The Syndicate of Sound

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Little Girl 02:27 Tools
Rumors 02:10 Tools
Shakin' All Over 02:57 Tools
Big Boss Man 02:58 Tools
Almost Grown 00:00 Tools
I'm Alive 02:21 Tools
You 00:00 Tools
Dream Baby 00:00 Tools
That Kind of Man 00:00 Tools
So Alone 04:55 Tools
Say I Love You 00:00 Tools
The Witch 00:00 Tools
Games 00:00 Tools
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 02:23 Tools
Lookin' for the Good Times 00:00 Tools
Get Outta My Life 00:00 Tools
Mary 00:00 Tools
The Upper Hand 00:00 Tools
Mary (Marrie) 00:00 Tools
Good Time Music 00:00 Tools
Keep It Up 00:00 Tools
Saturday Night 00:00 Tools
Off The Hook 00:00 Tools
Sad Eyes 00:00 Tools
Lookin' For The Good Times (The Robot) 00:00 Tools
Brown Paper Bag 00:00 Tools
Syndicate of Sound Little girl 00:00 Tools
looking for the good times (the robot) 00:00 Tools
Witch 00:00 Tools
reverb beat 00:00 Tools
Prepare For Love 00:00 Tools
Syndicate of Sound - Little Girl 00:00 Tools
First To Love You 00:00 Tools
change the world 00:00 Tools
Mary (mono) 00:00 Tools
Keep It Up (mono) 00:00 Tools
Little Girl (1966) 00:00 Tools
You're Lookin' Fine 00:00 Tools
mexico 00:00 Tools
Tell The World 00:00 Tools
Way Over There 00:00 Tools
Little Girl (66) 00:00 Tools
Memphis Underground 00:00 Tools
Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound 00:00 Tools
04 - Dream baby 00:00 Tools
Big Boss Man 3 00:00 Tools
Hey, Little Girl 00:00 Tools
08 - I'm Alive 00:00 Tools
The Witch (Statesite) Cal. 1966 00:00 Tools
So I Love You 00:00 Tools
Little Girl ('66) 00:00 Tools
29_Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound 00:00 Tools
05 - Rumours 00:00 Tools
Little Girl (60s US Punk) 00:00 Tools
5D ( Fifth Dimension) 00:00 Tools
Keep It Up [*] 00:00 Tools
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My B 00:00 Tools
You're Looking Fine 00:00 Tools
29 - Little Girl 00:00 Tools
01 - Big boss man 3 00:00 Tools
Little Girl (San Jose, CA, U.S.A.) 00:00 Tools
Mary [*] 00:00 Tools
12 - Is You Is Or Is You Ain'T My Baby 00:00 Tools
10 - Lookin' for the good times 00:00 Tools
11 - Witch 00:00 Tools
The Upper Hand [*] 00:00 Tools
09 - You 00:00 Tools
Little Girl (Stateside) Cal. 1966 00:00 Tools
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The Syndicate of Sound were a 1960s garage band from San Jose, California, with an edgy style that some critics have considered to be a forerunner of psychedelic rock. The band originally comprised Don Baskin (b. October 9, 1946, Honolulu) (vocals, guitar); Bob Gonzalez (b. February 14, 1947, San Jose, California) (bass); Larry Ray (b. September 12, 1945, San Francisco) (guitar); John Sharkey (b. June 8, 1946, Los Angeles) (guitar, keyboards); and John Duckworth (b. November 18, 1946, Springfield, Missouri?) (drums). The group was formed from the combination of two teen bands (The Pharoahs and The Aristocrats). The Syndicate of Sound rapidly became popular in the San Jose area, and the next year won a "Battle of the Bands" competition against about 100 groups including The Golliwogs (later Creedence Clearwater Revival). The prize was a recording session with Del-Fi Records, but the resulting single "Prepare For Love" was unsuccessful. Baskin and Gonzalez continued to write new material, and came up with "Little Girl", which the band recorded for Hush Records in San Francisco in January 1966. It became a regional hit after San Jose radio stations latched onto it, attracting the attention of executives at Bell Records in New York, who released it nationally and offered the group a contract for an album. Replacing Ray with guitarist Jim Sawyers, they wrote and recorded the LP in three weeks, and began a national tour appearing with other hit acts such as the Young Rascals, the Yardbirds, and the Rolling Stones. "Little Girl" reached the US national pop charts in June 1966, peaking at # 8. In an attempt to sustain their success, the band released three more singles, but none charted. Duckworth was then drafted, other members began to drop out, and the group disbanded in 1970. Baskin worked as a studio musician and arranger in Hollywood before turning to country music later in the decade. "Little Girl" was later recorded by other artists, including English punk group The Banned who reached the UK charts with it in 1977. The song was also covered by the Dead Boys on their debut album, "Young, Loud, and Snotty". "Hey Little Girl" was also covered by Australian band "The Diviynls" in 1988. The song was also recognised by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, where it is on permanent rotation. Since 1990, Baskin, Gonzalez and Duckworth have occasionally reunited with new members to perform as The Syndicate Of Sound. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.