The Snaps - Polka Dotted Eyes

Nice Psych number with cool lyrics.
60s band from Folcroft, PA. Charles Walsh (drums) Robert Forsythe a.k.a. Linc Davis (keyboards and lead vocals on some recordings) Gary Young (bass and background vocals) Robert Hummel (lead guitar and vocals)
The Snaps' first single, "You Don't Want Me"/"You're All Mine", was released on the small Cuppy Records in 1966. That one sold a number of copies in the Philly/south Jersey area, and Cuppy asked the group for a follow-up. In late '66, the group recorded "The Voice" and "Polka Dotted Eyes", and in early 1967 released it on Cuppy's subsidiary (!!!) East Coast Records. Both sides were written by Robert Hummel, and "The Voice" was picked as the A-side. The record flopped, and the group soon changed their name to The Underground Balloon Corps., then later shortened that to Balloon Corps., making records for Scope, Bell and Dunhill, and breaking up in 1970.

[@dbmorton1114]

Dig it!

[@vampyros1]

Is this 45 dated? With the chord progression and lead guitar so similar to the Sgt. Pepper song (mid-‘67) that leads into ‘A Day in the Life’, my guess would be ‘67. Lots of ‘ca. ‘66 garage songs’ were recorded in ‘67/‘68. Thanks for posting.

[@liliandelcarmenramirezriva7635]

Very Wonderful is the best
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[@thomasbaumgartner4801]

Sublime !!

[@exxtreemmedark3805]

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[@brucedunkle9136]

Tough rhythm section!

[@gerardop9633]

Atractivos,pero mejorables

[@djp411]

I lasted 43 seconds.....

[@paulluchter137]

Not much intellectual integrity, huh?

[@theparlorchase7274]

Then you missed the psych at the end. These are teenagers in 1966, not 21 Pilots.

[@philipking-s1n]

Agreed. Thanks for that.