behind the Delegates...were they a studio only band? If you know anything about them, let me know.....What I can tell you is that you need to sit back and get your groove on with this tasty treat! Enjoy!
Okay, so I've posted up 2 singles for this weekend. I will be off to the Niagara Scooter Rally for beer, bikes (love that 2-stroke smoke!) and general hooliganism (not to mention some good tunes). I thought this would be a perfect time to see what you guys all thought of the site. I always look to comments posted on here to see what I can do to make the site better. Are you guys digging the tracks? Do you want to see more of a certain type of music? Just feel free to send in your comments and crticisms so I can make SHINDIGGIT a better place. Of course, if you think that it's already awesome and you've never been to a better BLOG in your whole life..JUST DO NOTHING.....no comments mean you think it ROCKS! (Ha Ha Ha that was added just to make me feel better that not many people actually post comments!)
GRAB IT HERE! So I haven't posted any 12" singles on here and I probably won't be very often but this one flew over my radar and I thought it would be fun. This is the Special Disco Version of the Commodores hit "Brick House" released in 1977. Firstly I have to say, I love this song. I know it's somewhat overplayed but that's because it IS such a good song. Next I just love the presentation. Since 12" singles were just starting to come around in the 70's, this is an early one. The vinyl itself is very thick and the sound is fantastic! It came with a company sleeve stating it was a "Special Disco Version" I'm not sure if this was part of a series of releases by Motown in the latter part of the 70's or not (anyone else know?), anyways, if you've never heard this song before (like if you lived under a rock for the last 30 years) or if you've never heard the extended version, grab it. If you're of the mind that it ain't cool unless the singles valued over $200, grab it anyways, just to remember that the popular stuff was pretty cool too! Enjoy!
GRAB IT HERE! Sorry for the delayed posting guys, I just haven't been able to get near my computer for the last week. I have the Victoria Day Weekend off so now I can post a song or two. I will be heading out to the Niagara Scooter Rally tomorrow so will not be posting again till possibly Monday. Enjoy the track, I'll see you soon.
The Invictas were a band from Rochester NY (not too far from where I am across the border). They were a garage band who hit the charts with The Hump (which happens to be the A-Side to this track) I decided to post the B-side because I actually like it better. I like the ol'rockabilly too and as an homage to the original this track works. It's loud and clear. Apparently when The Hump came out, it was banned in some cities due to it's "lewd" nature. Whatever, I suppose it was just good publicity for them. They claim that in their home state, the single sold more than the Beatles and the Stones...hmmmm...I wonder. Again this is the B-side and personally I think it rocks. So download it and Turn It Up! Enjoy!
GRAB IT HERE! Howdy Folks! I had a few singles waiting in line to be posted over the next few days but had to push them aside for this new track. I was at a book fair today. It happens every year and it's something I look forward to. As well as a lot of books (I spent a small fortune on them as well) they carry records. Most people aren't there for vinyl so I had a lot to go through. Every year I find one nugget in the stack and this year was no different. Sitting in a pile of Jim Croce and Cat Stevens singles was the selection I'm posting today. Of course I tried to find out more about this band but nobody knows a thing. The most I could uncover was that this band (I'm presuming from Ottawa) made the A Side of this single (Do The Fuddle Duddle) as a jab against Pierre Trudeau (Our then Prime Minister). It's really a novelty single which didn't garner too many sales (or I'd see a ton of these singles floating around). The B Side is FANTASTIC! It's an instrumental with just the right amount of organ and a BIG saxomaphone solo through the latter part of the song. If it hasn't already been discovered for open break beats, it should be. If anyone else has more info on this band and single, let me know. As it stands, this goes to show that there were some pretty funky Canadians struttin it up in our igloos in the 70's. Listen and ENJOY!!!
