Vic Cook and the Echos (Adventure)

I thought I would highlight this 45 by Vic Cook. I've had it in my collection for several years and would like to learn more about him.  He does a good classical guitar instrumental cover of Ernesto Lecuona's "Malaguena". "What Will Happen To Me?" on the other side of the record is an extremely depressing lament of a lost love. The label reads "Where there is new sound, there is Adventure". Let me know what you think of the record.

                                                                                          Malaguena

                                                                          What Will Happen To Me

The Nu -Trons (Spot)

The Nu-Trons release their one and only record in 1965. I'm unsure were the band was from. The Spot Record Corporation was located in Johnson City, Tennessee so I'm assuming the group was from this area of the United States. The group's "I Told You So"  has a cool moody garage sound. I like "From Now On" on the flipside as well.

                                                                                      I Told You So

                                                                                     From Now On

The Fugitives (Clevetown)

There were a bunch of groups in the 1960's that called themselves the Fugitives. Mike Markesich documents in his book "TeenBeat Mayhem" that the Fugitives featured today were from Warren, Pennsylvania. The record was released in 1965. I like the British sounding vocals on both songs especially "I miss you girl" which is outstanding.

                                                                                    I Miss You Girl

                                                                                         This Is It

Richardson-Daves and Tumbling Dice (RanDom)

Here's a nice 45 that I found a couple years ago by a group called Richardson-Daves and Tumbling Dice. The label shows that the group was from Providence, Kentucky. I decided to post the record on the blog to spur conversation and hopefully learn more about the band. Both songs on the record " Keep Me In Your Eyes" and "Anna"are very good.

Keep me in your eyes

Anna

The Iconoclasts (Larami Ltd)

Very little is known about the Iconoclasts. My best guess is the record might be from the 1963-1964 timeframe. The only letters/numbers in the dead wax are LM-4231. These are the same numbers that are on the record label. On side one the group recorded the song called "I Fell For You Baby (And Skinned My Knee)". It has a catchy beat. I notice that there are a few parts in the song that have unintelligible lyrics. This makes you wonder what was he trying to say. I guess this only adds to the uniqueness and mystery of the song. Side two "City Woman" is completely different. It has a calmer folk sound similar to that of the Kingston Trio. If anyone might have information about the band it would be appreciated.

                                                                                I Fell For You Baby

                                                                                         City Woman