frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 4hThe superb vocal harmonies of The Innocents via a rare 1962 one-off single for Reprise Records. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/inno... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 21h!964 girl-group goodness with The Cinders. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comThe Cinders, "I'll Follow You"/"The Story," Original Sound OS-43 (rel. Apr 1964)We've told the story of Art Laboe here in the past. This disc jockey who was popular on Los Angeles radio noticed a demand by call-in list... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Roy Milton delivers a hot jump blues and a jazzy ballad on a scarce 1953 Specialty Records single. Terrific sound quality on two impressive sides! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/roy-... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wail with The Quails on a super 1955 Black vocal group platter for DeLuxe Records! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Another non-hit of 1965: Chicago soul icon Dee Clark delivers two fine sides via a Constellation Records platter of disctinction. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/dee-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comDee Clark, "I Can't Run Away"/"She's My Baby," Constellations C-155 (rel. June 1965)If it's from 1965, and you're hearing it here, it must not be a hit! No other year of music saw as many deserving discs perish without not... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The ethereal Paris Sisters + genius arranger Jack Nitzsche = a great 1965 Mercury Records mood-piece. Quaaludes given the gift of song. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the great guitar instrumental of all time, by a group whose name I can't write down, because of a sociopath. Long story; great record from late 1958. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comThe F!r3b@lls, "F!r3b@ll"/"I D@n't Kn@w," Kapp K-248 (rel. 12/1958)Pardon the odd approach to this post's title, but I must fly below radar with today's record. A mentally unstable individual controls the ... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Paul Peek, from Gene Vincent's Blue Caps, made a slew of fine singles in the 1950s and '60s. None were hits, but that's life for ya. Here's his second solo 45, which birthed a garage-band favorite, from a 1958 NRC single, complete with bio page! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/paul... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Eight days late but all kindsa great, here's the new episode of our podcast! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/10/rock...franksjookbox.blogspot.comROCKIN' NEW RECORDS STRAIGHT FROM THE EXTRAVAGANZA--A WILD MIX OF MUSICAL MADNESS!Longtime friends know that the annual Canby, Oregon Record Extravaganza is a wellspring of fab new finds! Fresh from the recent event is t... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Jackie deShannon made three singles for Edison-International Records in 1960. Here's a superb single with an r&b-flavored mover and a moody, serious story-song. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/jack...franksjookbox.blogspot.comJackie deShannon, "So Warm"/"I Wanna Go Home," Edison International F-416 (rel. Feb 1960)In-between two stints with Liberty Records, the peerless singer-songwriter Jackie deShannon made a few singles for Edison International Reco... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Phil Phillips emerged from the bayou with "Sea of Love." A major label tried to commercialize his earthy sound. Here's his final single from 1961: a respectful finale to a confused episode. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/phil... 011
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Arizona rockabilly that predicts the sound of The Ramones? Sure! Why not? franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/don-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Kendra Spotswood, Van McCoy and some sweet girl-group soul from 1964. Two seductive sides by The Pacettes for your Soulful Sunday! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Scored: one of my favorite records of all time: Trini Lopez' "The Search Goes On." You gotta hear this 1960 King Records single. It's a transcendent experience! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/trin... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Another chapter from the ever-fascinating story of Canadian pop/rock music and the first release by a band who'd later be known as Steppenwolf. From a rare promo-only US release, here's the debut disc of Jack London and The Sparrows. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/jack... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Flippin' the flops for their excellent B-sides. Guest-starring Simon and Garfunkel, before they were a thing! Also featuring Charlie Baker on a crazed r&b novelty. And you don't have to hear the bland ballads on their A-sides! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/char... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes, we have no podcast today, but there's a teaser reel for you to hear. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/no-p...franksjookbox.blogspot.comNo Podcast Today, But...Our apologies, friends. The last two weeks have been hectic as all get-out, and left zero time to put together a new episode of our podcast.... