THE SKALIWAGS 365 DAYS A YEAR RARE CANADIAN GARAGE PSYCH FUZZ GUITAR

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You are bidding on THE SKALIWAGS 365 DAYS A YEAR / TURN HIM DOWN.

This is on Excellent 5001 Canadian issue.

Super raw, gritty, and fuzz filled - a must have for collectors of sixties garage rock, this is considered Canada's best & rarest 2 sided punk 45.

Visually vinyl is a very glossy VG+ and better with a few very light superficial hairline scratches.

There were apx only 200 copies of this 2nd pressing from this Canadian Ottawa based punk band.

Listen to this tune at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyUDGAmdDoc

BIO:

The Skaliwags (sometimes misspelled Skalliwags) came from Ottawa, Canada like a band I profiled last month, the Raphaels. The Skaliwags had been around since 1961, based in Gatineau. Lead singer Eddy Mitchell remembered Big 12 shows at the old Coliseum from noon to midnight, where each of the 12 bands would play two short sets and as many as 8,000 kids would attend during the day. Those shows gave the band many contacts, including John Brower (who would later produce the Rock and Roll Revival festival where the Plastic Ono Band would record Live Peace in Toronto) and local DJs including Al Pascal of CFRA.Alex Sherman of Sherman’s Music was owner of Excellent label and put up the money for the singles. The Skaliwags went to RCA studios in Montreal to record their first single in February of 1966. “Turn Him Down” reached #1 on CFRE. The flip, “365 Days a Year” is equally excellent.After this single, the band splintered. Lead guitarist John Bacho left to join the Townsmen, and bassist Andy Cody left the band to get married. Ed Mitchell recalled the Skaliwags recruiting Chris Saunders and Ralph Leroux from The Slaves of Time. Ralph Leroux is the brother of David Leroux of the Raphaels. Pete Christensen of the Raphaels joined on bass.

Buyer pays $5  shipped to the US by airmail. Overseas is $10.00

If bidding reaches over $200, then there will be an additional cost for a tracking number ( apx. $13 for the US and $25 overseas)  

Check my other auctions during the next few weeks for more rare, obscure , psych, punk Canadian garage 45 rpm. 

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