Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Song of the Day: January 19, 2005


Mirimar Records 45, 1966

Also "We're Not Just Anybody" EP on

Misty Lane Records.

We love jangly, Byrds-influenced folk-garage tracks, so we were delighted when Misty Lane corralled all of this California combo's incredibly expensive 45s on a nice, affordable 10". One of the most legendary mysteries of 60s garage-dom, the Dovers made four singles in nine months and then vanished. All eight sides are incredible; while definitely more teenage than the Byrds, each one is a dark, moody gem. You can hear what is arguably their most famous (or least obscure) track, "What Am I Gonna Do" on Rhino Records' Nuggets box set. (It's also #50 on G45 Legends, one of our favorite websites.) The EP mentions a CD forthcoming on Ace/Big Beat, but that was a few years ago, and there's still no sign of it.

posted by Jon Harrison at 6:35 PM

2 Comments:

Blogger Brandon Burke said...

I'm a little late reading this one but, as fate would have it, I listened to this comp twice yesterday while painting my apartment. So to see it here is an interesting surprise. Perhaps not, though, since Jon was the one who hipped me to these guys about four years ago. "She's Gone" is another winner. Mysterious in that creepy suburban kind of way. In other words, it would have made perfect sense in 'Blue Velvet'.

10:35 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

where can you buy a dovers record?
i cant find any!!
please help

email me at

scatterbrain_love@yahoo.com

11:49 AM  

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