The Pride of Bunkie

This is a list of the 100 rarest garage punk singles of the 1960s.

The Barracudas - "Baby Get Lost" (1965)

According to the above list, only 4 copies of this single are known to exist.

This raucous screamer from Bunkie high school students is considered a classic by collectors. It sounds kinda odd b/c the record was accidentally speeded up during pressing (a not uncommon occurrence for startup record companies that could not afford a repressing). This version has been slowed down and probably sounds more like originally intended.

Band members:

John Haas (vocals)
Terry Fontanille (lead guitar)
Alex Haas (drums)
Tommy McNabb (bass)

The Barracudas of Bunkie:

John Haas would go on to the fondly-remembered Isosceles Popsicle.

Anybody know any of these guys? Or anything about them? Or the Zandak label of Alexandria? Something tells me there is an interesting story here...

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Posted by Kafka

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Member since Jul 2007

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Posted on 6/16/13 at 8:55 pm to Kafka

The first heavy metal record?

Bitter Creek - "Plastic Thunder" (1967)

Virtually nothing is known about the band. Some sources claim they were from Georgia. This was their only record.

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Posted by Mr. Misanthrope

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Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:49 am to Kafka

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Anybody know any of these guys? Or anything about them? Or the Zandak label of Alexandria? Something tells me there is an interesting story here...

I dimly remember that a friend's brother and maybe (sister, cousin?) from Opelousas were part of the Popsicle. Last name Vincent. Haven't been closely in touch with my friend for a while since he moved to Alabama. That's all I got.

But on the topic of whatever this topic is or was-here's a neat track that made my collection of 45 rpm singles. The Leaves.