THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND Fourty Four GARAGE PUNK SNARL = Loose Lip Sync Ship

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    Scarce ~ nearly 30 years old *deluxe* European *VINYL* Limited edition

              The Chocolate Watchband

              Fourty Four                 

                             UK - B Beat Wika 25

Hard to find, nearly 30 years old and long scarce British 13 track album in lavish gatefold cover, still in TOP minty condition...defining the Chocolate Watchband with a unique tracking selection, different from any of their other albums AND containg great vintage group photos and history liner notes on the inside gatefold ...

The Chocolate Watchband, one of the most popular garage/punk legends, here with a nice selection of raw high energy grooves straight from the garage, circa 1966 1967 ... A special copy as includes their great NON-LP A&B sides "Loose Lip Sync Ship" & "Blues Theme", very worthy nuggets ...AND, searing punk tracks from their "Riot On Sunset Strip" 1967 appearance ...the pleasure of this album lies in the tracking order, a concise flow of nugget after nugget, centering on their explosive garage snarl...

This Northern California garage punk powerhouse were one of the finest exponents of English influenced R & B, and on a good day, even gave The Rolling Stones a run for their money. The sneering vocals of Dave Aguilar were complemented by Mark Loomis (guitar), Sean Tolby (guitar), Bill Flores (bass) and Gary Andrijasevich (drums). Spotted by legendary producer and songwriter Ed Cobb, the man who also developed The Standells sound, their first release was a cover of Davie Allen's Blue's Theme, released under the name The Hogs. The first release under their own name was a classic slice of Ed Cobb. Sweet Young Thing (1966) was a searing, evil slab of raw, powerful R & B, with Aguilar's vocals a stand-out. Their debut album No Way Out featured the soon-to-be garage standard, Let's Talk About Girl's (1967), though Cobb decided to replace Aguilar's raw vocal track with the more dulcet tones of session singer Don Bennett. This kind of producer and label involvement caused disharmony in the group and soon members were coming and going with increased regularity. However, Cobb kept the group's name alive, releasing the album The Inner Mystique (1968), featuring a whole slew of studio musicians, though the album did contain excellent versions of The Kinks' I'm Not Like Everybody Else and Bob Dylan's It's All Over Now Baby Blue. A final album One Step Beyond (1969) again seemed to be the producer's vehicle though it did feature Aguilar's terrific track Don't Need Your Lovin'. The groups influence seemed to grow and grow as the years passed, finding new audience's and fans generation after generation.

Here, a hard to find scarce European 14 track overview with obscure cuts delivering great energy and raw garage punk flashes the band is so legendary for!

Don't Need Your Lovin'

No Way Out

Baby Blue

I'm Not Like Everybody Else

Misty Lane

Loose Lip Sync Ship

B:

Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love In)

Gone And Passes By

Stitting There Standing

She Weaves A Tender Trap

Sweet Young Thing

I Ain't No Miracle Worker

Blues Theme

CONDITION: The cover: is a laminated, sharp and clean gatefold in "EX" (excellent) ... has a tiny tip ding at top right corner ... otherwise has no bends, no split seams, no writing ...

The vinyl: is all glossy over both sides; M- real clean all over and plays TOP level....

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record