![]() ![]() That’s when he finally figured out how to combine the crackle and power of the epic songs he wrote with the skill of compression, distilling the energy into a brisk 4:31 without losing impact.įiguring out how to make “Born to Run” work affected Springsteen’s songwriting process not only for the rest of the album of the same name, but for the rest of his career. It took Springsteen six months to turn that phrase, “Born to Run,” into a song, and it was a watershed moment for his work: the first time he wrote a song with the studio in mind rather than how it would sound onstage. In 1974, a random phrase popped into Bruce Springsteen’s head as he was writing, one that seemed to match the music he was hearing in his mind. ![]() No part of this website or the articles published here may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author.This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated to reflect Springsteen’s latest work, now including 2020’s Letter to You. Please contact me at if you can loan or donate original materials Archives ArchivesĬopyright © Chris Bishop, 2022, except where noted otherwise. Please consider donating archival materials such as photos, records, news clippings, scrapbooks or other material from the '60s. I am dedicated to making this site a center for research about '60s music scenes. Mike Markesich on The Aztecs “Just to Satisfy You” on Valkyrie.Chris Bishop on The Aztecs “Just to Satisfy You” on Valkyrie.Taylor Kobryn on Earl Kennett and Kennett Sound Studio, Kinderhook, NY.If you have information on a band featured here, please let me know and I will update the site and credit you accordingly. All entries can be updated, corrected and expanded. Search site is a work in progress on 1960s garage rock bands. King Pins, January 1964 Announcement of King Pins signing with MGM, November 23 1965 Thank you to Lily Maase for sending in the photo of the King Pins and for informing me about her father’s career after the King Pins. Steve Maase passed away on October 1, 2016. In the early ’70s, Steve formed a band called Tala, and then played with Linda Cotton and Sparxx, among others, while composing his own music and becoming a well-respected music teacher. Steve Maase joined Lindy Blaskey and the LaVells, playing the wicked lead on their Space single “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” (on the flip, “Would You Believe” Lindy shouts out “Hey Steve, would you believe …” after the guitar break), and on “You Ain’t Tuff” / “Let It Be”. When he ran for the New Mexico Senate he reissued “Doorbanger” on the flip side of a campaign message with the motto “We Go Sego” on the labels and sleeves. Prior to managing he had his own single on the Nor-Va-Jak label “Down From The Clouds” / “Come Along Dolly”. Larse was Bill Sego’s label but I don’t know of any other releases on it. The Larse single features a female vocal chorus on both sides, while the MGM leaves it off completely on “Door Banger” and cuts the vocal intro on “Rod Hot Rod” but keeps the rest of the vocals. “94 Second Surf” is retitled “Door Banger” on the MGM 45, but there is a difference. MGM picked up the single for a national release in November 1965. This song has its fans but Steve Maase’s original “94 Second Surf” commands the most attention nowadays. ![]() The group’s manager Bill Sego, a DJ on KCLV in Clovis, wrote the top side “Rod Hot Rod”. In August 1965 they released a 45 “Rod Hot Rod” / “94 Second Surf” on Larse 101, recorded at Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, NM. Though they recorded in 1965, they were an instrumental group, not at all ‘garage’ but I dig this record. Early lineup of the King Pins, 1962, showing piano and saxophoneĩ4 Second Surf – first version with girl chorusThe King Pins came from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ![]()
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