"2131 South Michigan Avenue" 60's Garage & Psychedelia From U.S.A. And Destination Records 2018

Though the '60s garage band explosion was felt in every corner of the country, the local uprising of talent in Chicago thrived unlike anywhere else. The Windy City had the perfect infrastructure in place; from a booming population of teenagers, to hip music stores in every suburb, a proliferation of teen clubs willing to take their money, and a powerhouse radio station (WLS) equally up to promoting local bands.When it came to giving local groups a shot at 45 rpm fame, no Chicago label--not even the hallowed Dunwich Records--was more prolific than USA Records. USA's Jim Golden was such a strong supporter of Midwest talent that he started up a second label focused solely in this area, Destination Records.
A quarter century into the CD age, it's hard to believe these pivotal labels have never been properly anthologized. Until now, that is! Sundazed once again arrives to the rescue with an exhaustive dive into the pure, undiluted garage side of USA and Destination Records; tapping into everything from priceless artifacts from the Lost Agency, the Foggy Notions, and Park Avenue Playground to label hitmakers the Buckinghams, the Cryan' Shames, and the Flock at their most rockin'. There's so much impossibly great music on these labels, we had to expand this collection to 40 tracks.

trax:
1 One Girl Man - The Lost Agency 2 I'll Make You Pay - The Shady Daze 3 Got To Have Your Lovin' - Oscar Hamod & The Majestics 4 Take Me Back And Hold Me - The Foggy Notions 5 Echoes - Lord And The Flies 6 Midnight Hour - The Messengers 7 If You Ever Go - Ronnie Ross And The Good Guys 8 Soul Finger - Oscar Hamod & The Majestics 9 I'll Never Let You Go - The Jokers 10 Do You Still Love Me - The Sheffields 11 I'm The One For You - The Great Society 12 Ben Franklin's Almanac - The Cryan' Shames 13 Need A Little Lovin' - The Foggy Notions 14 I Can't Explain - Oscar Hamod & The Majestics 15 Don't Want To Cry - The Buckinghams 16 Come With Me - The Boyz 17 You're Gonna Lose That Girl - The Cryan' Shames 18 I Cannot Stop You - The Cherry Slush 19 Time To Dream - The Lost Agency 20 Rowe Jukebox Promo - The Buckinghams 21 Stop Cheating On Me - The Counts 22 Til The End Of The Day - Trafalgar Square 23 Hard Times All Over - The Boyz 24 You Made A Fool Of Me - Lord & The Flies 25 I Don't Want You - The Ricochettes 26 Hard Hard Year - The Messengers 27 No Chance Baby - Oscar Hamod & The Majestics 28 What'cha Gonna Do - The Jokers 29 I Don't Need Your Help - Gary & The Nite Lights 30 Are You The Kind - The Flock 31 Help Me Boy - The Daughters Of Eve 32 I'm A Man - The Buckinghams 33 My Girl Is Waiting - Oscar Hamod & The Majestics 34 Lips (Don't Mean Nothin') - Michael & The Messengers 35 The Trip - Park Avenue Playground 36 I Know - Park Avenue Playground 37 Gotta Take It Easy - The Cherry Slush 38 What Would You Do If The Sun Died - The Flock 39 Time To Dream (Alternate Vocal) - The Lost Agency 40 Radio Spot - The Daughters Of Eve