Sundazed serves up more Kay Bank rarities for RSD with Heated Garage comp

There seems to be no end to the unissued garage & surf material recorded at Minnesota's Kay Bank Studio back in the 60s. 

Here's the scoop...

Heated Garage – released in a numbered limited edition for Record Store Day on April 20 – is a sonic snapshot of what happened when boundless musical energy and middle American moxie combined to create a cultural phenomenon. The tracks are drawn from a vast archive of Kay Bank master tapes - some are ultra rarities you’d be hard pressed to snatch from the collectors’ market without mortgaging a kidney. Others are alternate versions and outtakes never before released in any form!

“The joke was, some bands didn’t become garage bands because it was too damn cold...you can’t go outside when it’s 25 below zero. So, a lot of people are honing their craft in their basements.” High Spirits guitarist Owen Husney explains.

Knowing more about them is not only unnecessary, it would mar their mystique. They exist forever in a moment of raw rock ‘n’ roll glory that transcends time, a space shared by their Heated Garage brethren.

Looking back on The Pagans’ songs, for example, Kip Sullivan says, “They feel sacred to me.” Recollecting his High Spirits adventures, Owen Husney sighs, “I would go back to those heydays in a minute.” Now he can. And we can all come along.  - Jim Allen

Listen to a preview sampling at the Sundazed site right here. Watch the clip for "Baba Yaga" by The Pagans after the track listing below. 

Heated Garage: Toasty Treasures from Minnesota's Kay Bank Studio 

Baba Yaga - The Pagans • Gorilla - The Shandells • She Don’t Play Games - The ICC • It’s Alright With Me - The High Spirits • Baby I Need Your Love - The Swingin’ Canadians • Jeanette - Frank Martinez and The Pharomen • It Must Be Love - Little Caesar & The Conspirators • Stop Shakin’ Your Head - The Pagans • Run, Run, Run (unissued alternate) - The Gestures • Don’t You Love Me Baby - The ICC • Palisades Park - The High Spirits • That’s Us - Frank Martinez and The Pharomen • Wine, Wine, Wine - The Nightcaps • That Feelin’ - The Kinetics • I Love You Baby - Lou Riegert & The Troops