by Achille Brunet
California Sounds? Not quite. In Springfield, Virginia just on the other side of Washington DC, in terms of place to surf you could at best try on the Potomac River. Result is not guaranteed.
The "Fabulous" Gremlins were a band from Springfield, VA and were obsiously Beach Boys/surf music fans. They recorded a single at Capital Recording Co., Inc. that was released in June 1966 on Dimension Records, which was the studio's own label.
Falls Church High School, 1967
Photo taken by David Werth.
The A side, "California Sounds", is a lively surf-teen number, backed with "Tales For The Sea", a good moody surf jangler. The B side reminds me a bit of "Black Jacket Woman", a song by The Tropics from Florida that was quite popular thoughout the East Coast.
Both sides were witten by Mark Buckingham. I don't know who the other members were.
Walt Jones is also credited for arrangements in the BMI entry. Walt is also credited on the other release on the label so he might have had a hand at Capital Recording Co., Inc and Dimension Records.
Hear both sides:
The band played at Falls Church High School in West Falls Church in 1967 for the SCA freshman dance. It seems they made a good impression! You have to dig the gremlins drawn as little ghosts on the background.
(An overview of the FCHS 1960s Teen Scene is coming soon.)
I'd appreciate any additional information on this band.
(Seems they copyrighted both songs as if
it was just one. Probably a mistake)
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