recently a young employee of the hip local record store asked me to get him up to speed with 60s garage (he's a local big honcho in the grindcore scene) - i have to say i was pretty taken aback - what a nice compliment! well since he has all the records he wants at his disposal, i told him to start with this: the troggs.

now he's got the fever and we email back and forth on a daily basis. just today he sent an frantic note, incredulous that i hadn't told him about "99th floor" by the moving sidewalks (we are in zz top country, afterall). of course i apologized profusely! ha!

(Trying to avoid some of the ones already mentioned)

Mystic Eyes by Them
Double Shot (of My Baby's Love) by The Swingin' Medallions
Little Girl by The Syndicate of Sound
Hey Joe by The Leaves
Red Hot by Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
I Had Too Much to Dream by The Electric Prunes
We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet by The Blues Magoos
I Want to Come Back From the World of LSD by Fi-Fi Four-plus 2
Train Kept a Rollin' by The Yardbirds (though I like Burnette's version better)
Journey to the Center of the Mind by The Amboy Dukes
When I Was Young by The Animals

For my money, even though it's as obvious as you like, Have Love Will Travel by The Sonics usually gets people's head 'round the garage sound all by itself. If you get a grin, hit 'em with 'Open My Eyes' by The Nazz.

hmn these maybe?

Not Right Now - Outspoken Blues
And She Said Yes - Painted Ship
Caught You Red Handed - The Jolly Green Giants
Did You Need To Know - Dale Gregory & The Shouters
Alibis - The Bards

- and whatever i gave you on the mix i made a while back, dont remember what was on it

This one (I had it on an 'ol 78 rpm owned by my family!!): "Stormy Weather" is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. It has since been covered by artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra and Clodagh Rodgers.

The only "Stormy Weather" I know is from the Gants. Which one are you talking about?

Oh man! I need that 60's Beat Italiano comp! I forgot about it. I heard The Nightbirds a long time ago, but that's all I've heard. Hmm, wonder if I could order it. Oh, and I think I might've had "On Nous Cache Tout, On Nous Dit Rien" on there.

You're right! It may have been on there. I can't remember exactly what was on there.

Anyone ever hear the original version including megaphone sound of an oldie called "Stormy Weather"?! Well, I say that's the very first attempt of producing a genuine psychedelic garage song. I would include that in this list too.

Rob

You're Gonna Miss Me or Splash 1- 13th Floor Elevators (cliche, but we are introducing not educating)
Good Guys Don't Wear White- Standells
Jenny Artichoke- Kaleidescope (UK)
Blue Ave.- Beacon St. Union-
Children of the Sun- Misunderstood
Circles- Les Fleurs de Lys
Bad Time- Roulettes

I'd throw some international stuff on there too (garage/psyche wasn't just a US/UK thing):

The Mops (Japan), The Jacks (Japan), Nino Ferrer or Jacque Dutronc (France), 60's Beat Italiano comp., The Speakers/Los Vidros Quebradoes (Mexico), etc.

Hey, where's You're Gonna Miss Me??!!