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While determining just who was America's or Britain's greatest rock & roll band will forever be in doubt, the list gets whittled down to one name when figuring out who was the biggest group from Nova Scotia: the Great Scots. From Halifax, the Scots cut three singles of wild punk music, loaded with solid playing and great screaming vocals.

The group began officially in 1963 as the Shadows, changing their name to the Beavers (all wearing Mohawk haircuts) the following year and finally becoming the Great Scots by December 1964. The original lineup consisted of guitarist Bill Schnare, singer Rick McNeil, bassist Dave Isnor, drummer Gerry Archer and guitarist Wayne Forrest. Hailed in the Canadian press as "Canada's answer to the Beatles," the group flew down to California in 1965, looking for bigger horizons to conquer. Working out of Hollywood during that time period, the group capitalized on their Scottish heritage and wore Nova Scotian tartan kilts onstage, causing quite a stir everywhere they played. Hooking up with producer (and Challengers drummer) Richard Delvey, the Scots hit the charts with "Run For Your Life," "The Light Hurts My Eyes" and "Miracle Worker," also issuing sides under the name Free For All. No teenage primitive fuzz box and Farfisa organ garage band, the Scots sported solid harmonies and a wide musical palette that embraced everything from blues to rock & roll to a smattering of jazz. Their fame in California grew by leaps and bounds, doing guest shots on both American Bandstand and Shindig!, being featured in various teen magazines, working big package shows and receiving the key to the city from the mayor of Santa Barbara, California.

"THE GREAT SCOTS"

1997       LP    SUNDAZED RECORDS     SC 5052   STEREO

STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE 

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: Side one tracks 1, 2, 3, & 4 and side two tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5 are all previously unreleased.

All Tracks recorded 1966.

 Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 90771-5052-1 7

LABEL: SUNDAZED -  (ealed) LABEL - (sealed) TEXT

Catalog on cover: SC 5052

Catalog on labels: sealed

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): sealed

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): sealed

On labels: sealed

On back cover: Interview, Tracklist & Credits

All Tracks recorded 1966

Produced for LP by Bob Irwin

Sundazed Music Inc. ℗ & ©  1997...........Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051

tracklisting

Side A: ON THE ROAD AGAIN - I AIN'T NO MIRACLE WORKER

SOMEONE THAT I CAN'T SEE - DON'T YOU BELIEVE THEM - BALL & CHAIN

SHOW ME THE WAY - THE LIGHT HURTS MY EYES

Side B: I CAN DO IT BETTER - HONEY AND WINE - LORD, I'M SO LONELY

BLUE MONDAY - WHAT AM I TO DO - RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO

  grading

RECORD MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE MINT, STILL SEALED but (please, see pictures and read above description)

This actually has only six of the dozen cuts the Great Scots released officially; the rest of the 16-song disc is filled out by unreleased tracks recorded by the band in May 1966. It's tight mid-'60s rock with a wide range, but not much personality, although executed fairly enjoyably. "Show Me the Way" (included in the Pebbles series) is here and is an obvious highlight, though they sound a lot like Manfred Mann on Goffin & King's "Honey and Wine" and "What Am I to Do," and "Lord, I'm So Lonely" (an obscure Billy Vera composition) is pretty fair blue-eyed soul in the Animals mold. Barely any of the songs were written by the group members themselves, which prevents this from being a notable effort even for '60s collectors, although they most likely could have been stars if they'd been picked up by big-time producers and given commercial material, à la Paul Revere & the Raiders...(AllMusic)