Battle Of The Bands

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Album Info

Release Date: 1985

Labels: Star Rhythm Records, Onyx

1985 Star Rhythm reissue:
White cover without textured sleeve
Dark green label with small pressing ring
“(VPA-ES-80689)” appears below the original catalogue number on each side
The year “1966” is printed on the front cover

“Recorded Almost Alive”

Battle of the Bands competition on September 11, 1966 at the Frost Arena in Lawrence, MA. The night of the battle, the recording end did not go so well. So, engineer Pat Costa took all the bands into a studio the next day, recorded one song from each band in rapid succession, and pieced together a compilation of the tracks with dubbed in applause.

The Poets of Merit placed first