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The Whatt Four
12+ albums
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The Whatt Four released two amazing 45s in '66 and '67, both regional hits on KFXM in San Bernardino. They cut two originals for their first 45 on producer Gary Paxton's own ESP label. "You Better Stop Your Messin' Around" alternates between moody verses, deadly lyrics ("you say you're shopping, but ... someone else is buying you!") and an upbeat chorus. Great harmonies and a driving bass line really propel this track. It was backed with the raver "Our Love Should Last Forever", featuring Tom Ference's slamming drum beats and John Langdon's piercing guitar work. Their next 45 went straight to national release on Mercury. "Dandelion Wine" is a tripped-out gem, sounding like a mix of Donovan and the kitchen-sink production of the Stones' Her Satanic Majesties Request, but with greater focus than most of that LP. It was written by Jerry Scheff, a member of bands like Goldenrod, the Millennium, Friar Tuck and later Elvis Presley's touring band. For the flip of "Dandelion Wine" we have "You're Wishin' I Was Someone Else", a Greg Sanders original that would have qualified as the A-side for nearly any other group. I contacted the Whatt Four's drummer Tom Ference who kindly shared these photos and comments about his time with the band: The band members are Greg Sanders (bass and lead vocal), Tom Bitters (guitar), John Langdon (lead guitar), and myself as the drummer. Greg and I are cousins, Bitters was my neighbor growing up, so we three grew up together and started playing musi
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Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 Disc 2
Happy Lovin' Time - Sunshine Pop from the Garpax Vaults
Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965-1968
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Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers, Volume 11
Lost Innocence - Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych
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Psychedelic Disaster Whirl Vol. 2
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Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volume 11 - Remastered
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Galactic Zoo Dossier, Issue #5
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Psychedelic Disaster Whirl
Dandelion Wine / You're Wishin' I Was Someone Else
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Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 (disc 2)