The Great Scots were a Canadian group from Nova Scotia. The group began officially in 1963 as the Shadows, changing their name to the Beavers (all wearing Mohawk haircuts) the following year and finally becoming the Great Scots by December 1964. Hailed in the Canadian press as "Canada's answer to the Beatles," the group flew down to California in 1965, looking for bigger horizons to conquer. Working out of Hollywood during that time period, the group capitalized on their Scottish heritage and wore Nova Scotian tartan kilts onstage, causing quite a stir everywhere they played.
Hooking up with producer (and Challengers drummer) Richard Delvey, the Scots hit the charts with "Run For Your Life," "The Light Hurts My Eyes" and "Miracle Worker," also issuing sides under the name Free For All. Here's their sophomore single The Light Hurts My Eyes (Triumph 7" 1966)
Love Spirals Downwards was begun in the late 80's by multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Ryan Lum, but took flight with the addition of girlfriend-turned-vocalist Suzanne Perry in 1991. They were an American, California-based band, that incorporated ethereal wave, dream pop, drum and bass and electronica. Here's the track City Moon, from their fourth and final LP Flux (Projekt 1998). Buy here
Next up, Californian band Simplistics, and All I Ever Wanted, from their eponymous debut LP Simplistics (self-released 1986)
We start with one of my favourite unknown, overlooked and criminally underrated 80s U.S. alt-rock bands Salem 66, from Boston Mass. Here's two tracks from their debut release, the Salem 66 LP (Homestead 1984), Seven Steps Down, then Red Barn. Brilliant. Until next week ...
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