Various You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-67

In the mid-'60s, Los Angeles was home to tough garage rock that rattled the city's teen clubs, while San Francisco acts tended to lean more towards the folk-rock and blues that would evolve into psychedelia. The bands that called Northern California's East Bay home seemed to be stuck somewhere in the middle -- tougher than the acts in the city Tony Bennett made famous, but no match for the L.A. bands. The East Bay had a thriving garage rock scene in the days before acid changed the game, and You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-1967 features 24 songs from some of the scene's best acts. Most of these tunes hardly represent teen angst at its most thunderous, but there's a surprising degree of professionalism on display, and the best acts here -- the Baytovens, the Harbinger Complex, Peter Wheat & the Breadmen, and the Spyders -- display chops far beyond what one would expect from teen bands. There are a few doses of full-bore fuzztone on this set (most notably from the Just Six and Blue Lite Conspiracy), and the Soul Vendors and the Epics aren't afraid to show off the right teenage attitude. Fans of goofiness in rock will want to cue up "Dynosuar" by the Flintrocks and "Who Stole the Batmobile" by the Gotham City Crime Fighters (the latter group used to perform in bootleg Caped Crusader outfits, and featured future Tower of Power horn man Emilio Castillo on sax and keyboards), and the Shillings certainly get a prize for Best British Invasion Influenced Name, even if their music isn't quite so remarkable. If none of the bands on You Got Yours! rival the thunder of the Remains or the Sonics, this disc documents a lively garage scene that produced some top-caliber bands, and it's well worth a spin; points added for Alec Palao's excellent and informative liner notes.

Tracklist

1. Waiting For You - The Baytovens

2. Baby What's New - Peter Wheat & the Breadmen

3. Tomorrow's Soul Sound - The Harbinger Complex

4. I'm Gonna Be Gone - Just Six (previously unreleased)

5. It's up to You - The Shillings (previously unreleased)

6. Her Heart Said No - Blue Lite Conspiracy (previously unreleased)

7. My House - The Baytovens (previously unreleased)

8. You Got Yours - U.S. Male (previously unreleased)

9. Sometimes I Wonder - The Harbinger Complex

10. Bo Said - Just Six

11. Humpty Dumpty - Epics

12. You're Gonna Cry - Donnybrookes

13. Who Stole the Batmobile - Gotham City Crime Fighters

14. Not the Least Bit True - The Shillings

15. Get Out of My Eye - Soul Vendors (previously unreleased)

16. Luv Look Away - The Baytovens (previously unreleased)

17. Dynosaur - Flintrocks (previously unreleased)

18. I'm Feeling Good - Bristol Boxkite (previously unreleased)

19. You're Takin' Hold of Me - The Immediate Family (previously unre

20. Away Girl - Towaway Zone (previously unreleased)

21. Gotta Find a New Love - Spyders (previously unreleased)

22. Look at the Sun - The Gants (previously unreleased)

23. Such a Fool - The Baytovens

24. Where I Belong - Day Trippers (previously unreleased)

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