Paul Revere & the Raiders – Him or Me? (Columbia 1967)Markus Holler from Sugarbush Records presents one of his favourite Garage 45s from his record collection.
“To show that the line between 60s California Garage and 70s PowerPop is unbroken, this song was actually recorded by The Flamin’ Groovies as the b-side to their single ‘You tore me down’. The Raiders though wrote it and rightly released it as an a-side".
"I remember hearing this for the very first time as a spotty teen on the John Peel show in 1982. I blew my head off there and then. Was there EVER a more compulsive rush? I would liken it to a three minute orgasm or to sitting in a Corvette with the pedal down and doing 140mph on an empty motorway. Yes it’s that good".
"If you have a spare £5 to spend, find this 45 and play it to death. If you don’t like I’ll give you ten for it and play it a hundred time more-segueing into my own copy of it for a seamless megamix that’ll go on for days. Yes, I like it!”
For rare vinyl at affordable prices check out Markus’ excellent website @ http://www.sugarbushrecords.com/
Paul Revere and the Raiders are criminally under-rated on these shores. Most of their success took place in the US yet, major success eluded them, quite possibly because they lived in the shadows of the Monkees. But, despite the naff costumes, they made some terrific albums. Sundazed records have re-issued their albums and RSG! recommends Spirit of 67, Revolution!, Something Happening and Midnight Ride. The band are still touring in 2008. Check out their website for further information.
Check out this classic archive footage of the band in action courtesy of Youtube. Thanks to Mystars72 for posting! If you would like to comment on this track or contribute to this series please email us today!
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