you got yours! east bay garage 1965-67

Big Beat's ongoing series documenting the groovy sounds of 1960s California, Nuggets From The Golden State, makes a welcome return with

You Got Yours: East Bay 60s Garage 1965-67. Returning to the regional themes espoused in earlier volumes, this power-packed collection focuses on one of the grungiest and most prolific garage rock scenes in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Directly across the bay from San Francisco raged a teen scene so vibrant that the 'adult' rock shenanigans of the early hippie clique had little impact, at least for a couple of years. The tough, blue collar environs of the East Bay demanded entertainment, not enlightenment, and sought it in the garage soul of the Spyders and US Male, the bright, British sounds of the Baytovens, Shillings and Peter Wheat & The Breadmen, or the droll Stonesy punk of the Harbinger Complex, Just VI and Soul Vendors. Kids raved at area hotspots like the Penthouse Club in Hayward and the Teens N' Twenties dances at San Leandro's Rollarena.

You Got Yours celebrates this intriguing facet of SF music history with rare singles, unreleased studio cuts and a booklet jam-packed with photos and memorabilia. It also forms the audio soundtrack to a recent book documenting East Bay 60s garage bands. Many of these tracks are acknowledged 60s punk classics, others are gems waiting to be discovered. For fans of vintage punk and garage as well as those fascinated with all things San Francisco.

Track listing:

1. Waiting For You - THE BAYTOVENS
2. Baby What's New - PETER WHEAT & THE BREADMEN
3. Tomorrow's Soul Sound - THE HARBINGER COMPLEX
4. I'm Gonna Be Gone - THE JUST SIX
5. It's Up To You - THE SHILLINGS
6. Her Heart Said No - THE BLUE LITE CONSPIRACY
7. My House - THE BAYTOVENS
8. You Got Yours - THE US MALE
9. Sometimes I Wonder - THE HARBINGER COMPLEX
10. Bo Said - THE JUST SIX
11. Humpty Dumpty - THE EPICS
12. You're Gonna Cry - THE DONNYBROOKES
13. Who Stole The Batmobile - THE GOTHAM CITY CRIME FIGHTERS
14. Not The Least Bit True - THE SHILLINGS
15. Get Out Of My Eye - THE SOUL VENDORS
16. Luv Look Away - THE BAYTOVENS
17. Dynosaur - THE FLINTROCKS
18. I'm Feeling Good - THE BRISTOL BOXKITE
19. You're Takin' Hold Of Me - THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
20. Away Girl - THE TOWAWAY ZONE
21. Gotta Find A New Love - THE SPYDERS
22. Look At The Sun - THE GANTS
23. Such A Fool - THE BAYTOVENS
24. Where I Belong - THE DAYTRIPPERS