EXTREMELY rare first press Garage 45: ? and the Mysterians, 96 Tears, Pa-Go-Go
$
200
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THIS RECORD PLAY'S VERY GOOD ON MY RECORD PLAYER NO POPS BUT HAS MARKS ON IT .. 96 TEARS B/W MIDNIGHT HOUR ON PA-GO-GO 102, VERY RARE FIRST PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC 45, (ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE MADE) BEFORE THE RECORD WAS PICKED UP BY CAMEO FOR NATIONAL RELEASE . THE VERSION OF 96 TEARS HERE IS SEVERAL SECONDS LONGER THAN ON THE CAMEO 45 R.P.M. RECORD...... The song was written by Question Mark (Rudy Martinez) in 1962 in his manager's living room, and was recorded in BAY CITY MI At first, Question Mark had to insist that "96 Tears" be the A-side over "Midnight Hour". Once the issue was settled, the band recorded the single for the small Pa-Go-Go label, owned by Lilly Gonzalez. She backed the band financially, and allowed access to her personal studio in her basement. When it began doing well locally, the band took a recording to Bob Dell, the radio director in FLINT MI The song became the most requested, and wider radio play spread into Canada THEN CAMEO FOR NATIONAL RELEASE....... Known for its signature organ licks and bare-bones lyrics, "96 Tears" is recognized as one of the first NATIONAL American garage rock band HIT OF ALL TIME.............. GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING....... p.s. One-hit wonders, ? MARK might have had just one hit but it has become a Rock N Roll classic. With “96 Tears” they were the first Latino Rock band to have a top 40 hit in the U.S. Question Mark, or (?), in reality was Martinez. His group’s “96 Tears” album, released on Cameo records in 1966, is worth up to $100.00 today. But the original 45 on Pa-Go-Go records can get you $800.00. SAY'S money music GOOGLE IT !
