Sold Date: February 27, 2014
Start Date: February 20, 2014
Final Price: $29.95 (USD)
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THE STANDELLS
"THE HOT ONES"
The 60's Greatest Top 40 Hit's Performed by The Standells
"Dirty Water" "Wild Thing"  Lil Red Riding Hood" "Eleanor Rigby"  Black is Black" "19th Nervous Breakdown" "Summer in The City" "Last Train To Clarksville"
Original 1966 U.S. Stereo Release with Tower Records ST 5049
Even though they never sought out the image, the Standells are listed in most Rock history books as the God Fathers of Punk Rock. Perhaps it was because of their snarly, moody look or their vicious, burning sound. Perhaps it was the us - against - them lyrics found in their songs. Regardless, it's a label that they've learned to live with. 

The Standells were formed in 1962 by Los Angeles area musicians Larry Tamblyn and Tony Valentino. Larry, brother of Russ Tamblyn (star of West Side Story) and uncle of Amber Tamblyn (star of Joan of Arcadia and Grudge 2), was already a recording veteran, having previously made three solo 45s. Valentino was originally from Sicily, moving to Los Angeles in 1961. The name Standells was actually derived by Larry Tamblyn from standing around agents' offices, pleading for work. Fortunately, one agent decided to try them and they landed a three-month gig at the Oasis Club in Hawaii. 

The group broke up and reformed with two new musicians, bassist Gary Lane and drummer Gary Leeds. During the next several years, they performed in nightclubs throughout California. Before taking the job as house band at PJ's in Hollywood, the band was forced to cut their hair. In fact, they found they could not work in any club with long hair. During their stay at PJ's, Gary Leeds left the group, but would later find success with the Walker Brothers. This put the Standells in a bind because they were about to record their first album, "Standells" live at PJ's on Liberty Records. Fortunately, they were introduced to young Dick Dodd who had his own claim to fame as one of Walt Disney's original Mousketeers. 

Until now, Tamblyn did most of the lead singing, but Dodd was not to be denied. On the PJ's album, he sang "Help Yourself", which became a local hit in Los Angeles (He went on to sing lead on all of their hits). Although they had yet to have a major hit record, the group managed to garner a large following. They received their biggest notoriety guest starring on the Munsters (playing themselves) and Bing Crosby TV shows, as well as appearing in the movie Get Yourself a College Girl. 

It wasn't until they signed with producer Ed Cobb that the Standells finally achieved success. Cobb presented them with a song he had written called "Dirty Water". The group was not overly excited about the song, but agreed to record it if they could rearrange it. So Tony created the famous guitar lick, Dick made up the beginning chant "I'm gonna tell you a story" and adlibs like "Ah but they're cool people" and Larry Tamblyn created a slight alteration on the chord structure. The recording went on to reach number 11 on the Billboard charts and number 1 on the Record World charts. 

Identification Marked on Cover Tower Stereo ST 5049 Marked on Brown Tower Label ST-5049 Etched in runout side 1  S 5049 A  1A     I AM is enclosed in a Triangle
Condition Vinyl is visually EX+ to NM- with some very very lite scuffs a usage marks Labels are both NM- Cover is Rock solid EX+ with nice gloss, strong spline, no edge wear but one edge ding, lite age fade on white background, NOC. 
A Must Have for a complete Standells Collection!
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