Rosie's Boy - If You Could See Yourself (1969)

Another unknown group, possibly a studio creation.  "If You Could See Yourself" is a great slice of sunshine pop.

The Music Explosion - What You Want (Baby I Want You) (1968)

This was the second single that the Music Explosion released on Laurie that was not a Hot 100 hit - it only reached #119 on the charts in February '68.  It's still a decent enough tune, with some nice fuzz guitar at the beginning.

Miami - Just Can't Quit (1970)

Here's a funky and rather hard-rocking garage record from right after Starday acquired the King label.

Fighter Squadron - When He Comes/Ah-La (1971)

Now this is a weird one...a Kasenetz & Katz production, on Bell Records, with a gospel-influenced tune.  Turns out that this A-side features Lol Creme and Kevin Godley (the same guys who, under the names "Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon," cut the awesome "I'm Beside Myself" on UK label Marmalade Records) along with Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart...in other words, 10CC's first lineup.  Apparently K&K didn't have any actual hand in writing it, they just took the credit on their own...

The Buckinghams - Don't Want To Cry (1966)

This is exactly the sort of record you wouldn't expect the Buckinghams to make.  When I picked it up at a flea market last summer, I was hoping for it to be some pop tune that I hadn't heard before, given that the band had hits with cheesy numbers like "Back In Love Again" and "Don't You Care".  I never played it, and instead tried to sell it for $3 at a record fair...with no takers.  It wasn't until I saw this record score a 7 out of 9 on the TeenBeat Mayhem garage rock rating scale that I actually listened to it...and WOW.

The Mouse - Mouse/Streets Of Dusty Towns (1969)

Nice oddball psych-pop record from an unknown group.  Apart from being comped on one of the Fading Yellow volumes, there appears to be precious little information available regarding this record...

Earth Quake - Bright Lights (1972)

Here's some pretty good airplay-oriented rock from a San Francisco band.  Love how they list each band member on the label!