Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Pop, Beat and Psychedelic Pop of the Sixties: The Dovers - We're Not Just Anybody 1966 (2002 Misty Lane Records) Vinyl
The Dovers are rightly revered among collectors for having released a few of the finest obscure pop-oriented singles in the '60s garage rock style. All eight of the tracks from their four rare 45s are on this 10" LP. The best of the songs -- "She's Gone," "She's Not Just Anybody," and "What Am I Going to Do" -- were all among the best such singles to combine heavily Beatles/Byrds-influenced guitars, melodies, and vocals with a distinctively self-pitying teen garage sullenness.
As is often the case when a thorough compilation of such a garage group is assembled, however, it also turns out that the three songs that were previously given the heaviest exposure on various-artist '60s garage anthologies are the best by a clear margin. In this instance, those songs are the aforementioned "She's Gone," "She's Not Just Anybody," and "What Am I Going to Do," all of which appeared on the original series of Pebbles LPs about 20 years before this Italian album was issued. Still, the other songs have their merits, especially in the Byrds-like guitar riffs, and "The Third Eye" in particular shows a psychedelic raga-rock influence that the group might have developed more had they continued to put out records.(R. Unterberger, allmusic.com)
A great band that presents eight songs that show on a very high level what fine pop music was made in the sixties. More is not necessary to mention to this compilation of singles by the band. Highly recommended for garage pop lovers.
Enjoy
Frank
p.s.: If you think it's very small for a Flac file you are right but the reason is: Only eight mono tracks recorded without much technique in the time back then. I checked it with different software and it's definitely Flac.
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