Category Archives: Garage Rock

SONG OF THE DAY Los York’s – Abrazame Baby

Posted on May 17, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Hailing from the Rimac district of Lima, Peru Los York’s were wild in all the right ways!! Emerging in the mid-1960s, this band rose to fame and became of of Peru’s leading rock and roll bands of the late 1960’s … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY David Clayton Thomas And The Shays – Send Her Home

Posted on May 7, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Smooth as silk and like a coaxing stroke to the inner ear, this is just the pace for me today.  This track really is a delight in all its unhurried glory. The drums roll like gentle thunder, heralding a storm … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter – Pepper’s Boogaloo

Posted on May 1, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Hailing from Lima and coming together in the late 1960’s, The Saint Thomas Pepper Smelter were a psych-rock outfit that formed from the ashes of Los Shain’s (1963-68). Named after (a combination of) The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Holly Golightly – Satan Is His Name

Posted on April 23, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

In 1962 the rather slinky sounds of Satan Is Her Name (listen below) hit the soundwaves via Mercury Records. Performed by US singer/guitarist, Steve King (and the Echelons), this track was issued as a 45 and featured on the B-side … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Hidden Charms – The Hill

Posted on March 30, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

This rough, tough and no frills sound always makes me smile; nothing like a bit of raw garage rock to greet the evening with, don’t you think? This little stomper was released sometime in the 1960’s, I am presuming! As … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Space Walkers – Swamp Gas

Posted on March 16, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Who were The Space Walkers? A cosmic crew of unknown’s that could’ve come from another galaxy for all I know, such is their mystery! I can’t really tell you too much about this band, other than they consisted of (at … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Ebb Tides – My Baby’s Gone

Posted on March 11, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

This song has remained one of those unsolved mysteries to me until recently (thank you Beatsville!!)! I’d heard it before, but have never been able to find out who recorded it, so I am more than massively chuffed to have … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Inferno – The Inferno

Posted on March 10, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

I love a lot of music its fair to say and, indeed, for a lot of reasons! Today’s song I can’t help but liken to Fat White Family’s Auto Neutron; not because they sound at all alike, but because they … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Creations – Get On My Train

Posted on March 9, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

This song just oozes cool like you wouldn’t believe!!..If this was visual, I’d need at least four pairs of sunnies to keep this beamer at bay!!! I love it!! What I also love is the subtle locomotive instrumentation and the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Bumpers – Il Quadro Di Picasso

Posted on February 20, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

There are moments when this track reminds me of Country Joe & The Fish ( Section 43) for the way it indulgently meanders into trippy, psychedelic realms. Purely instrumental and loosely constructed around melodic bluesy fluttering’s, this song is pretty … Continue reading →

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