"The REAL Lost 45's" Part 4

[Pete70s]

Keepin' it goin', keepin' it goin'..............

"I Still Love You"-The Vejtables (Autumn, 1965 #84)
From the pre-1967 San Francisco scene that gave us the Beau Brummels, The Great Society and We Five, came the Vejtables. They only had this one charted record, but it was a great one! Lead singer/drummer Jan Errico would later join the Mojo Men.
www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000003H0X001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002/104-4452271-2723162

"You're Gonna Miss Me"-The Thirteenth Floor Elevators (International Artists, 1966 #55)
You may not know the name, but chances are you've heard the song. Used in a recent Dell TV commercial, as well as the opening sequence of the 2000 John Cusack film "Hi-Fidelity", it is quintesential '60s garage rock. The Elevators, led by Roky Erickson (one of rocks biggest cult figures and legendary burnout), were one of the hottest bands of the Texas rock scene until drug busts and internal troubles broke them up in 1969. Erickson was admited into a mental hospital (rather than serve a prison term on a drug charge) where he was administered shock treatments and medicated into oblivion.
www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000AFWZ001014/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_014/104-4452271-2723162

"We're On Our Way"-Chris Hodge (Apple, 1972 #44)
Up until 2 days ago I had never heard of this artist, or this record. It is now one of my current faves. It's a hard record to describe, it sounds like nothing else that was on the radio at the time. It should've been massive, but it wasn't. I'm led to believe Chris Hodge had some sort of connection to the Beatles, but I can't find anything on him. He released two singles for Apple, and no album.
Unfortunately, I can't find a sample.

"Everybody Knows Matilda" - Duke Baxter (VMC, 1969 #52)
Thank you, Ed, for filling this gap in my collection! A #2 hit in Boston (it sat behind "Honky Tonk Women" on the "RKO chart in July '69, but sat 51 positions behind it on the national chart). I first heard this a couple of months ago on their streaming audio and was on a quest to find it! The singer sounds a lot like David Clayton-Thomas and if it had horns it could pass for Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Only four tonight... Gotta get to bed.

Night all.....

[Ken]

I Still Love You"-The Vejtables - An excellent tune that I thought I had in my collection. Isn't it on the first Nuggets box set?


You're Gonna Miss Me"-The Thirteenth Floor Elevators - I know it very well! A great slice of psychedelic garage rock.


"We're On Our Way"- Chris Hodge - I have the Apple 45 here somewhere. I'll have to look for it. I picked up my copy at our local swap meet a few years ago for $1.Whatever happened to him anyway? Like you said Pete, it's hard to find info about him.


"Everybody Knows Matilda - I love this song! my middle brother used to play this in the house all the time when I was little. For years, I could never find out any information about the song at all (chart position etc). Until Ed included the tune in one of his "No One Else Remembers" threads.

I picked up my copy of the 45 a few years ago at one of our record conventions.I've always been curious about the song's charting history locally in Vancouver but I haven't been able to find out any info yet.

[Pete70s]

I responded to this the other night, but it appears to be gone. Guess the "Click Vortex" sucked it in....

kenfrank said:

I Still Love You"-The Vejtables - An excellent tune that I thought I had in my collection. Isn't it on the first Nuggets box set?

No, it's on a Rhino CD called "San Fransiscan Nights", which I'd imagine is out of print, like a LOT of their great comps. from the early 90's.

kenfrank said:

"We're On Our Way"- Chris Hodge - I have the Apple 45 here somewhere. I'll have to look for it. I picked up my copy at our local swap meet a few years ago for $1.Whatever happened to him anyway? Like you said Pete, it's hard to find info about him.

All I could find out was that he was a friend of Ringo.

kenfrank said:

"Everybody Knows Matilda - I love this song! my middle brother used to play this in the house all the time when I was little. For years, I could never find out any information about the song at all (chart position etc). Until Ed included the tune in one of his "No One Else Remembers" threads.

A-HA! THAT'S where I'd heard of it before!

[KittyKat - RIP Luciano]

"You're Gonna Miss Me"-The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
I know this tune well, but never could remember the name of the band. I swear the 60s had the goofiest band names.

[SAT-I need more room!!]

You kinda had a theme going with the first two-garage/psychedelic type stuff. Now those two I know by name and I DO want to take time to listen to these at night! (As I have in the past with your Orpheus post!)