Shindig! Frat Rock Special #2 (25/02/11)

The Swingin' Medallions

That's what I call a Frat Rock shot!

Shades, Ice-Cream, Beach, Hip Lads

Hi everybody! Here it is, what all of you have expected
for ... 2 weeks, the 2nd Frat Rock Special on Shindig!
from February 25, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Lil' Red Riding Hood – Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

2. Steppin' Out – Paul Revere & The Raiders

3. I Fought The Law – The Bobby Fuller Four

4. Nobody But Me – The Human Beinz

5. 96 Tears – ? And The Mysterians

6. Alright – The Coastliners

7. Double Shot Of My Baby Love – The Swinging Medallions

8. Chug-A-Lug – The Beach Boys

The wonderful Raiders lip-synching their first hit "Steppin Out"

with fairly tiny instruments!

The Bobby Fuller Four performing "I Fought The Law"

As always, I love the go-go girl (watch out the go-go jailor!)

Eventually, they get the girls

? & The Mysterians performing "96 Tears" in 
Where The Action Is! TV show

The Beach Boys performing "Surfin' USA" in an early video clip

Definitly the epitome of Frat Rock, but where did they get that

pants fit ?!

To have another shot of Frat Rock, watch the great movie

"Horror at Party Beach" featuring The Del-Airs.

Watch it here, free and legally :
http://www.amctv.com/videos/b-movies/

The flick is in the horror genre.
Hope you'll dig it as much as I did!

Radio Show #12 (18/02/11)

The Koobas

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from February 18, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. The First Cut Is The Deepest – The Koobas

2. Boris The Spider – The Who

3. I'll Run Your Hurt Away – Ruby Johnson

4. Little Darling (I Need You) – Marvin Gaye

5. You're No Good – Betty Everett

6. We Sell Soul – The Spades

7. Amusement Park U.S.A. – The Beach Boys

The Koobas performing "Shake" and "Take Me For A Little While"

on Beat Beat Beat on Sept. 23, 1966

The Who performing "Boris The Spider" in Houston, Texas in 1975

The Beach Boys performing "California Girls" on The Jack Benny Hour

Shindig! Frat Rock Special (11/02/11)

The Premiers

Here's the podcast of Shindig! Frat Rock Special radio show from Febuary  11, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. Louie Louie – The Kingsmen

2. Dance Franny Dance – The Floyd Dakil Combo

3. Baby My Heart – The Bobby Fuller Four

4. Wooly Bully – Sam The Sham & The Pharaos

5. I Need Somebody – ? And The Mysterians

6. That's For Sure – The Mustangs

7. Farmer John – The Premiers

8. Ten Little Indian – The Beach Boys

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

Dig that Shindig! introduction.

Dance Franny Dance - The Floyd Dakil Combo

 The Bobby Fuller Four performing "Let Her Dance" 

and "Another Sad And Lonely Night"

Love the go-go girls

SHIVAREE!

Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaos

Unfortunatly, The Pharaos don't wear their wonderful cheikhish outfits

I Need Somebody - ? & The Mysterians

Never put off his shades

The Searchers on their take to Farmer John, speeding the tempo

 And here's The Dee-Jays take on Farmer John

Faster and faster, The Premiers version remains the best

Be sure to ear the Frat Rock Special #2 in a near future with more great rocker tunes from the early-to-mid 60s!

Radio Show #11 (04/02/11)

The Sonics

Here's the podcast of Shindig! radio show from February 4, 2011 :

Tracklist :

1. The Witch – The Sonics

2. (Walking Thru' The) Sleepy City – The Mighty Avengers

3. Flight From Ashiya – Kaleidoscope

4. Candy – The Astors

5. Sugar Sugar – The Mad Lads

6. Revenge – The Others

7. Writing On The Wall – The 5 Canadians

8. Our Car Club – The Beach Boys

This little vid was probably the most awaited among

collector frantics. Indeed, it's the only known footage of

british psychedelia gods Kaleidoscope performing

Flight From Ashiya and Holydaymaker.

With also the apparition of Serge Gainsbourg and

France Gall and the top fashion model

Haydée Politoff.