From 1968, please enjoy The Jam -- no, not them -- and their absolutely astounding power pop/garage rock should have been a classic "Something's Gone."
Who these guys were seems to have been lost in the mists of history, except that they were apparently from the Pacific Northwest somewhere. And, interestingly enough, this was the very first release on Sire Records (which is pretty cool).
In any case, had this been a hit I suspect the future of what we refer to as the popular music field might have been changed in totally unfathomable ways.
[h/t Herb S.]
Pretty good, with a lot of vocal slinging a la "Get Off Of My Cloud." And I never saw that 45rpm Sire label before. The first artist I recall on Sire was Martha Velez, sometime in 1968 or 1969, but I see now - via Discogs - that Jam's single predates Velez.
ReplyDeleteNice tune, cool find.
ReplyDeleteInteresting production - a "wall of sound" but you can hear all the instruments, including rhythm guitar - of a good song
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ReplyDeleteA decent "Nugget".
ReplyDeleteGood stuff. Thanks Steve!
ReplyDeleteMarc
I like it!
ReplyDeleteCaptain Al
Great! Flip side? Any other recordings?
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