The Bogeymen was a garage rock

Garage rock

Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...

 band from Angoulême

Angoulême

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 created by lead singer and guitarist Laurent Bauer. The line-up changed frequently around Laurent Bauer, with the except of Yves Le Diraison, who played bass during most of the band's existence. The Bogeymen were primarily influenced by Swedish garage band The Creeps

The Creeps

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 and British medway psych act the Prisoners

The Prisoners

The Prisoners were a band who formed in 1980 in Rochester, Kent, England. Their 1960s garage sound made them a regular live fixture in London's underground "psychedelic revival" and "mod revival" scene of the early 1980s. They often toured with The Milkshakes, who included Billy Childish on guitar...

, with additional influences including The Remains

The Remains

The Remains were a mid-1960s rock group from Boston, Massachusetts, led by Barry Tashian, who later was harmony vocalist and guitarist for Emmylou Harris and part of the duo, Barry and Holly Tashian...

 and The Sonics

The Sonics

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.

The first single "You are on my Mind/Candy" was released on F. F. Fascination records. It was followed by "The Bogeymen... as Live as You Want Them", a live studio recording on Guess Who Records, and "You've Got No Scruples/Let Me Give You my Love/Gimme a Little Sign" on Detour Records

Detour Records

Detour Records was started in 1990 as a Miami record label and has gone on to become Godbout Entertainment producing Music Videos & Indi Films. Detour Records CDs can still be purchased at the new site....

. Two albums were released on Dig!! Records, Introducing The Bogeymen and Action Time.

The band broke up in 1996, and Bauer went on to various other projects, including The Lost Minds, Superphonic, Moon Fargo. and Venus Paradise.

Singles/EPs

"You are on my Mind/Candy"
"The Bogeymen... as Live as You Want Them"
"You've Got No Scruples/Let Me Give You my Love/Gimme a Little Sign"

Compilations

• Larsen Fanzine
• Not So Pretty
• Snapp!!