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The Buggs - The Beetle Beat

This is NOT my favorite group - but it's close. Released in 1964, this record company tried to cash in on The Beatles phenomenon. It didn't work.
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raingirl said:

Oh wow. I've never seen or heard of this (nor Coronet Records). Crazy.

I'm sure it failed because their hair was too short - haha.
7 months ago

HaarFager replied to raingirl:

The funny thing is that the guys in the picture were not the actual guys in the band. They were just models for the album cover the record company used.
7 months ago

raingirl replied to HaarFager:

Wow, really? I mean I know that some groups had other people playing the music and they were fronts - but not just for the album covers as far as I know (thinking of The Monkees). That's crazy.
6 months ago

Steve Nordby said:

You can hear it for yourself: archive.org/details/the-buggs
6 months ago

HaarFager replied to Steve Nordby:

Hey, that's a GREAT link! Thanks for posting it!
6 months ago

raingirl replied to Steve Nordby:

They're so good at copying! Thanks for sharing the link. I didn't think about the internet archive as having music. Another rabbit hole for me to go down - haha.
6 months ago

HaarFager replied to raingirl:

Oh, yes, they're great about having lots of good music on there. And as a matter of fact, I have some of my music on there as well. Here's a link to one of the Christmas Albums I've recorded:

A Rock And Roll Christmas
6 months ago

raingirl replied to HaarFager:

What fun! I've earmarked it to listen again Christmas time.

I see that my husband is on there - a KBOO radio show with one of the musicians he works with.
archive.org/details/livemusiconkboo_larrybeckettandstuartanthony
6 months ago