Psychedelic States is a series of 1960s psychedelic rock and garage rock compilation albums, each focusing on artists from specific states. They were released by Gear Fab Records. Several states had more than one volume representing them. Several states had more than one volume representing them.
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or '60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is characterized by basic chord structures played on electric guitars and other instruments, sometimes distorted through a fuzzbox, as well as often unsophisticated and occasionally aggressive lyrics and delivery. Its name derives from the perception that groups were often made up of young amateurs who rehearsed in the family garage, although many were professional.
11. VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: OHIO IN THE 60s VOL. 1 (2005)
As usual on the albums in this fine series, there are a handful of unearthed gems, a string of game attempts, and then a trail of also-rans (some of them quite enjoyably earnest or naïve, some of them out-and-out pedestrian). Ohio was, as the CD booklet notes, a "real hot bed" of garage rock activity in the
'60s. A few bands (the Outsiders, the Choir, the Human Beinz, Ohio Express, etc.) in a slightly more pop mode even saw action on the national charts, while any number of less polished but no less potent challengers punched their way on to various local charts. That means there is a slightly higher ratio of winners-to-duds here than on other series' entries, and, as usual, those winners make the collection more than worth the cost. Running caveat: fuzz guitar rather than psychedelia (per the title) is the element that tends to connect these singles together.
Various – Psychedelic States: Ohio In The 60s Vol. 1
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-213
Series: Psychedelic States – 11
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. The Chosen Lot – Time Was
Written-By – Anthony Brazis
02. The Beau Denturies – Don't Quit Now
Written-By – Burnham, Harriman
03. The Purple Persians – I Heard The Word
Written-By – Fred Sewell
04. The Us Too Group – I'll Leave You Crying
Written-By – Len Gartner
05. Tony Church* & The Crusade – Love Trip
Written By – J. Creature/Written-By – T. Chirchiglia
06. The Panicks – You're My Baby
Written-By – Miller, Sawyer, Venet
07. The Shandells – This I Gotta Know
Written-By – D. Oboyle, J. Oboyle
08. The Travelers Four – A Message For You
Written-By – Robin Buell
09. The King's English – Toys In Her Attic
Written-By – R. Miele
10. The Other Guys – Inside Looking Out
Written-By – Lomax, Chandler, Burdon
11. The Myrchents – Indefinate Inhibition
Written-By – K.H. Dickess
12. The Blues Invention – Mystery Man
Written-By – P. Gardner
13. The Jaguars – Two Can Play
Written-By – Masys
14. Cranberry Moustache – Far From Home
Written-By – B. Steele
15. Cool Heat – The Other Side Of Us
Written-By – Cool Heat
16. The Great Society – She's Got It On Her Mind
Written-By – Tilo
17. Richard Pash And The Backdoor Society – I'm The Kind
Written-By – Pash, Dull
18. Allard & The Lost Souls – Looking
Written-By – A. Newsome, C. Newsome
19. The Chosen Lot – If You Want To
Written-By – Brazis
20. The Weeble Fox – I'm Your Fellow Man
Producer – Ross Cibella
Written-By – Cibella
21. The Dantes – Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Written-By – Wehr, Harvey
22. The Blues Inc. – I Can't Live Without You
Written By – M.P. Soffos
23. The Human Beinz – Evil Hearted You
Written-By – Gouldman
24. The Shillings – Forgive Me My Love
Written-By – Pierce, Bashore
25. The Worryin' Kind – Wild About You
Written-By – J. Bernthold, R. Grizzell
26. The Beau Denturies – Straight Home
Written-By – Burnham, Harriman
27. The Checkmates – Get It While You Can
Written-By – Smith
Flac Size: 342 MB
12. VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: OHIO IN THE 60s VOL. 2 (2005)
The second Buckeye fuzz blast in Gear Fab's ongoing series is, on the whole, a slight drop-off in quality from Vol. 1, but there is still plenty of punk and psychedelic goodness to be skimmed off the top here. You might as well start with Ohio's most popular rock band of the decade, the Dantes, and their "80-96," an awesome three-plus-minute instrumental that begins as harmonica-driven garage-beat before totally toppling head over Beatle boots down the rabbit hole. It's right up there with similar rave-ups by the Yardbirds and the Chocolate Watchband, so it's not surprising that the single came out on the
nationally distributed Jamie. Runners-up in this battle of the bands: the percussive-heavy "To Think" by the Bare Facts, one-time Dick Clark caravaners; the Baroque Monthly's (naturally) Left Banke-ish "You Are Your Only Mystery"; the brassy "She's Gonna Cry" by the Onion Rings; the moody folk-rock of the King's English's "It Could Be Bad"; and the organ scorcher "Haygirl" (note the amusing, and, considering the state's vast spreads of farmland, appropriate misspelling) by the Chylds, featuring an incredible performance by future drummer-for-hire Joe Vitale (Joe Walsh, CSNY, Dan Fogelberg). Vol. 3 to follow.
