The uptempo British Invasion-influenced track disappeared, but SOS didn't give up. Hailing from San Jose, they took first place at a San Francisco Bay Area battle in 1965, the prize being a one-shot recording deal with Bob Keane's Del-Fi Records, resulting in "Prepare For Love," perplexingly released on the Scarlet label, then shortly afterwards on Del-Fi. It's an even bigger accomplishment when The Golliwogs are one of the losing groups! Right? The band called Syndicate of Sound knows this feeling of victory.
The adres and telephone number can be found on the Catawiki invoice.Winning a Battle of the Bands competition against a hundred opponents is quite a feather in the collective caps of the musicians involved. This is possible on fridays from 11:00h to 17:00h or by appointment. You also have the opportunity to pick your item up at our vinyl destination pick up point. Would you like to receive this item by registered mail? Your paid item wil be prepared for shipping on Thursdays. Please see pictures for more information. Twelve-String Guitar – Larry Ray (4) (tracks: A6, B3) Rhythm Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Vibraphone – John Sharkey Lead Vocals, Saxophone, Flute – Don Baskin In 2006, the Syndicate of Sound was in the first class of inductees into the San Jose Rocks Hall of Fame.ī4 Lookin' For The Good Times (The Robot)Ē:26ī6 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My BabyĒ:29 In 1990, Baskin, Gonzalez and Duckworth reformed the band, which performed occasionally. The song "Little Girl" was also recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio since the day it was opened, where it is on permanent rotation in the One-hit Wonder section. The San Francisco Bay Area band CHOC'D also covers the song in their live sets, featuring "Sexy Rexy" on vocals. played the song as part of its early live sets. "Hey Little Girl", renamed "Hey Little Boy", was also covered by Australian band Divinyls in 1988 on their Temperamental album. The American punk group the Dead Boys included a live version on their 1977 debut album Young, Loud and Snotty. "Little Girl" was later recorded by other artists, including Dwight Yoakam and English pseudo-punk group The Banned - an offshoot of prog-rock band Gryphon - who reached the UK charts with it in 1977. 73 on 25 April 1970, the group disbanded. After another single "Brown Paper Bag" reached No. By this time John Duckworth had been drafted into the U.S Army and was replaced by Carl Scott on drums, and John Sharkey had left the group soon after "Mary" (Syndicate of Sound) was released. In an attempt to sustain their success, the band released more singles, like "Keep It Up" (Syndicate of Sound) but none of them charted. The follow-up "Rumors" also hit the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100 on 9–16 July 1966 and No.
Replacing Larry Ray with lead guitarist Jim Sawyers, they wrote and recorded the LP in three weeks, and began a national tour appearing with other hit acts such as: Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Young Rascals, and the Yardbirds. "Little Girl" became a regional hit after San Jose radio station KLIV latched onto it, attracting the attention of Bill Gavin's tip sheet and then executives at Bell Records in New York, who released it nationally and offered the group a contract for an album. The resulting single "Prepare For Love"/"Tell the World" was a double-sided hit from San Jose up to Medford, Oregon.īaskin, Gonzalez and Sharkey continued to write new material and came up with "Little Girl" (Syndicate of Sound) and "You" (Syndicate of Sound) which the band recorded for Hush Records in San Francisco, January 9, 1966.
The prize was a trip to L.A., a recording session at Bob Keene's Del-Fi Records, and some Vox equipment. The Syndicate of Sound rapidly became popular in the San Jose/Bay area, and the next year won a "Battle of the Bands" competition against about 100 groups at the San Mateo Teenage World's Fair in California. February 14, 1947, San Jose, California) (bass) Don Baskin (born October 9, 1946, Honolulu) (vocals, guitar & horns) Larry Ray (b. November 18, 1946, Springfield, Missouri?) (drums) Bob Gonzalez (b. June 8, 1946, Los Angeles) (vocals, guitar, keyboards) John Duckworth (b. The band originally comprised: John Sharkey (b.