The Wanted - In The Midnight Hour/Here To Stay (1966)

Straight out of Detroit, here's an interesting garage take on Wilson Pickett's soul classic.  It's a pretty common record and most everyone involved with garage rock has heard it, but if you have not, then here if your chance.

The Kingpins - In The Pocket (1967)

For some reason, not even a promo copy credits King Curtis, but he is present with the rest of his 'Pins on this record.  Not a huge fan of the A-side, "Ode To Billie Joe," but this B-side is a fantastic soul tune, complete with a little bit of fuzz guitar!

Bear - Greetings/Don't Say A Word (1968)

This is the title song from an X-rated 1968 movie featuring, among others, Robert De Niro.  It is pretty damn weird and that is all I'm gonna say about it.

Uniques - Bolivar J/Lady's Man (1965)

Before Joe Stampley was a big ol' country dude, he was in the Uniques.  They had a few successful discs, most notably "Not Too Long Ago," which got to #66 on the Hot 100.  This seems to be one of their harder-to-find records...and it's a great one!

Check-Mates Inc. - Searchin' For Love/Perfect Fifth (1965)

Can't find much information on this, but it is a bluesy rocker with a cool instrumental on the flip side.

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone/Lazy Afternoon (1970)

Another one that got way up on the UK charts (#2) but didn't make any impact in the US.  The A-side is a nice tune with a prominent twelve-string guitar, while the B-side is pretty mellow.

Acoma - My Store/My Long Lost Friend (1971)

Those of us who collect audio tapes do not hold the Certron name in high regard.  Fortunately, their records were not as consistently terrible as their tapes. The label only lasted a year, though, closing in early 1971.  This mixed-ethnicity single was one of the label's final releases, and the album named on the label was purportedly never released.

In case you are curious - yes, this record really was 5 cents! In 2014 money! PooBah Records in Pasadena, California had a whole box of nickel records when I visited this past winter - and this was one of 'em.