Customer Reviews

Live / Standing Room Only

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Sure the sound is muddy, but the equipment was primitive to say the least. These live recordings by Manhasset Long Island's own Outcasts recall the halcyon days of my own mis-spent youth. The Outcasts were featured at local church dances, (The Christ Church & The Congreational Church in Manahsset) country clubs and those great Battle of the Bands, where they duked it out againt the local compition, The Rogues, Dark-Side and The Cellar Dwellers. They even managed an appearence on the local Sunday morning show "Sonny Fox's Wonderama". Check this baby out especially if you were there way back in the mid sixties. Listen to Mark, Brian, Bobby, Bruce and Chuck as they cover The likes of Hey Joe, Hang On Sloopy, Gloria, Midnight Hour and Love Potion Number 9 (or was it Love Potion 69). I sure had a blast at those old church dances and this set really brings back a bundle of memories from those magical days.

Reason I'm giving this archive 'live' CD a four-star rating is because I, personally thought the sound quality is darn good (especially considering the fact) that this shindig took place in March, 1967. Outcasts may have lacked originality but they covered other band's material really quite well. Like a couple of Stones goods "Satisfaction" and "Playing With Fire", plus Van Morrison's "Gloria", the Leave's only hit "Hey Joe", Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", McCoy's "Hang On Sloopy" (too many bands ALREADY play this song) and two Rascals tunes "Mustang Sally" and "You Better Run". This pressing tags on two unreleased tunes from a 1967 Outcasts 7" single. Way to go, Collectables!