Zekes – Box [1970 Heavy Psych / Stoner Rock US]
Zekes – Box [1970 Heavy Psych / Stoner Rock US] – Uploaded by Rich at aftersabbath.blogspot.com the blog for 60s-70s heavy obscurities. Artist Zekes Label: Beverly Hills Country: USA Catalogue: 45-9353 Zekes — Leaving You/Box-Beverly Hills 9353 (1970 US) Composed by: L. Gayle, K. Gayle Produced by: Demars, Duffy “[The b side is an example] of Californian Neanderthal heaviness with slight fuzzed-up psych tinges. I think this was their only release, but I seem to remember that there was a link to some 60s Garage band, but that info is somehow lost in the fog…Sounds a bit like a West Coast Grand Funk. File somewhere between Sir Lord Baltimore and Bang” – purepop1uk.blogspot.co.uk Many thanks again to purepop1uk.blogspot.co.uk for unearthing this! Further information from http :- Heavy early 70s stoner rock with a great rolling backbeat, fuzzed out guitar, and a moving message about the joys of wanton outdoor drug use. Musically, vocally, and lyrically “Box” is a great forerunner to Dave Wyndorf’s Monster Magnet sound almost 20 years later. Zekes were a popular power trio from the Lakewood/Long Beach area of Southern California, mixing covers of Cream & Hendrix with originals. Brothers Lenny and Kenny Gale were the band’s core, and future NME writer and Island music rep Danny Holloway played bass with them for about 6 months in 1969. Thanks Danny Holloway for background.
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