Song of the Day: January 4, 2005
Dig Records 45, 1967. Available on
Teenage Shutdown: Teen Jangler Blowout LP/CD
Teenage Shutdown: Teen Jangler Blowout LP/CD
Imagine that the Stones are hanging out after playing a US tour date in late 1965. Jim McGuinn and a couple of other Byrds drop by to express their admiration. Warm conversation ensues. Much wine and copious amounts of other substances are consumed. Instruments are passed around. A drunken Jim spends 10 minutes trying to tune a borrowed 12-string before giving up. Jamming commences. A song is quickly improvised and recorded for the amusement of all who deem it "a good laugh." A year or so later the tape is found in a bus station locker and released on a small Florida label under a fake name. That's what I think happened. Mr. Cat loves that clackin' rhythm guitar. Oh, and I should mention the Teenage Shutdown series of 60s garage compilations. While the volume cited above is one of my very favorites, most of them are extremely solid. You could do worse than to buy them all. If your local record dealer doesn't have 'em, try Crypt Records Mailorder.
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