THE PASSIONS

artist: THE PASSIONS
label: SELLERS COMPANY RECORDING STUDIOS
"release": 7" 45rpm, acetate
never released versions; demo's recorded early 1965 in Dallas, Texas
A-side:

Lively One
(The Passions)

B-side: Hurtin'
(Don Mask)
info from garage hangover.com:

The Passions came from Sherman, Texas, a town northeast of Dallas that had several bands including The Jack Rafters, The Five Coachmen and The Marquees.

Unlike those other bands, the Passions made a record, cutting the excellent “Lively One” / “You’ve Got Me Hurtin’” for Huey Meaux’s Pic 1 label, released in June 1965.

One person I spoke to referred to the band as Bill Galleon & the Passions. I thought Donald R. Mask may have been a member, as he wrote “You’ve Got Me Hurtin’” (his name is listed simply as Don Mask on the demo).

However, Alec Palao tells me the members were Gordon Eatherly, Bill Galyon, Larry Jannash, Roger Burkitt, Bill Shearin and Jerry Mullins, and that Eatherly was likely the leader of the band.

Besides the two songs on the single, the band recorded two cover songs that Big Beat will include on a compilation of bands on Meaux’s labels to be released Spring, 2013.

Mark Taylor supplied the scans seen here. Of the Sellers demo cut, he says “‘Lively One’ has an extra 40 seconds of harp wailing with an extra chorus, and ‘You Got Me Hurtin” has about 20 seconds extra of ‘yeah yeah yeah’” compared to the Pic 1 versions.

(by Chas Kit)

 

artist: THE PASSIONS
label: PIC 1 117
release: June 1965, USA, 7" 45rpm
A-side: Lively One
(The Passions)
B-side: You've Got Me Hurtin'
(Donald R. Mask)
comment:  

 

artists: VARIOUS ARTISTS
label: TOMBSTONE RECORDS TR 1001
title: DIE TODAY
release: 2007(?), USA, CD [24/56:38]
tracks:
  1. ONE-EYED JACKS - Die Today
  2. COUNTDOWNS - You Know I Do
  3. NOVA LOCAL - Games
  4. JAMIE AND THE JURY - Fooling Around
  5. YORKSHIRE PUDDIN' - Keep Me In Mind
  6. LIVE WIRES - The Mask
  7. STERLING DAMON - Rejected
  8. GLORY RHODES - Gonna Be Somebody
  9. GAYLON LADD - Her Loving Way
  10. WEE AND THE REVELATIONS - Somebody To Love
  11. HOUSE OF LORDS - Louise
  12. GEARS - Explanation
  13. SHAPRELS - Rock-A-Boo
  14. SIDEKICKS - Not Now
  15. MARK V - Determination
  16. MOBY DICK AND THE WHALERS - I Love Her So
  17. JACK HENNIG AND THE BREAKING POINT GROUP - Maybe Tomorrow
  18. WANDERERS - Treat Me Right
  19. MG AND THE ESCORTS - Please Don't Ever Change
  20. DIRTY ELBOWS - To Carry On
  21. ALPHABETICAL ORDER - Gonna Fight The War
  22. SO...BUT SO WHAT? - I Will Cry
  23. KNIGHTS - I Know It Now
  24. PASSIONS - You've Got Me Hurtin'
comment: 24 track collection of rare & outstanding US 60s garage featuring straight boss 60s punk, teen garage coolness and moody teen anthems.
Many tracks compiled for the first time and all tracks first time on CD.
extra info (not printed on this release):

extra info, probably more accurate, plus "where the group comes from?"

  1. One Eyed Jacks - Die Today (Champaign, IL, U.S.A.)
  2. The Countdowns - You Know I Do (Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.)
  3. Nova Local - Games (Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.)
  4. Jamie & The Jury - Fooling Around (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.)
  5. The Yorkshire Puddin' - Keep Me In Mind (Hackensack, NJ, U.S.A.)
  6. The Live Wires - The Mask (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
  7. Sterling Damon - Rejected (Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
  8. Glory Rhodes - Gonna Be Somebody (New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.)
  9. Gaylon Ladd - Her Loving Way (Waco, TX, U.S.A.)
  10. Wee & The Revelations - Somebody To Love (U.S.A.)
  11. House Of Lords - Louise
  12. The Gears - Explanation (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.)
  13. The Shaprels - Rock-A-Boo (Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.)
  14. The Sidekicks - Not Now (Wildwood, NJ, U.S.A.)
  15. Mark Five - Determination (Spokane, WA, U.S.A.)
  16. Moby Dick & The Whalers - I Love Her So (Midwest City, OK, U.S.A.)
  17. Jack Hennig & The Breaking Point Group - Maybe Tomorrow
  18. The Wanderers - Treat Me Right
  19. M.G. & The Escorts - Please Don't Ever Change (Montreal, Canada)
  20. Dirty Elbows - To Carry On
  21. The Alphabetical Order - Gonna Fight The War (KY, U.S.A.)
  22. The So...But So What - I Will Cry (AL, U.S.A.)
  23. The Knights - I Know It Now
  24. The Passions - You've Got Me Hurtin' (Sherman, TX, U.S.A.)