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No mere footnote in
music history,
were an exceptional group of clean-cut rockers in matching suits from Anaheim, CA, whose somewhat forgotten classic,
was covered in recent years by both
and
. This reissue of their first recording, which came out in 1966, was originally intended to be promotion for the Good Humor Ice Cream Company. The cover features them on top of and around an ice cream truck sporting matching aqua-colored suits. Nearby, an ice cream man displays a Popsicle. But the album is also a very impressive and enjoyable collection of originals and covers including a knockout take on
as well as
and more obvious choices like
It's the originals, though, that make the case for the band being a forgotten gem amongst the legions of '60s
groups. Featuring scintillating organ riffs and three guitars going berserk, songs like
prove
to be a crucial, though mostly forgotten chapter of the
music era. ~ Adam Bregman