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The Jelly Bean Bandits - 1967 - The Jelly Bean Bandits
Newburgh, New York psych-punks the Jelly Bean Bandits formed in 1966. Singer Billy Donald, guitarist Jack Dougherty, bassist Fred Buck, keyboardist Michael "Mr. Addams" Raab, and drummer Joe "Laredo London" Scalfari originally operated as "the Mirror", regularly packing area nightspots like the local Trade Winds, Poughkeepsie's Buccaneer Nightclub, and Burlington, Vermont's Red Dog. In due time, they recorded a three-song demo reel that resulted in a three-album recording contract with Mainstream Records, however, unknown to Mainstream, these three songs represented the sum total of the Jelly Bean Bandits' repertoire, forcing the band to write enough additional material to flesh out a full-length LP in the course of a week. Their obscure psych rock debut album, recorded in less than 12 hours is as bizarre as it is tastefull. Every tune is interesting and worth the price of admission with a jelly bean mix of garage rock, punk, R&B and psychedelia.(DYHT) 01 - Country Woman 02 - Generation 03 - Poor Precious Dreams 04 - Another August Revisited 05 - Going Nowhere 06 - Happiness Girl 07 - Goodtime Feeling 08 - September Rain 09 - Neon River 10 - Plastic Soldiers 11 - Say Mann 12 - Tapestries LINK
