Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

The Trashmen, a Minneapolis band, recorded the 1:20-minute "Surfin Bird" in the basement of George Garrett's record shop in the fall of 1963. Recorded in the basement of George Garrett's record store. When they played the tape to Bill Diehl, a DJ at Minneapolis radio station WDGY, he said it was too short and suggested they re-record it. The Trashmen were taken by Garrett to Kay Bank Studios four blocks away and re-recorded. Released in November on the Garrett label, "Surfin Bird" received airplay on WDGY, selling 3,000 copies in its first week and reaching #3 in Minneapolis in its second week. The record was distributed by Soma Records and was a hit everywhere, climbing to #4 in the U.S. in January 1964. The hit hit song "Crazy" galvanized Minneapolis teens, and many teen bands visited Kay Bank Studios to make records with Garrett, including The Gestures, who went on to become one of the most popular teen bands of all time. Some of these groups, like The Gestures and The Castaways, had national hits.This compilation is a collection of Soma Records/Kay Bank Studios-related material that captures the vibrancy of the Minneapolis teen scene from 1964 to 1966. It is full of the charm of the local teen garage scene, which was different from that of New York and Los Angeles, more down-to-earth and more "Bird Fever" than "British Fever".

Tracklisting:

DISC.1
01.'REVEILLE ROCK'THE TITANS (SOMA 1411)1964
02.'ROUTE 66'THE UNDERBEATS (GARRETT GA 4004)1964
03.'OLDS MO WILLIAM'GREGORY DEE & THE AVANTIES (BANGER BA 00602)1964
04.'HOWLIN' FOR MY BABY'THE ACCENTS (BANGER BA 00605)1964
05.'THE GRIND'GREGORY DEE & THE AVANTIES (BANGER BA 00620)1964
06.'IT'S SEEMS TO ME'THE GESTURES (SOMA 1417)1964
07.'RUN. RUN. RUN'THEGESTURES (SOMA 1417)1964
08.'LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU'THE CHANCELLORS (SOMA 1421)1964
09.'THE CRUSHER'THE NOVAS (PARROT 45-PAR 45005)1964
10.'THE BALDIE BEAT'THE DEACONS (GARRETT GA 4004)1964
11.'SHORTNIN' BREAD'THE READYMEN (BANGER BA 00655)1964
12.'GORILLA'THE SHANDELLS (BANGER BA 00659)1964
13.'CANDLELIGHT'THE GESTURES (SOMA 1426)1965
14.'DON'T MESS AROUND'THE GESTURES (SOMA 1426)1965
15.'COLD 45'THE FOUR WHEELS (SOMA 1426)1965
16.'CENTRAL HIGH PLAYMATE'THE FOUR WHEELS (SOMA 1426)1965
17.'CRY GIRL'THE KAN DELLS (BOSS 6501)1965

DISC.2
01.'FAT GIRL'THE EMBERMEN (SOMA 1430)1965
02.'BIRD DOG'THE DEL COUNTS (SOMA 1430)1965
03.'KING KRUSHER'KING KRUSHER & THE TURKEYNECKS (RASSLER 9008)1965
04.'THE WOLFMAN'S BOOGIE PART1'THE WOLFMAN JACK & THE WOLFPACK (BREAD 0071 )1965
05.'LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL'THE DEL COUNTS (SOMA 1430)1965
06.'LIAR. LIAR'THE CASTAWAYS (SOMA 1433)1965
07.'MULESKINNER BLUES 65'THE MULESKINNERS (TWIN TOWN TT 708)1965
08.'ON THE ROAD AGAIN'THE NOVAS (TWIN TOWN TT 713)1965
09.'NERVOUS BREAKDOWN'GREGORY DEE & THE AVANTIES (TWIN TOWN TT 715)1965
10.'UBANGI STOMP'THE TRASHMEN (ARGO 5516)1965
11.'BIRD ‘65'THE TRASHMEN (ARGO 5516)1965
12.'GOODBYE BABE'THE CASTAWAYS (SOMA 1442)1965
13.'A MAN'S GOTTA BE A MAN'THE CASTAWAYS (SOMA 1442)1965
14.'I BELIEVE'THE HIGH SPIRITS (SOMA 1446)1966
15.'GOIN' AWAY'THE BOSS TWEADS (STUDIO CITY 1056)1966
16.'WE GONNA LOVE'SIR WINSTON & THE COMMONS (SOMA 1454)1966
17.'SHAKE IT FOR ME'THE UNDERBEATS (SOMA 1458)1966