Justin and I met the lead singer for the garage psych band The Pastels from Battle Creek. We were over at his house about a year ago for a record buy when he told us about his band and gave us a few copies of the original 45s. He was a great guy - we sat around on that Saturday morning drinking coffee, listening to his stories and then digging through his massive record collection which took up a full room upstairs and then half of his basement. This copy resurfaced in another collection we bought recently. They recorded this 45 on the sought after West Michigan label Phalanx in 1966. It’s the classic Michigan garage sound of the 60s, organ and all, but The Pastels are a bit spookier than most. A really, really good 45, and a hidden gem among Michigan rock history.

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This was recorded on the famous Detroit Hideout label, back when Ann Arbor’s Bob Seger was playing all the local bars around South East Michigan for his fellow teenagers. Another Michigan 60s garage classic.

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