Well, here we are. Ostensibly British psych from 1967, these could be thrown into the Nuggets bin, what with the jangliness and fuzz. But there is a little more refinement here that doesn't quite have the snottiness of American garage bands. Granted these are signed bands and a year later than the peak of garage bands stateside, they just don't seem as dangerous. I guess it isn't really fair to compare them to, say, the Music Machine. Regardless, there's fuzz.
The minor dope: The Riot Squad has David Jones on vocals. He later changed his name to Bowie. The Pretty Things (seen above) are down there as a tip of the hat to Mike Stax, publisher and editor of Ugly Things (get it?) and a total PT disciple. The Move, because Roy Wood always was the freakiest ELO member (though he jumped ship by the second or third album). The Artwoods because Jon Lord, future Deep Purple founder, is on organ. All I got.
The Riot Squad - Toy Soldier mp3 at Internet Archive Early Bowie
The Pretty Things - Defecting Grey mp3 at Internet Archive
The Move - Vote For Me mp3 at Internet Archive
The Artwoods - In the Deep End mp3 at Internet Archive
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