GRAB IT HERE! Okay I honestly have no idea who these guys are. The single was in a collection I purchased a few years ago with the picture sleeve. I've seen it online for about $30 - $40 with sleeve but no info on the band. It's a "Gloria" style garage tune but the vocalist goes a little crazy with the howling and screaming. Fun toon, but not terribly original (other than the madman howling). If you haven't heard this before, well....She's A Grabber! (sorry, I couldn't resist!)
GRAB IT HERE!This is my absolute favourite from the Original Lady of Soul: Aretha Franklin. It's a funky little tune cooked up and released on Young Gifted & Black back in 1972. The single, however, states 1971. I am assuming it was released previous to the Lp. It's not expensive to buy from a dealer but let me tell you how my collecting works. Since I don't purchase Lps or singles on the net (well, not many) I rely on finding them locally. I realize this isn't that big a deal in a world where finding singles is as easy as clicking a button (and sometimes paying a fortune for the convenience), however, I get more excitement out of doing it the old (re: Harder but usually cheaper) way. Digging through bins of dusty and sometimes moldy old records. That being said, everytime I've picked up an Aretha single over the last couple of years I've hoped that the A Side is Rock Steady. For some reason I always pick up Aretha singles B-side first (wierd!). Last week I was at a thrift shop which usually has nothing. I decided to give it a shot as I really had nothing to do that day. Lo and behold, there was a pile of singles staring me in the face. I quickly got to work devouring the stack and FINALLY! I had the experience I was looking for....there it was.....Rock Steady. Well that's 1 more down & too many to count to go! The hunt continues.... As a side note, that thrift shop ALSO had an almost new record bag sitting right next to the 45's for $2. I guess it was my lucky day! Enjoy!
No Longer Available - SorryThis compilation came out in 1980 and featured some of the 60's most popular soul artists. The twist? They all re-recorded their hit singles between 1977 - 1979. The record itself is a CBS version of a half speed master (although they never actually call it that) The gatefold cover reveals a whole wack of technical info on the making of this record and the vinyl itself is 128g virgin vinyl. So I am only posting 2 songs from this album. The first is Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up. The first time I heard this album's version I was not bowled over. It sounded too clean, too ...... new. Nowadays I like it a lot more. The song still has the same vitality of the original. Fontella Bass' Rescue Me is the same. Amazing vocals that don't stray too far from the original but with a cleaner sound. For those of you in the know...it's a lot like listening to the 70's version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones over the original 60's version. Try these out and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
No Longer Available!I am sorry that I didn't get to post more like I said yesterday. As a result, I had some time to record some goodies from my collection. I've got some oddball stuff I've been meaning to get on here. This selection is probably one of the most recognized albums among collectors of the genre and I like it so much I've posted the entire album! I found this in a collection of soul stuff last year. My heart nearly skipped a beat when I saw it but soon realized it's probably a bootleg. I was reading that the original cover has a red fist instead of this black one. Regardless, in these parts, it's really really really hard to come by original OR bootleg (although 
the interweeb makes the world a lot smaller these days). Since the pressing is pretty good, I am happy with this here copy till I can find a red fist! Locally a hip hop artist named Maestro Fresh Wes used The Champ samples for his HUGE hit "Let your backbone slide" back in the late 80's. I heard it's been sampled by many other hip hop artists since. I wanted to up the whole album because honestly, it is amazing. The Champ is great but have a listen to the rest and ENJOY!
I've got another PAMA record I picked up a few years ago called "Bang Bang Lulu" (Ironically PMLP 4) This is a rocksteady/ska compilation album with a naughty theme. Let me know if you want to see that posted in the future...
NOTE: I've passworded the RAR file since it's a complete album. Unrar it with:posted first at shindiggit
GRAB IT HERE!This is my first post today. I have some more stuff I'm gong to up when I get home from work, so please enjoy this post in the meantime! I like a good instrumental. The Ventures made a LOT of good instrumentals and this is one of their best (In my HUMBLE opinion) If you're a fan of a twangy guitar and a LOT of attitude, this song exudes both in spades! There's really not a lot more to say about this tune. Have a listen and ENJOY!