Various – Psychedelic States: Ohio In The 60s Vol. 2
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-214
Series: Psychedelic States – 12
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre:Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. The Bare Facts – To Think
Written-By – Dave Craycraft
02. The Unknown Kind – Since You've Come Back
Written-By – Cliff Buckosh
03. The Baroque Monthly – You Are Your Only Mystery
Written-By – Masys, Kelley
04. The Bitterevetch – Bigger Fool
Written-By – R. Hegel
05. The Onion Rings – She's Gonna Cry
Written-By – D. Davis
06. Tom & The Tempests – It's Over Now
07. The Fabulous Fish–Heat
Written-By – The Fabulous Fish
08. King's English – It Could Be Bad
Written By – R. Miele
09. The Checkmates – Take Away
Written-By – Smith
10. The Blues Invention – The Third Side Of Life
Written-By – P. Gardner
11. The Last Times – I Need Your Love
Written-By – Baxter, Kirts
12. Spontaneous Combustion – Freaky Girl
Written-By – Sheridan, Giancola, Hamlin, Karshner
13. Them – Don't Look Now
Written-By – Katona, Makraver, Simons, Hertzman
14. Jimmy & The Strangers – Walk On
Written-By – Clyde Blaylock
15. Tony Church & The Crusade – Can You Picture Yourself
Written By – J. Creature
Written-By – T. Chirchiglia
16. The Diamond Rings – Which End Is Up
17. The Cliches – Save It For Me
Written By – Gintert, Onorato
18. The Panicks – Treat Me Right
Written-By – Fieldman
19. The Chylds – Haygirl
Written By – J. Lepar, R. Fano
Written-By – Boldi
20. Operations – Reincarnation
Written-By – G. Eyler
21. Me & The Guys – Why Can't You Be True
Written-By – Culp, Taylor
22. Johnny's Uncalled For – Please Say
Written-By – J. Golden
23. The Runabouts – I Need Time
24. The Triumphs – People Try My Mind
Written-By – G. Zalimeni, S. Uvino
25. The Dantes – 80-96
Written-By – Weber, Dantes
26. The Tempters – It's Been A Long Long Time
Written-By – Hull
27. The Endless – Prevailing Darkness
Written-By – J. McAtee, P. McAtee
Flac Size: 329 MB
13. VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: OHIO IN THE 60s VOL. 3 (2005)
Those who have heard more than one entry in Gear Fab's ongoing Psychedelic States series know at this point more or less what to expect from it: indifferently recorded 45s cut by excessively hormonal American boys doing their best regionally adjusted Beatles, Byrds, and Stones poses, and herein rescued from the filthy ashtray of rock's past by the label's dedicated archivists. One would think that a third volume focused on a single state might be more dilute than its sister volumes, but this one, Ohio in the 60s, Vol. 3, pretty much holds to the same level of consistency as the first two. It's not a consistently
high level, to be sure, but is nonetheless consistently interesting in sociological terms: which is to say, as a cultural snapshot of the acne-scarred, blue-balled, FuzzTone'ed Id of late-'60s Ohio adolescence. These records are nowhere near as significant from an artistic standpoint, of course, but in their own way may be as useful to the future aliens who conquer Earth as Alan Lomax's Library of Congress field recordings at revealing and defining a particular plot point in America's cultural story. (For instance, one can only interpret a song as boldly idiotic as the Strays' "Scratch My Egg" -- "I said baby, come on and be my banana" -- in the course of comprehending the historical context in which it was created.)
