LAST SALE OVER 1000 USD GO TO POPSIKE DOT C. AND SEARCH AND SEE IT RARELY SELLS AND SELLS AT $1000 OR ABOVE THAT, FIRST AND ONLY PRESSING ((((I AM ALSO SELLING ANOTHER ONE GRADE LOWER THAN THIS RECORD, (VERY GOOD+) RATED 23667 RECORD FROM THE BAND THAT IS ALSO LISTED ON EBAY, THAT HAS THE BANDS GIRLFRIEND PROMOTERS NAME AND INITIALS ON THE LABEL AND IS THE 50TH COPY, REMEMBER THESE KIDS WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL GARAGE BAND,

VERY SMALL LIMITED PRESSING)))) HISTORY OF BAND IN MIDDLE OF BELOW LISTING

THIS RECORD I HAVE LISTED IN THIS LISTING IS SLIGHTLY BETTER VERYGOOD++ VG++ RATED AND HAS A CLEAN LABEL AND IS THE ONLY RECORD THIS HIGH SCHOOL GARAGE BAND EVER DID, CAN'T FIND THIS ANYWHERE!!!!  1967 VG++Trenchmen Chains On My Heart /Travel With Me UA23667 45...1000 BUCKS+ On POPSIKE, DISCOGS, ETCETERA VERY FEW OF THESE WERE MADE AND i will ship this with insurance to cover the winning bidder, and of course very carefully package, since the surviving FAMILY members live near me, perhaps you want AN AUTOGRAPH ALSO? THIS IS IT, THE ONLY RECORD THEY EVER RECORDED ON IMPACT SOUND, BE THE ENVY of every record collector in the world VG++SEE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE TRENCHMENT FROM ND WHERE I LIVE IN FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW, FIRST PRESSING!!!! HARD TO FIND ANYWHERE, WON'T LAST BID NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!  1000+ On POPSIKE, DISCOGS,-- FOREIGN buyers DON'T HAVE TO USE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING UNLESS YOU WANT, I Offer A LESS EXPENSIVE, FASTER FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL shipping I send invoice shipping for ABOUT TWENTY dollars (DEPENDS ON 1ST CLASS OR STANDARD) QUESTIONS?? EMAIL ME!!!

 

i very carefully package, since the surviving FAMILY members live near me, perhaps you want AN AUTOGRAPH ALSO? THIS IS IT, THE ONLY RECORD THEY EVER RECORDED ON IMPACT SOUND, BE THE ENVY of every record collector in the world VG+ SEE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE TRENCHMENT FROM ND WHERE I LIVE IN FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW, FIRST PRESSING!!!! HARD TO FIND ANYWHERE, WON'T LAST BID NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$1100 +On POPSIKE, DISCOGS, ETSY ETCETERA VERY FEW OF THESE WERE MADE, Web 1967 VG+ Trenchmen ?– Chains On My Heart / Travel With Me UA23667 45          ...............7"  SEE PHOTOS FOR THE SONG LISTED FOR  FIRST PRESSING EDITIONS - VERY VALUABLE,  MANY OF MY RECORDS ARE FIRST PRESSINGS AND PROMO'S - MAKES THIS HIGHLY COLLECTABLE (SEE PHOTOS)  comes with original sleeve AND ALSO new mint generic sleeve(s).  I ACCEPT ALL CURRENCIES WORLDWIDE
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The history of the Trenchmen is essentially that of the typical American mid-60s teen band. Founded in 1965 at the height of Beatlemania & Stones-fever, and also influenced by the guitar sound of the Ventures, the band lasted until 1968 when their school days came to an end. The Trenchmen recorded just one 45, the excellent Chains On My Heart b/w Travel With Me, which Jim Oldsberg describes in Lost & Found magazine as "one of the finest '60s discs from North Dakota." In retrospect this is readily apparent, but in their day the Trenchmen simply didn't get the breaks or have the drive to go for the bigtime.

"Our demise was a culmination of lack of interest, following, success...and we were all looking to go our own way, post-high school," is the pragamatic point of view of Jim Mackey, bass player and vocalist with the Trenchmen. He adds, "Our 45 did not have strong sales and getting air time was simply a struggle". A frustrating situation, but pretty much the norm for a young band at the time. But the Trenchmen are not forgotten, and their long-ago efforts have not been in vain as the outstanding music on this release makes abundantly clear.

1965: Minot, North Dakota: Jim Mackey (vocals, bass) got together with Greg Jordahl (lead guitar), Alan Mattson (organ) and Ken White (drums) to form the Trenchmen. The guys were 16-years-old, except for Greg, a mere 15. The band played the usual venues - high school events, proms, teen dances. "We always seemed to play high schools. That´s the crowd we were trying to impress", Jim recalls. By late 1965, the band had developed sufficiently to come under the guidance of Vern Garrison, a local booking agent.

