039 - Lovelight and the Electrical Banana

08/15/11 • -1 min

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

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038 - The Nite Beats and the Phantoms

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."
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 #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

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

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."
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 #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