Various – Psychedelic States: Ohio In The 60s Vol. 3
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-218
Series:Psychedelic States – 13
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. The Soul Survivors – All My Love 2:02
Written-By – The Soul Survivors
02. The Counts – Now You're Gone 2:41
Written By – J. Poff
03. The Dantes – Connection 2:07
Bass Guitar – Carter Holliday
Drums – Joey Hinton
Lead Guitar – Dave Workman
Lead Vocals – Barry Hayden
Rhythm Guitar – Lynn Wehr
Written-By – Jagger-Richards
04. The Bittervetch – A Girl Like You 1:47
Bass – Geoff Hearsum
Drums – Mike Reed
Lead Guitar – Tim Daum
Rhythm Guitar – Craig Carlson
Vocals – Dale Graham
Vocals, Keyboards – Rob Hegel
Written-By – R. Hegel
05. Salt – Long Way To Go 2:48
Written-By – Mann-Well
06. The Fifth Order–Goin' Too Far 2:45
Performer – Billy Carroll, H. Lovdal, JC Sender, Jeff Fenholt, T. Hay
Written-By – J.C. Sender
07. Tony & The Bandits – It's A Bit Of Alright 2:37
Performer – Tony Brazis, William Albaugh, Bill Bartlett, Steve Walmsley
Written-By – Tony Brazis
08. The Schillings – Yesterday's Dawn 2:33
Written-By – Pierce, Bashore
09. The Blues Inc. – 7 And 7 Is 3:18
Written-By – Arthur Lee
10. The Pictorian Skiffuls – In Awhile 2:29
Drums – Ron Skinner
Written-By – McIntosh, Smith
11. The Fabulous Fish – Scratch My Egg 3:44
Written-By – The Fabulous Fish
12. The Streys – She Cools My Mind 1:54
Written By – F & J Albright
Written-By – F. Albright, J. Albright
13. Kenny & The Kasuals – I Never Had It So Good 1:51
Written-By – T. Achladis
14. The Group – What Could I Do 2:41
Written-By – V. Froelich
15. The Cliches – Why, Why, Why 2:13
Written By [Miscredited] – Gintert/Onorata
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jamie Rader, Richard Del Rader
16. The Baskerville Hounds – All You Had To Do Was Ask 2:27
Bass, Vocals – William Emery
Drums, Vocals – Michael Macron
Guitar, Vocals – Dante Rossi
Keyboards – Jack Topper
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Lawrence Meese
Written-By – L. Meese
17. The Pied Pipers – Stay In My Life 2:04
Performer – Dennis Sesonsky, Dick Belley
Written-By – Sesonsky, Moro
18. The Chandells – I've Told You 2:00
Bass – Geoff Hearsum
Drums – Mike Reed
Lead Guitar – Tim Daum
Rhythm Guitar – Craig Carlson
Vocals – Dale Graham
Vocals, Keyboards – Rob Hegel
Written-By – Rob Hegel
19. The Four – Good Thing Going 2:12
Written-By – Carlton, Johnson, Adams
20. The Endless – Tomorrow's Song 2:33
Bass, Lead Vocals – Pat McAfee
Drums – Mike O'Brien
Guitar – Mike Lyons
Keyboards – Chuck Moorman
Lead Guitar – Jack McAfee
Written-By – J. McAtee, P. McAtee
21. The Dantes – Satisfied 1:38
Bass Guitar – Carter Holliday
Drums – Joey Hinton
Lead Guitar – Dave Workman
Lead Vocals – Barry Hayden
Rhythm Guitar – Lynn Wehr
Written-By – The Dantes
22. The Mersey Men – I Can Tell 2:51
Drums – Ron Flory
Lead Guitar – Al Catlo
Written-By – McDaniels, Samuels
23. The Last Times – Don't Tell Me 3:10
Drums – Don Lister
Lead Guitar – Kraig Kirtz
Performer – Eddie Baxter , John Henderson
Written-By – Baxter, Kirts
24. The Chylds – I Want More (Lovin') 2:28
Bass – Al Twiss
Drums – Joe Vitale
Keyboards, Guitar – Tim Hogan
Lead Guitar – John Berecek
Written By [Miscredited] – Lepar, Fano
Written-By – Boldi
25. The Wyngates – See What's Right 2:48
