Sunday, 28 March 2010

THE FIFTH ORDER "Bonfire! The Return Of The Fifth Order"

Their 1966 garage classic Goin' Too Far b/w Walkin' Away was a tremendous regional success, at the time becoming the biggest selling seven-incher from Columbus, Ohio. Their second local hit, A Thousand Devils (Are Chasing Me) b/w Today I Got A Letter, was picked up by Laurie for national release. These two records have long been recognized as sterling examples of Ohio's vibrant mid-60s garage rock scene. But the story of the Fifth Order has remained untold, until now. Digging into the band's history, a few welcome surprises emerged: a third 45 that collectors were not aware of, and - even better - a cache of unreleased recordings of exceptional quality.

trax:
01 goin' too far 02 walkin' away 03 a thousand devils (are chasin' me) 04 today (i got a letter) 05 i was a fool 06 the moment i saw you 07 today (i got a letter) alt. 08 bonfire 09 follow like the wind 10 little black egg 11 walkin' away -unreleased 12 i was a fool -unreleased 13. it the road jack" & "Sixteen tons
...served by Gyro1966 & frumious bandersnatch...

4 comments:

RYP said...

THE FIFTH ORDER "Bonfire! The Return Of The Fifth Order"
...served by Gyro1966...
gitit! no pw
http://rapidshare.com/files/367394949/fifthorder.zip

Mark said...

Thanks, this is a great album! I only knew about the two singles. Do you remember what the 2 MB file was? A booklet? I couldn't open it.But the music speaks for itself.

Anonymous said...

HEY RYP
thanks for posting this group -COOL

frumious bandersnatch said...

Here's my humble contribution :
http://rapidshare.com/files/369510181/5thorder.rar

Good quality scans (front, back & inlay) + the missing track, a live medley of "Hit the road jack" & "Sixteen tons".

With thanks to all contributors of this wonderful blog.