1960's garage rock band from Milwaukee WI. They released a dozen singles, an EP and an LP between 1965-1970.
Later line ups were known for the gimmick of a white stripe bleached into each members hair.
A reformed version of the band performed live in 2015.
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Originally a Milwaukee rock'n'roll combo called The Bonnevilles, they got the British Invasion bug and adopted the name, and hairstyle of, Skunks. Their debut 45 was recorded during a brief period in California but was released as by the Unbelievables, possibly because they caught the whiff of other Skunks around at the same time (one such had a 45 in 1965 - Youthquake / A Girl Like You, on Mercury).
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The album is a patchwork of disparate styles - from pop covers and crooners to folk-rockers (the Byrds-like I Need No One). They do venture into garage and psych territory so the highlights, from our viewpoint, are a cover of Jefferson Airplane's Somebody To Love (with psychedelic guitar work), When I Need Her (good punk-psych) and The Journey (chiming folk-rock tinged with psychedelia).
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ReplyDeleteJust want to Say thanks for uploading this album. It was on my wishlist for years. I discovered them through a V.A. comp (Echoes in Time?) And tried all those years (in vain) to Get their LP. Now, thanks yo you, i'm able to listen to this for the 1st time... And it sounds Good!
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