Written-By – McIntyre, Van Horn, Wilbers
26. The Missing Lynx – Behind Locked Doors 2:36
Written-By – Brown, Nader, Bloodworth
Flac Size: 276 MB
14. VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: INDIANA IN THE SIXTIES VOL. 1 (2006)
Gear Fab's Psychedelic States series, which collects vintage 1960s garage rock singles on a regional, state-by-state basis, is extremely valuable in an archaeological sort of way, since these rare 45-rpm
artifacts afford an interesting glimpse into the music of a specific time, place, and demographic, and in a larger context, allow for a region-to-region comparison of the similarities and differences in the garage band phenomenon. That's the scholarly way to look at these collections. Musically, however, most of these singles are badly recorded, poorly performed, and clichéd and derivative at almost every level, which, of course, is probably why they're so prized by collectors.
Various – Psychedelic States: Indiana In The 60s Vol. 1
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-220
Series: Psychedelic States – 14
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. The Endd – Gonna Send You Back To Your Mother 2:18
Bass – Larry Anderson
Lead Vocals – Russ Sanders
Written-By – Russ Sanders
02. The Mourning Missed – I'm Not Your Brother 2:35
Written-By – Ambrosini
03. Sanz, Incorporated – I Just Want You 2:23
Written-By – B. Ficklin, S. Ficklin
04. The Tikis – Show You Love 2:27
Drums – Dave Webster
Guitar – Bob Folger, Joe Muir, Pat Loo
Lead Vocals, Bass – Rick Workman
Organ – Brad Bauer
Written-By – Bob Folger, Rick Workman
05. The Chosen Few – It Just Don't Rhyme 2:26
Bass – Jack Hamilton
Keyboards – John Cascella
Lead Vocals, Percussion – Carl Storie
Written-By – Hamilton, Nephew
06. The Wild Ones – Tale Of A City 2:40
Written-By – Miller, Babcock
07. The Esquires – Run Babe 2:19
Written-By – Cardinal, Bosler
08. The Chevelles – Just Once In My Life 2:02
Written-By – Barnes, Bennett
09. The Pickwick Papers – You're So Square 2:46
Written-By – Leiber-Stoller
10. Sir Charles & The Days Of Olde – Baby Come Back 2:30
Written By – Lashbrook-Davis
11. Nooney Rickett – Bye Bye Baby 2:42
Performer – Kent Dunbar, Nooney Rickett, Tom Funk, Tom Poole
Written-By – Rickett, Poole
12. The XL's – Second Choice 2:36
Written-By – The XL's
13. The Basooties–You Didn't Try To Call Me 2:42
Written-By – Zappa
14. Chris Allen & The Good-Timers – My Imagination 1:47
Written-By – A. Wright
15. Dawn 5 – A Necessary Evil 2:24
Performer – Dave Dunne, Dave McKown, Greg Nicoloff, Mike Nicoloff, Steve Benham
Written By – R. Grennel/Written-By – G. Nicoloff
16. The Serfmen – Cry 3:06
Written-By – Aldrich, Richie
17. The Surf Sons – I Can't Stop It Now 2:49
Written-By – D. McComb, M. Kelly
18. The Rogues – I'm Not That Way At All 1:58
Written-By – Paul Sheehan
19. The Mourning Missed – Burn Up 3:07
Written-By – Ambrosini
20. Sanz, Incorporated – I'm Gonna Leave You 2:08
Written-By – Bob Ficklin, Steve Ficklin
21. Blues, Inc. – Get Off My Back 2:42
Written By – Wire & Shoaf
22. Lord & The Flies – You Made A Fool Of Me 2:40
Written-By – Steve North
23. The Jades – Come Back 1:59
Leader – Greg Hood
Written-By – Greg Hood
24. The Chosen Few – Foolin' Around With Me 2:58
Bass – Jack Hamilton
Drums – Dave Barnes
