The Preachers – Moanin’

(Reissue with download code!! Yesss, it’s the entire output (’65-’66) of the Preachers and their later incarnation, JOHN ENGLISH III & THE LEMONDROPS. This L.A. area ’60s garage punk band is best known for their scorching version of Bo Diddley’s ‘Who Do You Love?’, which appeared on an early volume of ‘PEBBLES’. But there’s much more great stuff on this 45rpm mini-album. Like a trashy instrumental opening, some doses of cool sixties punk with exactly the right attitude, and two irresistable, garagerock-ballads, beautiful yet razor sharp. The title track of this superb collection originally was a B-side by the band with a new moniker and new (and last) vocalist, John English. ‘Moanin’ is an amazing mixture of jazz, soul, blues and genuine garagerock. Utterly relevant for all collectors/fans of garagerock pionering and sixties punk. Members of the band were also involved with other great ’60s bands such as the VEJTABLES and the W.C. FIELDS MEMORIAL STRING BAND)