Twelve songs recorded by the band at two sessions in mid- to late 1965 are heard on this compilation, including their sole recording to garner any attention, "Cool Breeze." Even as collector-oriented 1960s garage comps go, it's close to the bottom of the barrel, with mediocre material and, sometimes, amateurish recording and performance. Yeah, yeah, some people would shoot back that the amateurishness is integral to the appeal of such music, but it's amateurish in a boring and sometimes annoying sense, rather than an exciting one. Mostly penned by leader Harley Toberman, the songs are a peculiar mix of instrumentals with rinky-dink organ in the sub-
Dave "Baby" Cortez style; modestly tuneful teen pop/rockers combining surf, British Invasion influences, and early '60s melodramatic ballad influences; and rather inept numbers without much going for them at all. "Boots" shows an unexpected influence of howling folk-rock in the sub-
Dylan/
Sonny Bono mold, and this is at least more amusing than some juvenile attempts at satire, such as "I Fell in Love (With That Wart on Your Face)." The production and arrangements often have a bedroom rehearsal-quality thinness.