A few years back Sundazed put out this mock long player of material recorded by Florida garage band We The People in 1966 while they were cutting singles for Challenge records. It's a fantastic collection with 14 tracks all worthy of mention for one reason or another. Side one of the record features their raucous garage style, while side two leans more towards the groovy flower psych side of things. The garage punkers are killer, but some of my all-time favorite gems are the Wayne Proctor penned songs on side 2, starting with 'In The Past', a stunning raver most famously covered by the Chocolate Watchband. The original version here features the distinct sound of the octachord, a homemade eight stringed instrument crafted to mimic the sound of a sitar. Another personal fave, and perhaps my pick of the bunch is the originally unreleased cut 'Beginning of The End', which has that cool as ice '66 vocal on top of buzzing organ sounds and guitar breaks that will forever be encrusted in the mirror of my mind.
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