The Aces Combo - Introducing (1967)

 

Aces Combo: Johnny Yarbrough (vocals, guitar); Tim Ervin, Johnny Nance (guitar); Michael Earnhardt (bass); Howard Caywood (drums).

A schoolboy quintet, all 14 or 15 according to the reproduced liner notes, trot through some favourite covers - surf/instrumental (Wipe Out, Apache), ballads (Under The Boardwalk, My Girl), frat/dance (Shake A Tail Feather, The Monkey Time) and pop/beat (Pied Piper, This Boy). Kudos to Collectables for reissuing these extremely rare and expensive albums. Curiosity is satisfied without selling the family china, though the general sound of these lesser known Justice LPs is the pre-fuzz 1964/1965 period and of more interest to fans of beat/pop/frat than the "class of '66" clan.

 1. The Aces Combo - The Pied Piper  (2:19)

 2. The Aces Combo - Apache  (2:50)

 3. The Aces Combo - Laugh It Off  (2:44)

 4. The Aces Combo - No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)  (2:29)

 5. The Aces Combo - Come Home  (2:47)

 6. The Aces Combo - Secret Agent Man  (2:39)

 7. The Aces Combo - This Boy  (3:20)

 8. The Aces Combo - The Monkey Time  (2:56)

 9. Aces Combo - Wipe Out  (2:39)

 10. The Aces Combo - Shake A Tail Feather  (2:22)

 11. The Aces Combo - My Girl  (2:20)

 12. The Aces Combo - Under The Boardwalk  (2:48)

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