Brand new limited edition vinyl LP + bonus 7"—only 500 copies pressed!
The Penthouse 5 were one of thousands of Texas bands influenced by the mid ‘60s British Invasion sound. Hailing from Dallas suburb Oak Cliff, the group had its heyday from 1966-67, when they recorded a number of group originals and released two 45’s. The band is best remembered for their 1966 garage killer “Bad Girl”, the Beatlesque “You’re Gonna Make Me” and more Byrds-like folk-rocking recordings such as “In The Shadow” or “Don’t Mess Around With My Dream”. Some psychedelic-influenced tracks were recorded in 1967; they remained unreleased, but demonstrate the musical versatility of the band. In 1966 the group underwent a substantial line-up change when three of the original band members, among them vocalist Rob Graham, left the group. He was replaced by Jon Williams, who had previously been with the By Fives and WordD. Alongside the Penthouse 5 recordings, the rare singles of these closely linked bands are all collected for this release. Additionally an until now completely unknown 5-track acetate recorded in 1965 rounds up this collection of rare and lost recordings by one of the greatest local sixties bands from the Lone Star State.
Housed in resealable stickered plastic outer bag, brand new and unplayed, direct from the label!
Tracks:—
LP
The Penthouse 5—Bad Girl
The Penthouse 5—In His Shadow
The Penthouse 5—Don't Mess Around With My Dream
The Penthouse 5—You're Gonna Make Me
The Penthouse 5—It's All My Own Bizarre Dream
The Penthouse 5—Vertigo Blue Sometimes
The Penthouse 5—It's All My Own Bizarre Dream (alternate version)
The WordD—Keep On Walking
The WordD—You're Gonna Make Me
The WordD—You're Always Around
The Penthouse 5—Steppin' Out
The Penthouse 5—Boom Boom
The Penthouse 5—Tobacco Road
The Penthouse 5—You Make Me Feel Good
7"
The By Fives—I Saw You Walking
The Penthouse 5—Bad Girl (unreleased 1965 version)