1966: Booked to play every Friday and Saturday night through Mid-America Production (M.A.P.), the Trenchmen started to travel around the Dakotas, showcasing their styles ranging from the authoritative R&B of James Brown and the hard-driving Young Rascals, to the more decorous music demanded by the formality of a school prom. The gigs took place only on the weekends, with rehearsals twice a week, up to three hours per session.

1967: Probably the best year for the Trenchmen. In their 1960 Lincoln Continental they toured an enormous amount of miles through western and central North Dakota, northern South Dakota, eastern Montana and Southern Manitoba. In the summer the band went to the Minneapolis Kaybank studios and recorded two Greg Jordahl originals: Chains On My Heart and Travel With Me. The lyrics to Travel were composed the night before in a hotel room. "It was exciting to record", remembers Jim, "there were lots of takes with volume adjustments". Tom Jung, today a successful engineer, was at the controls. "I kept turning up after Tom would turn me down and the end result was too much bass." The band purchased 1000 copies of their 45 from their earnings, releasing the recordings on their own Impact Sound label.

While Travel With Me is a real crude garager with a good dose of biting fuzz, Chains On My Heart is perhaps one step ahead of the typical local recording fare of the time; with its infectious Incense & Peppermints-style organ sound and Greg's sharp guitar break, it posesses a nascent psychedelic appeal. Jim confirms that "We were influenced by the psychedelic music and used some lighting behind the band to reflect the times. But we were clean cut in real life." 1967 was also the year when 16-year-old Todd Ballantyne replaced Ken White on drums. Todd had already played occasionally for the Trenchmen in their early days, before Ken took over on a regular basis.

1968: The Trenchmen played their last concert at Minot's city auditorium. Jim describes it as their most memorable gig. "We had a respectable showing and received kudos from the local radio station the next day. It was quite a thrill to hear one's name mentioned on the air followed by one of the original hits we had performed." Jim Mackey had enlisted in the navy and was due to leave the band by the end of March. Plans to replace him were there, but it never happened. "Our demise was a culmination of lack of interest, following, success", he says. As with most teen bands, the music was a phase of their life they outgrew as time rolled along and the concerns of adulthood came to the fore.

  

See my store for thousands of all types of records(33's, 45's, 78's, over 100 box sets, even reel to reel and Edison diamond discs or cylinder discs that are 100 or more years old, I also have dozens of promos/demos and very rare records.  RARE original art/pamphlets/books (if applicable) also included.  I AM HAVING A FEW DIFFERENT SALES ON MY STORE SO PLEASE GO TO,   I have hundreds of PROMO, DEMO, JUKEBOX, AUDITION RARE RECORDS ARE VERY RARE AS WELL; MANY OF MY RECORDS ARE FIRST PRESSINGS OR PROMO/DEMO/NOT FOR SALE SAMPLES
MY PRICE IS MUCH LESS FOR QUALITY. I follow EBAY's record grading rules from MINT to Good, beware of those that do not grade their records properly and make sure the photos in the ad are the photos of actual record as mine are, I take every photo myself AND PACK EVERYTHING IN EXPENSIVE BUBBLE WRAP AND CARDBOARD BOX MAILERS, IT COSTS ME MORE THAN I CHARGE TO SHIP FOR ALL THE MATERIAL TO PROTECT THE RECORDS.,    Some records could be worth near $100, $1000 or more as I am not a collector but a professional retail seller. International Buyers – I ACCEPT ALL CURRENCIES   

ebay global shipping is more expensive than my direct international global shipping, I invoice you directly and send to your country safely, i am very experienced at this and keep tracking records for package and also the original customs form I fill out, I  SHIP FIRST CLASS WORLDWIDE in packages, not small envelopes as the record could break, THERE ARE ALMOST 200 COUNTRIES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, NOW EVERY COUNTRY HAS A DIFFERENT PRICE FOR ECONOMY FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FROM USA, WHAT I DO IS CHARGE A FLAT FEE around $20, (remember these are records in protected cardboard small boxes, which costs more than a letter but still around $20)  I am a usa corporation with inc at end of username so there is a small tax charge which is USA law, as I have been audited, ( for the USA postal international FIRST CLASS shipping service I USE!!! you get a 3% cash rebate immediately by using the pink border listing above in this listing mystorerewards App, I fill out the customs form declare low value, NOW LARGE PACKAGES OR MULTIPLE RECORDS WEIGH MORE, SO IF THAT IS YOUR ORDER THERE IS A SMALL ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF A FEW DOLLARS APPROXIMATELY FOR MULTIPLE RECORDS OR ORDERS.  LASTLY IF USA postal service cheapest rate for your COUNTRY charges $25 as an example for one 45 7" record in a package that weighs 4ounces, then I will bill you $25,   Also, some foreign countries charge a freight fee in your country, but this is also rare.

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