Things That Bug Me - Part 1
Insects are buzzing. By chance, for some reason, in the last two weeks I picked up two new records by bands with insect related names.
What does THAT mean?
Admittedly there are alot of insect related band names, ever since Buddy Holly and Crickets started buzzing. So, I guess its not that surprising...
Well, I came across the first buggy record last week when my wife and I decided to take a walk and check out the neighborhood used CD store. It was a beautiful summer day. She was looking for a CD by Sondre Lerche; I was happy to tag along, always happy to flip through even the small selection of records they have.
It doesn't really matter to me whether I find something or not. I LOVE flipping, sifting, rifling through the record bins....
Lerch scored a great film we just saw,'Dan in Real Life.' So, while she looked in vain for the soundtrack, I sifted, flipping through the crates at the front of the store, skipping through multiple copies of ELO, Aerosmith, Styx and Rush.
And then, I saw it. 'Introducing The In-Sect: Direct From England.' Something told me this was a keeper. My wife smiled, a familiar smile that said, "How come we go out to find a CD for me and end up with some STRANGE treasure for you?" Look at the four intense young guys staring out from the album cover, their matching steel blue button epauletted shirts and matching black slacks and ties. Look at the list of songs....
The record is a rarity, a one-non-hit wonder produced in 1965 to try to cash in on the British Invasion. All covers, of Chuck Berry, Lennon-McCartney, The Beach Boys...
In-sect was really a minor British rock band called the Flies. "The Flies," writes http://mza-garage.blogspot.com, "grew out of an East London band called the Rebs, and in 1965 they recorded a British Invasion exploitation album under the name of the In-Sect, all but one of the songs on the LP being covers of contemporary hits." One of the guys' fathers worked for the BBC and got them the gig.
The record is hoot.
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