Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5
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Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 5 (subtitled Michigan) is a compilation album
in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
, featuring recordings that were released in Michigan
. Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6
and Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19
are later volumes that feature bands from this state.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
rightThe Highs in the Mid-Sixties series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s. This series is a companion to the Pebbles series of similar music; the title is technically preceded by "Pebbles Presents:"...
, featuring recordings that were released in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 6 is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Michigan...
and Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19 is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Michigan...
are later volumes that feature bands from this state.
Side 1
- The Mussies: "12 O'Clock, July" (The Mussies), 3:45
- The Roadrunners: "Roadrunner Baby" (Thurman), 3:25
- The Unknown: "Shake a Tail FeatherShake a Tail Feather"Shake a Tail Feather" is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones...
" (Hayes/Williams/Rice), 2:30 - The Bossmen: "I'm Ready" (Bartholomew), 2:10
- The Underdogs: "Surprise, Surprise" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
/Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
), 2:40 - The Run-A-Rounds: "I Couldn't Care Less" (Roy/Valente), 2:20
- The Boss Five: "You Cheat Too Much" (Delorio), 2:20
- The RationalsThe Rationals-History:The Rationals formed in 1964 and first recorded a single for a local label, A2 Records, in 1965. After scoring a local hit with the tune "Gave My Love", they recorded a cover of Otis Redding's "Respect". This won them a contract for national distribution by Cameo/Parkway, and the single...
: "Turn On" (The Rationals/Carrington), 2:10
Side 2
- The Quests: "Shadows in the Night" (R. Fritzen), 2:35
- Peter & the Prophets: "Don't Need Your Lovin'" (Samuelson/Boylan) — rel. 1966
- The JammersThe JammersJammers is a garage/boogie group best known for their moderate hit "Be Mine Tonight". It was released in 1982 for Salsoul Records. The song was written by Margaret Blount and Richie Weeks and was mixed by Shep Pettibone. Another charted song is "And You Know That" which peaked at No...
: "You're Gonna Love Me Too" (Groendal/Snyder), 1:40 - The Undecided?: "I Never Forgot Her" (Blackmer), 2:20
- The RationalsThe Rationals-History:The Rationals formed in 1964 and first recorded a single for a local label, A2 Records, in 1965. After scoring a local hit with the tune "Gave My Love", they recorded a cover of Otis Redding's "Respect". This won them a contract for national distribution by Cameo/Parkway, and the single...
: "Little Girls Cry" (Deon JacksonDeon JacksonDeon Jackson , is an American soul singer and songwriter.Jackson was born at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He performed in vocal groups and as a soloist in high school, he attended Ann Arbor High School and was signed while still in school by producer Ollie McLaughlin...
), 2:16 - The Legends: "I'll Come Again" (Hamburg/Vasquez)
- The 4 of UsThe 4 of UsThe 4 Of Us are a rock band from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, best known outside Ireland for their output in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
: "Baby BlueIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his Bringing It All Back Home album, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records . The song was originally recorded on January 15, 1965 with Dylan's acoustic guitar and harmonica and William E. Lee's bass...
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
), 2:11 - The Blues Company: "Experiment in Color" (Tim Ward), 2:00