Meet The Outcasts/The Mod Sound Of The Arkay IV (1966-68) [2 on1]

Oucasts (Rock - 1960s) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 1993)
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000000852
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,474 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Back in Line [#]

2. You're the Reason [#]

3. You'd Be Surprised

4. Set Me Free

5. Don't Press Your Luck

6. Today's the Day

7. I Didn't Have to Love Her Anymore

8. Walk on By

9. Groovy Feeling

10. Tell Me Do

11. He Don't Love You

12. Rain, Roses, Andlelight and Wine

13. Little Girl

14. You're the One

15. I Was Walkin'

16. Girl, You've Got a Lot of Things to Learn

17. Seems to Be the Thing

18. A Crawlin' Man

19. I'll Keep on Trying

20. Hear Me My Friend

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

CD features two bands, The Outcasts and The Arkay IV. There are 12 tracks from The Outcasts and 14 tracks from The Arkay IV.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, April 28, 2004

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Nathan Laney (Northern Cambria, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet The Outcasts/The Mod Sound Of The Arkay IV (1966-68) [2 on1] (Audio CD)

When we were about 11 or 12 years old me and a friend of mine used to love to rummage through the old records at the local Goodwill store. We would grab anything that looked interesting. One day my friend really made out like a bandit, finding things left and right while I kept coming up dry. One of the records he walked out of the store with that day was a pink labled promo copy of "You'd Be Surprised"/"Set Me Free" by the Outcasts on Decca. When we first listened to it, I remember commenting on how the sound of "You'd Be Surprised" reminded me of a mix of Gerry and the Pacemakers (drums), the Byrds (guitars), and the Kinks (over all sound). He let me borrow the record but absolutely would not sell or trade it. I played it ALOT! I loved the generous use of chords, the drumming, the bass was nice and strong, and I thought the lyrics were pretty good.
About 4 or 5 years ago, I called my old buddy up and asked him about this record. He no longer had it, nor could he remember who did it. Since both of these songs kept creeping into my head from time to time over the years, and since I thought they were both really good songs, I eventually figured it was time to search out a copy of this single, never thinking it would be available on CD. The problem was, I remembered the song titles and the label, but for the life of me could not remember who the artists were. With only those two pieces of information, I called every phone number of every add in my record collector's books, which took me all over the US looking for this record. No success. I called the Library of Congress, no dice.
Finally, I called MCA since I knew that they had dissolved the Decca label and absorbed their catalogue. It took some persistance, but I finally got to talk to a helpful woman who got on her computer (a device I would have given my eye teeth for by this time), entered the information I had, and was not only able to give me the artists name, but also the record's number and release date (Oct. 17, 1966). Man, I felt like I had just conquered Mt. Everest at that point! But, I still had no record.
Eventually, one day at the Greengate Mall in Greensburg, I was talking to a guy who was working at the CD shop, and I mentioned the outcasts. He said that he seemed to remember running across the name in their computer. As I slogged through my saliva over to the checkout desk, I couldn't believe my ears as he told me that a CD was available! I immediately ordered the disc, but they were having trouble getting it in. I took it off order and contacted the company myself. Yes, they UPS'd a copy to me. A major hurdle had been jumped! BUT...
I wasted no time playing the disc. I really do believe I'm remembering correctly when I say that these guys were produced pretty well. My brain keeps remembering a full, rich bass with some really nice ping to the cymbals. But the signal on this disc is flat, and I DO mean FLAT! Don't mistake this for bad mouthing the Collectables label, no way! My hat is off to them for seeing fit to release ANYTHING by this band, let alone an entire albums worth of material. I'm truly grateful! I think there may not have been any master tapes available to work with, so as a result they probably were forced to master from the best available sources, which might have meant some pretty scratchy vinyl, which meant noise reduction, which meant loss of signal.
I'm also very excited over not just finally attaining these two songs, but also by some other really good discoveries here. A really GREAT one in particular is, "I Didn't Have to Love Her Anymore." Great song! "Groovy Feeling" reminds me alot of the Young Rascals, and it's a pretty good song, has a nice groove to it. I like their cover of "Walk on By" too, which again has the Rascal sound going on.
Some of the Arkay IV stuff is a little interesting too. My 11 year old daughter, who loves music almost as much as I do, really likes "I'll Keep on Trying" and "Another Way." "....Trying" is an odd instrumental with an unexpected trumpet section added here and there while "....Way" has an almost achy melody on the chorus. Achy is good.
I don't think that this disc is very well suited for the over all mainstream. It's more for collectors of rare '60's rock. There's some really enjoyable stuff, but some real yawners too. The presence of "You'd Be Surprised", "Set Me Free" and "I Didn't Have to Love Her Anymore" make this disc worth buying. They're really, really good! You'll be glad to have them.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love Potion 69, November 9, 2000

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"marleyscott" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet The Outcasts/The Mod Sound Of The Arkay IV (1966-68) [2 on1] (Audio CD)

Not to be confused with another group out of San Antonio, also called the Outcasts, these guys were your basic garage band circa 1968, doing covers of Louie Louie, Satisfaction, Hang On Sloopy and Love Potion #9, (or Love Potion 69, at least that's the way I remember it). Hailing from Manhasset, Long Island, (my hometown) I have vivid recollections of seeing The Outcasts at church dances, battle of the bands and their one big TV performance on Son Fox's Wonderama. Their only single, You'd Be Surprised/Set Me Free is included on this colection. The balance is culled together from live unreleased material.

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Meet The Outcasts / The Mod Sound Of The Arkay IV' (Collectables), December 20, 2009

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This review is from: Meet The Outcasts/The Mod Sound Of The Arkay IV (1966-68) [2 on1] (Audio CD)

Was amazed at just how much I dug this split CD by two lesser known 'garage rock' bands of many days gone by. First, you get twelve tracks by Long Island's own Outcasts - liked the catchy "I'm Back In Line", the toe-tapping "You'd Be Surprised", "Today's The Day", the hip "Groovy Feeling" and the beautifully played "Rain, Roses, Candlelight And Wine". Then there are fourteen cuts by the Arkay IV in which most do not appear on their sole CD release 'When We Was Younger... Than Yesterday' (see my review) - Arkay IV lures you in with the should-have-been a major hit "Little Girl", "Girl, You've Got A Lot Of Things To Learn" and "Another Way". Essential.