An excellent site devoted to Garage Bands

http://www.60sgaragebands.com/pages/905121/index.htm

As many of you know, I love garage rock. If you don't know what I'm talking about and are over 40 years old, you can stop reading now, because you're dead and don't realize it. For the rest of you, this category name covers all the wild and wonderful rock and roll created by (mostly American) bands between the start of the British Invasion and the early 70's. Some of these folks managed to have several hits of note (The Buckinghams, the Beaus Brummels); other were essentially one hit wonders (The McCoys, ? & The Mysterions); some just had regional or local hits (The Hangmen, the Charlatans); and most were just known locally, releasing one or two singles that were sold at gigs. Both the recording and performance quality are all over the place, of course. But there's real heart in the records, and quite a few lost gems. The finest collection of these tunes was the legendary Nuggets* Collection put out by the famed critic and musician, Lenny Kaye, but there are hundreds of others that have meticulously catalogued this essential musical tableau. At any rate, the site listed above is a nice adjunct to learning about this stuff. Thanks to Peter & Perry for passing it along to me! Now, please excuse me, I must go put a Chocolate Watchband LP on the turntable...


*You do not have a serious rock'n'roll collection if you don't own this album