The Chocolate Watchband

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The Chocolate Watchband, a garage rock-band formed in Cupertino, California in 1965 (see 1965 in music). The band broke apart by 1967. The band's music was largely garage rock with psychedelic influences. Ed Cobb was their manager. They appeared in the 1967 film Riot on Sunset Strip.

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[edit] Members

Founding members were Mark Loomis (guitar), Danny Phay (vocals), Jo Kemling (Vox organ), Gary Andrijasevich (drums), Rich Young (bass), and Ned Torney (guitar). The group evolved over 1965 and 1966, and the Chocolate Watchband that most fans know was Mark Loomis, lead guitar and keyboards, Gary Andrijasevich, drums, Sean Tolby, rhythm guitar, Bill 'Flo' Flores, bass and Dave Aguilar, lead vocals and harmonica.

[edit] Ed Cobb's influence and disputes

The band was involved with disputes with their manager Ed Cobb, because they were presented as being more psychedelic on record than they were live due to Cobb's innovative production methods. In addition, Cobb was accused of recording parts of the Watchband's albums without them - in fact, less than half of The Inner Mystique was originally recorded by the band, with most of the material performed by session musicians. They also recorded a Cobb tune already done by the Standells, "Medication" (on The Inner Mystique).

[edit] Discography

[edit] 45s

  • "Are You Gonna Be there (At the Love-In)" / "No Way Out" : Tower 373 (1967)
  • "Baby Blue" / "Sweet Young Thing" : Uptown 740 (1967)
  • "Misty Lane" / "She Weaves a Tender Trap" : Uptown 749 (1967)

[edit] Albums

  • No Way Out: Tower ST 5096 (1967)
  • The Inner Mystique: Tower ST 5106 (1968)
  • One Step Beyond: Tower ST 5153 (1969)
  • Get Away: Orchard 3716 (2000)
  • At the Love-In Live!: Roir 8272 (2001)

[edit] Compilations

  • The Best of the Chocolate Watchband: Rhino RNLP-108 (1983) -- OOP
  • Melts In Your Brain... Not On Your Wrist!: Big Beat CDWIK2 249 (2005)

[edit] External links

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