Guitar – Dave Bennett
Keyboards – John Cascella
Lead Vocals, Percussion – Carl Storie
Written-By – Hamilton, Nephew
25. The Endd – Don't It Make You Feel Like Cryin' 2:18
Bass – Larry Anderson
Lead Vocals – Russ Sanders
Written-By – Russ Sanders
26. The Poor Boys – Think Of Livin' 2:24
Written-By – Chuck Givens
27. The Country Blues – All About Life 2:27
Written-By – Ken Macy
28. The Black & Blues – Come To Me 2:45
Written-By – Bob McDonald
Flac Size: 315 MB
15. VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: ARKANSAS IN THE SIXTIES VOL. 1 (2006)
That Gear Fab is making this stuff available is marvelous, though, not so much because a perfect lost rock gem might turn up one day on one of these collections (it doesn't seem likely) but because this is
really the sound of suburban America singing circa 1965-1967. It's folk music of a sort, the voice of a national community that had no idea it was a community. It didn't matter if you were a garage band in Arkansas or Indiana, Boston or San Diego. Come Saturday night you plugged in, turned up, and pretended it was Shea Stadium. It may have been history on a very small stage, but it was history, and it rattled plenty of windowpanes.
Various – Psychedelic States: Arkansas In The 60s Vol. 1
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-222
Series: Psychedelic States – 15
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Beat
TRACKS
01. The Light Brigade – Baby You Don't Care
Written-By – L. Cole, R. Cole
02. The Romans – You Do Something To Me
Written By – J. Blacklaw
03. The Fone Book – Plight Of The Yearner
Written-By – Ronny Evans
04. The Wig/Wags – I'm On My Way Down The Road
Written By – Robinson
05. The Chaps – Tell Me
Written By – Matlock
06. The Rubber Band – Forever Friday
Written-By – Chestnut, Sheppard
07. The Dutch Masters – The Expectation
Written-By – Blake Schaefer
08. The Esquires – Sadie's Ways
Written-By – Grimes, Barnhill, Knight
09. The Romans – I'll Find A Way
Written By – J. Blacklaw
10. The Egyptians – Steppin' On Up
Written By – Atkinson, McFarland, Tackett
11. The Culls – Midnight To Six Man
Written-By – Dick Taylor, Phil May
12. The Spires Of Oxford – But You're Gone
Written By – Duncan
13. The Magic Sounds – Love Can Be So Fine
Written-By – Duane Clanton, Lynn Reynolds, Steve Wells, Tom Stringfellow
14. The Bar Boys – Hit The Road Jack
Written-By – Mayfield
15. The Reknown – It Ain't Alright With Me
Written-By – David Henry
16. The Rubber Band – Below Up, Above Down
Written-By – Chestnut, Sheppard
17. The Mercenaries – Take It All
Written-By – B. Knepper
18. Paul Allen – Cash For Your Trash
Written-By – Paul Allen
19. Rick Durham & The Dynamics – I Got My Eyes On You
Written-By – Sonny Burgess
20. The Reknown – Leave
Written-By – Campell, Quattlebaum
21. The Vipers – In Vain
Written-By – Ahrens, Ketchum, Shelton, Summers, Tullgren
22. The Chaps – Remember To Forget Her
Written-By – James L. Woodfield
23. The Egyptians – Suzanne
Written By – B. McFarland
24. The Shadows – It Breaks My Heart
Written-By – Duke Stagner
25. The Romans – He Don't Love You
Written By – Robertson
26. The Light Brigade – Lonnie's Song
Written-By – Lonnie Cole
27. The Mercenaries – Things Found Here
Written-By – B. Hoeman
28. Five By Five – Apple Cider
Written By – People
