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Teddy And His Patches

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Teddy and His Patches
45s:
1 Suzy Creamcheese/From Day To Day (Chance 668) 1967
2 Haight And Ashbury/I Ain't Nothin' (Chance 669) 1967
An interesting San Jose-based group which existed for too short a time. Suzy Creamcheese is a superb slice of mayhem and dementia and has rightly become an acid punk classic on account of its inclusion on several compilations. All their material is essential stuff in any garage/psych collection.
Compilation appearances have included: Suzy Creamcheese on Mayhem & Psychosis, Vol. 2 (LP), Pebbles Vol. 3 - The Acid Gallery (CD), The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 1 (Dble CD), Pebbles Box (5-LP), Pebbles, Vol. 3 (LP), Pebbles, Vol. 2 (ESD) (CD), Acid Dreams - The Complete 3 LP Set (3-LP), Acid Dreams Testament (CD), Acid Dreams, Vol. 1 (LP), Trash Box (5-CD) and Great Pebbles (CD); From Day To Day on Sixties Rebellion, Vol. 6 (LP & CD), Filling The Gap (4-LP), Victims Of Circumstances, Vol. 1 (LP) and Victims Of Circumstance, Vol. 2 (CD); Haight Ashbury on 60's Punk E.P., Vol. 2 (7"), A Heavy Dose Of Lyte Psych (CD) and Boulders, Vol. 2 (LP).
(Fuzz, Acid And Flowers)

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Member Since: 30/12/2006
Band Members: Teddy Flores (vocals)
Bernard Pearson (lead guitar)
David Conway (keyboards)
Steve "Herbie" Urbani (bass)
Steve Marley (drums)
Sounds Like: Teddy And His Patches

Teddy And His Patches originally formed in San Jose by Teddy Flores Jnr. in 1964 but came to nothing. The name was derived from Flores eye patch worn as he had lost an eye from cancer.

Teddy Flores formed a new band in 1966 with Bernard Pearson (lead guitar), David Conway (keyboards), Steve "Herbie" Urbani (bass) and Steve Marley (drums). They enjoyed some local success and opened for bands such as The Doors and Moby Grape in San Jose.

In 1967 Conway and Jerry Ralston wrote a song called Suzy Creamcheese based on the opening dialogue from The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet which Ralston "borrowed". Conway later explained: "We had no clue who Frank Zappa was at that time."

The single "Suzy Creamcheese"/"From Day To Day" (Chance 668) was recorded by Grady O'Neil for his Chance label in San Jose and was released in February 1967 enjoying some local success.

Although the group was a "straight" band the song utilised all manner of psychedelic excess .

Another single followed: "Haight Ashbury"/"It Ain't Nothin'", (Chance 669) but the group had split up by the end of 1967.

(http://www.united-mutations.com/t/teddypatches.htm)
Record Label: Unsigned

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