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A UK femme pop classic by Nita Rossi, with a most mod sound; not a hit anywhere, but heard via a US disc issued by Nashville's Hickory label, who had a deal with UK Pye Records. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/nita... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gospel group goes Chicago soul on a rare one-shot Atco Records single from late 1964. One side is primo; the other has too much window-dressing but is still fine. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/earl...franksjookbox.blogspot.comEarl Paradise [pseud. LeRoy Crume], "Don't Pass Me By"/"You're All I Need," Atco 45-6326 (rel. Dec 1964)LeRoy Crume was the guitarist for The Crume Brothers Sextette, a Black gospel group that came from Missouri but recorded in Chicago, Illin... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Liverpool's second most-popular beat group deliver an early '64 single that got to #2 in the UK and #82 in the States. From a beautiful British pressing. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/gerr...franksjookbox.blogspot.comGerry And The Pacemakers, "I'm The One"/"You've Got What I Like," Columbia [UK] DB 7189 (rel. Jan 1964)Manager Brian Epstein's second most-successful beat group, Gerry and The Pacemakers managed three #1s with their first trio of singles. Thei... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Big Maybelle! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/big-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comBig Maybelle, "Rock House"/"Jim," Savoy 45-1519 (rel. Aug 1957)We last heard from Big Maybelle in THIS POST. Please glean biographical info there; I'm in a rush this morning. Got a record show to go to!... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Cup-E-Co" is the best piece of music you will hear today! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/jour... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gonna raga round the clock with the eccentric stylings of The Gurus on a wild 1966 United Artists single! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/guru... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Van Dykes. Rockin' teen harmony group. Members unknown. Ya got me. Here's their fab debut single for Decca Records, from 1958. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comThe Van Dykes, "Run Betty Run"/"The Fixer," Decca 9-30654 (rel. May 1958)When you see this style of marquee, that's a tip that I know nothing--nada--zip about the performers of that day's recordings. There are a L... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A 1955 single I never thought I'd get: The Moonglows' side group Bobby Lester & The Moonlighters on a sterling pair of Chicago vocal group gems. A most elusive Checker Records release! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/bobb... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 15/09/2026George Clinton's 1960s girl group The Parlettes (photo not available) team with New York popsters The Tokens on a musical bon-bon from early 1964. Delightful! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Inventive, haunting and raw vocal group r&b from The Memos, on a special post loaded with extra goodies. Two unusual, powerful sides from a 1959 Memo Records release. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Soulful Sunday goes swampy with an excellent twin-spin by bayou legends Cookie and The Cupcakes. Two 1959 sides reissued in '64 by Lyric Records in deep Louisiana. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/cook... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's...well, you might call it a...no, that's not right...it's a record by Carolyn Bennett. Imagine a deranged Brenda Lee crossed with an addled K. D. Lang. That might describe this. Perhaps. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/caro... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An apt record for an ominous anniversary. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/samm... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Liverpool beat group Ian & The Zodiacs deliver two fine performances on a 1965 single no one heard when new. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/ian-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A new episode of our podcast, loaded with little-known goodies and guaranteed to bring you some joy. See linked post for track listing (and to hear it)! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-re... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Lo-fi teen pop-rock with that all-important "huh?!?" factor from Buffalo's own Bill Quad. A rare one-shot from Fling Records, 1959. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/bill... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Another review for "The Comics Journal:" a look at a collection of Hal Foster's "Tarzan" Sunday comics from the 1930s. www.tcj.com/reviews/hal-...tcj.comHal Foster’s Tarzan: The Complete Sunday Comics 1931-1937 - The Comics JournalHarold Foster’s Tarzan (and Prince Valiant) are and aren’t comics. They’re sequential narratives told in words and images, but the symbiosis of the speech balloon doesn’t exist in the artist’s world. ... 063
