Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears (1966)
Posted By : Dualtrack | Date : 09 Apr 2010 02:21:05 | Comments : 2
Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears (1966)
FLAC TRACKS, NO CUE/LOG: 22 MB | 320 MP3, NO CUE/LOG: 13 MB | RS
Garage-Pop | Label: Cameo-Parkway | Catalog: C-428 | Vinyl 7" 45 RPM | USA | SCANS
This is the first home-recorded record to hit #1 on the charts. The Mysterians were formed in 1962 by bassist Larry Borjas, his cousin, guitarist Bobby Balderrama, and drummer Robert Martinez; they soon added vocalist ? (Question Mark) and organist Frank Rodriguez. Shortly afterward, ? wrote the lyrics a song he called "Too Many Teardrops" and showed them to the rest of the band; the title was changed first to "69 Tears," and then the less suggestive "96 Tears." The song became a hit at the Mt. Holly ski lodge/dancehall, where the band played regularly, and in early 1966 they recorded it for the small local label Pa-Go-Go, owned by the band's manager. It became a regional hit in Flint and Detroit, attracting interest from several major record companies; ? decided to sign with the Philadelphia-based Cameo-Parkway, chiefly because their label was his favorite color, orange.
TRACKLISTING:
A: 96 Tears
B: Midnight Hour
Vinyl -> mp3 Transfer Details
Vinyl -> FLAC Transfer Details
1. Capture @ 44.1/16-bit in WaveLab v6; Edit opening, A/B & tail silences; Save
2. Run ClickRepair at light (8) setting; no "crackle removal"
3. Open in iZotope RX; manual residual click removal & denoiser
4. Open in Adobe Audition, assign Track Markers, save WAV with cue information
5. Export WAV as FLAC-5 from Adobe Audition
6. Open WAV in CueListTool, save embedded Cue Sheet as *.cue file
7. Verify *.cue & *.flac files
Equipment: Gemini XL-1800Q IV with Stanton 680EL, JVC AX-44, Creative Audigy 2ZS
This is the first home-recorded record to hit #1 on the charts. The Mysterians were formed in 1962 by bassist Larry Borjas, his cousin, guitarist Bobby Balderrama, and drummer Robert Martinez; they soon added vocalist ? (Question Mark) and organist Frank Rodriguez. Shortly afterward, ? wrote the lyrics a song he called "Too Many Teardrops" and showed them to the rest of the band; the title was changed first to "69 Tears," and then the less suggestive "96 Tears." The song became a hit at the Mt. Holly ski lodge/dancehall, where the band played regularly, and in early 1966 they recorded it for the small local label Pa-Go-Go, owned by the band's manager. It became a regional hit in Flint and Detroit, attracting interest from several major record companies; ? decided to sign with the Philadelphia-based Cameo-Parkway, chiefly because their label was his favorite color, orange.