Highs in the Mid-Sixties were a series of compilation albums released in the mid 1980s on AIP Records developed by Greg Shaw.
The Standells were one of the best of the mid-sixties L.A. bands; this is a rare early track that was previously unreleased at this time.
The flip side of "Linda" by the Starfires is one of the most valuable and sought after garage rock songs, "I Never Loved Her", which was featured on the Pebbles, Volume 8 LP and CD.
Gypsy Trips are actually from Oklahoma but settled in L.A.; this song was later covered by the Electric Prunes.
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2: LA '66 / Riot on Sunset Strip features recordings that were released in Los Angeles, California.
The Bees are the band that produced the classic psychedelic rock song, "Voices Green and Purple" (included on Pebbles, Volume 3), which is also the color scheme for this album's cover.
The Satans appeared on Pebbles, Volume 2 with "Makin' Deals", a song that anticipated "Sympathy for the Devil".
The flip side of "Every Night" by the Human Expression, "Love at Psychedelic Velocity", is better known and appeared several years earlier on the Pebbles, Volume 10 LP.
The Grains of Sand (featured on the original Pebbles album), the Lyrics, and Limey & the Yanks also had tracks on Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1.
"(I) Live in the Springtime" also appears on the Pebbles, Volume 8 LP, credited to The Lemon Drops.
The final track is a plea by the band to get a spot on The Ed Sullivan Show, in the style of the 1960 novelty hit by Larry Verne, "Mr. Custer".
Other tracks by the Underdogs and the 4 of Us are included on Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6, as are others by the Blues Company (though under a slightly different name).
The all-female band The Pleasure Seekers – pictured on the cover – feature Suzi Quatro (along with three of her sisters), who had later fame as both a rock musician and an actress on Happy Days.
Friday at the Hideout is also the name of a compilation album of Detroit-area garage rock that was released in 2001 on Norton Records, featuring many of these bands and several of the tracks.
This track is the flip side of their first single; the classic A-side, "It's Cold Outside" can be found on Pebbles, Volume 2.
The label promised to correct the mistake on future releases, but the single's success precluded that possibility.
The night it was to be played on the Jimmy Rabbit radio show, (a popular KLIF 1190 DJ show), Robert Kennedy was shot and killed in California and KLIF started playing somber classical music; "Good Times" missed its release date.
Gary P. Nunn was evidently a member of the New Roadrunners; he was later in the Lost Gonzo Band and has released more than a dozen albums as a solo artist.
With its moaning saxophone and infectious beat, the instrumental that starts the album, "Wolf Call" would feel right at home on the Born Bad Series.
The psychedelic instrumental tribute to Jefferson Airplane by The Challengers is among the clever songs on this album.
"We Sell Soul" by the Spades was a regional hit by one of the first bands headed by Roky Erickson.
The Moonrakers were originally known as the Surfin' Classics and, like many 1960s garage rock bands, have a website and had a 2006 reunion concert.
After he left this band and joined The Prime Movers, the other bandmembers began calling him "Iggy" due to his association with the Iguanas.
This previously unreleased track comes from early demo tapes and is evidently the first song recorded where he was the songwriter.
AIP Records has also released a series of compilation albums of unreleased Iggy Pop material named after this band, called the Iguana Chronicles.
"Be Careful With Your Car-Full" (track 4) by the Royal Shandels (Don Gladden, Ron Oswalt, Jeff White, Neil Williams and Carl Zenoni) was recorded in Detroit at Golden World for the National Safety Council back in the days that seat belts were a fairly new addition to cars, and a bit before most mandatory seat belt laws were introduced.
A 10-inch vinyl album has recently been released of all of the songs by the Dovers, considered one of the finest garage rock bands.
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 22 (subtitled The South, Part 2) is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in the South excluding Texas (which is covered in 5 separate volumes).
Group (also known as Evil Encorporated) is a west Virginia band; these two cuts (from their first of two singles) made it onto Essential Pebbles, Volume 2.Evil Enc.
Daze of the Week is actually from Tacoma, Washington, not Mississippi as the liner notes on this album claimed.