The Chaparrals-Times To Remember Soul Sound Rare Private Garage Psych Pokora EX

$

150

Hello!
You are bidding on a very rare original LP copy of:
The Chaparrals -Times to Remember DB Records DB21768 ex/ex
This was a private USA pressing from 1968 and is still in its original shrink!! You will not find a much nicer copy of this ultra rare garage fuzz psych soul monster! The record is in EX shape and plays beautifully. Cleaned on a vpi record cleaner and from my personal collection. The only thing keeping the cover from nm is some light edge wear where the record is opened. The mighty Chaparrels played a rocked out & driving style of interesting garage/soul that lands on the level of all the "Justice" label bands of the '60s - and is just as RARE. Listed in 1001 Record Collector Dreams book with 4 Stars for its extreme rarity. The song empty is amazing and deserves to be comped! They were all still in high school when they made this! A bit of biographical information from the web:

The CHAPARRELS hailed from central Pennsylvania (most of the members were from "Glen Rock"), the band was formed in 1966 by drummer Allen Knapp. Recruiting a bunch of high school friends, they started out doing popular covers at parties and local
dances. Knapp died the following year and was replaced by Rick Abel. In tribute the photo of Allen Knapp photo is in dedication is on the back cover ... Signed by the small, local DB label (and pressed in tiny quantities), 1968 saw the band release "Times To Remember". Musically the set's a stereotyped slice of pure garage rock, propelled more by sheer enthusiasm than talent - like all the great garage rock Lp's of the era were. Blown notes, rough tempos and strained vocals ("Stag-O-Lee"), abound. That said, to our ears the LPs interesting on two counts. The album's surprisingly accomplished given the lowtech production and the band's relative youth (Brent Berwager was only 13, while singer Jack Kroh and rhythm guitarist John Roberts were the elder statesmen at 18). The other surprise is the band's musical repertoire. Sure, cover bands weren't exactly rare in the mid-60s', but these guys concentrated on soul covers with a wild & raw white boy edge which makes for a killer style of the genre. Not what you'd expect from a Pennsylvania-based outfit. They also had great tastes, taking on material by George Clinton, Eddie Floyd and Otis Redding. In case anyone's interested, there are also two excellent originals. The leadoff track was penned by bassist Mel Weaver. The doomy closer "Empty" was written by former member Kent Rehrbach and is unlike anything else on the LP. Anyone remotely into the primitive garage rock sounds of the sixties is sure to wanna check this long lost LP out...


"Times To Remember"
(side 1)
Intro
Sweet Soul
Heat Wave
Stag-O-Lee Hold On
(side 2)
My Girl Testify
Watermelon Man
Knock On Wood
Midnight Hour
Empty


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