60's Garage Punk!

Here are a couple records from the 60's that flat out rock!

First up is The Sonics from Tacoma, Washington. The Sonics were a pretty big deal in the Pacific Northwest in the 60's. Their release of "The Witch" on Etiquette Records became one of the biggest selling singles in the history of the Pacific Northwest. This song is "Like No Other Man" released on Jerden Records around 1966.

The next single is by The Swamp Rats on the Co & Ce label. The Swamp Rats are from McKeesport, PA, a small town near Pittburgh. They were only around for a year and a half, but they released a good amount of decent records. Unfortunately, they were mostly cover songs and they didn't get very good distribution, so they never really gained any popularity. This record, "It's Not Easy" was released in 1967.

The final single today is by The Underdogs on Hideout Records. The Underdogs are from Grosse Pointe, MI and were one of many, including Bob Seger and The Last Heard and Ted Nugent and The Lourds, to play the Hideout Club in Harper Woods, MI. The owners of the club decided to go into the record business, so they released this single as the first record on their new label in 1965. The song, "Judy Be Mine" was later recorded by The Romantics in the 70's.