SONS OF HERCULES - S/T LP (Unclean - 1994)

From the moment the Texas based Sons Of Hercules backed their nitro charged debut outta the garage they launched a revved up assault on the senses. This 12" door slammer was built on the same road tested chassis Detroit legends MC5, The Stooges and The Punks rolled on. Their big block rock was injected with the high octane garage punk that was loaded under the hood of Boston's DMZ and sported the street ready swagger of the New York Dolls.       

MOUSE & THE TRAPS - Maid Of Sugar-Maid Of Spice b/w I Am The One (Fraternity - 1966)

Mouse & The Traps from Tyler, TX are widely recognized amongst 60s garage geeks for their Dylan-esque folk punker "A Public Execution" that was included on Lenny Kaye's pioneering "Nuggets" compilation. Their frantic second single "Maid Of Sugar-Maid Of Spice" is propelled by some wicked guitar work, courtesy of Bugs Henderson, while retaining the same nasally vocal character as Mr. Zimmerman.

ZAKARY THAKS - Bad Girl b/w I Need You (Mercury - 1966)

Originally released on the smaller Texas J-Beck label in July of '66 it was picked up by Mercury in November of the same year. "Bad Girl" is a savage slice of Texas fuzz punk with a distinct Kinks flavor. Speaking of The Kinks, the B-side is a solid take on one of Ray Davies' grittier garage grinders.