RARE 1965 HARPO + DON & THE GOODTIMES Garage RAVE UP

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1965 RARE local Pacific Northwest GARAGE ROCK COLLECTIBLE     

                          HARPO

       Jim Valley with

       DON & THE GOODTIMES

\                                              USA - pink PANORAMA RECORDS - 104 - MONO

Surpringly strong garage & fratrock sound with some tough numbers...

The (very rare) 1965 original vinyl album brought to you at this time represents the garage-rocker apex of one of the truly great Pacific Northwest bands of the 60s, Don and the Goodtimes.

Coming together in Portland Oregon, Don and the Goodtimes included in its ranks both Jim ‘Harpo’ Valley (later of Paul Revere & the Raiders) and Jack Ely (the cat who sang ‘Louie Louie’ for the Kingsmen).
Garage heads will be familiar with Don and the Gootimes’ version of the Pacific North West garage standard ‘Little Sally Tease’ (written by Valley) and whipped up  by a snarling version off the first STANDELLS album  returning home to Seattle a new group from Portland entered the dance scene...Don and the

Back in the mid sixties there was a new group from Portland entered the garage teen-scene...Don and the Goodtimes...thought to be wilder than Paul Revere & the Raider's. They wore top hats and tails! Jim went to check them out. Don Gallucci, the former organist with the Kingsmen was the leader, but Don McKinney, the lead vocalist was the Marx Brother /Mick Jagger-like strutting singer. Bob Holden's throbbing drumming as well as Dave Child's throbbing bass lines made a very positive impression with Jim. That evening their manager asked Jim if he knew any guitar players that sang. "I'll let you know," Jim replied.

sThat night Jim couldn't seem to fall asleep and in the morning called Don & the Goodtimes to say he had found a singing guitarist for them.....Jim Valley. He would leave the security and the popularity of the Viceroys to join the new group. Jim became the co-lead singer with Don McKinney and wrote a song for them called Little Sally Tease. "Sally" was a hit and propelled Don & the Good Times into a Northwest legend. Little Sally Tease is included in the "Greatest Hits" collections of both The Kingsmen and The Standells.

The "Goodtimes" were signed by Dunhill records to be produced by Steve Barri and PF Sloan. The group appeared on "The Lloyd Thaxton Show" and "Hollywood A'GoGo" and played one night at the Whiskey AGoGo, where the house band was Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. While they had made quite an impact on the Northwest dance scene, the Goodtimes seemed to be always just a step away from any national recognition. A year after joining Don & the Goodtimes, Jim was asked to be member of Paul Revere and the Raiders. It was a difficult decision but within the next few months Jim would trade his top hat for a three cornered hat and become Harpo!

There Is Love

You'll Never Walk Alone

I'm Real; Irresistable You

I'll Be Down Forever

Little Sally Tease

Louie Louie

Little Latin Lupe Lu

The Big Knight

Jolly Green Giant

CONDITION: The cover is clean, really nice M-, no problems anywhere, display looks!

The vinyl is all shiny both sides having small hairlines, soft scuffs, VG+ playing quite enjoyable with little disturbance anywhere = play graded. 

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record