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One shot of tuff teen heaven from Tony & Norm, who deliver a wild, moody platter for Poplar Records in early 1962. One you've gotta hear! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/tony... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 07/09/2026One of several fine singles issued the week JFK was assassinated and thus forgotten: earthy Italian-American vocal group The Expressions with a powerful pair of sides for Parkway Records. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Detroit soul with an all-star producer-songwriter cast; Barbra Mercer croons an exquisite Van McCoy song, produced by future booth superstars Richard Perry and Gary Katz. Golden World Records, 1965. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/barb... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You want weird? Here's outsider country from Honey Bee, on the cult garage label Ikon Records. Mystery music from 1966. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/hone...franksjookbox.blogspot.comHoney Bee, "Our Stars" c/w "Wake Up Love," Ikon IER 519 (rel. 1966)Your guess is good as mine on this hopeless obscurity from the Inland Empire. Sacramento's Ikon Records is home to some rare and sought-af... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 04/09/2026John Winfield Jr. delivers a pair of rugged folk-rock beauties for the hole-in-wall label Doré Records. One side is an insidious ear-worm, but worth the risk. From the golden year of 1966. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/john... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Jackie Cray delivers two made-in-Nashville rockabilly goodies via an obscure 1958 Limelight Records single. Zero info on this performer; this was his lone effort. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/jack... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Obscure, murky and powerful driving swamp pop from Bobby Webb and The Jets, via a scarce 1956 single from Jazzmart Records of Lafayette, Louisiana. Lo-fi murk! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/bobb... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Mystery girl group The Sequins made three singles in the early 1960s. Here's their second release, which pairs an ambitious pop drama with a revived oldie, all with oddball arrangements by Claus Ogermann... franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comThe Sequins [NY], "They're Dancing Now" c/w "Love Me Forever," Terrace 45-7511 (rel. 11/1962)Another "no photo available" entry in the big book of pop, The Sequins were one of at least five girl groups with that name. This group, w... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Kick-start the new week with the wild Midwestern sounds of The Four Labels, via their lone single on an RCA-Victor custom pressing from 1959. Maybe 500 copies exist of this DJ favorite from the hinterlands! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Killer midnight basement popcorn soul coupled with a meh B-side: Landy McNeil's debut disc via a 1964 Kapp Records platter. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/land...franksjookbox.blogspot.comLandy McNeil, "Move It (Move On)" c/w "It Takes A Lot Of Lovin'," Kapp K-600 (rel. 6/1964)Our crappiest-ever marquee today--no images of the performer and poor quality images of the record labels. I thought about getting out my ... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Roy Acuff Jr. delivers a pair of garage-friendly sides for Hickory Records. Two tuff trax from 1966. Roy Sr. didn't know his son could sing! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/roy-...franksjookbox.blogspot.comRoy Acuff Jr., "(Somebody's Warping Your Mind) I Wish It Were Me" c/w "Turn That Frown Upside Down," Hickory 45-1398 (rel. 7/1966)Children of famous performers may find their parents' fame a prison. The more iconic their mother or father, the harder it is for them to ... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Tim Hauser of The Manhattan Transfer's first record, as part of teen vocal group The Criterions. Features a wacked-out lo-fi B-side: sheer delight from 1959! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-... 010
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Our token hit of the year is the third and finest outing for The Crickets, with leader Buddy Holly at his best on two classic songs sourced from an unplayed 1958 copy of this Brunswick Records goodie. franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Here's a new podcast! Hear two weird versions of "Blue Moon," a precursor to a Beach Boys hit and both sides of an influential 1961 r&b classic by Bobby Parker--along with the usual slew of crazy sounds! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/ding... 110
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Dynamics and The Royal Playboys kick ass on a pair of wild doo-wop deliria from 1963. On Reprise Records, yet! franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-... 000
frankmyoung.bsky.social @frankmyoung.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Tuff teens The Kents deliver two walloping rockers with a strong r&b style! This 1958 Argo platter is much sought-after, for obvious reasons... franksjookbox.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-... 000
