The Nightcrawlers – The Last Ship
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA ~ 1964 -1967
The NightCrawlers were: Tommy Ruger (drums), Rob Rouse (vocal, harmonica tambourine), Charlie Conlon (bass, vocal), Sylvan Wells (lead guitar), Pete Thomason (rhythm guitar, vocal).
Often referred to as the sixth NightCrawler, Mike Stone was brought on board when recording wiz Lee Hazen insisted they needed a manager to get local radio station, WROD, to play their cover of an old Buddy Holly tune called, “Cry”. Hazen had been recording the group at his studio, “The Cottage”, (which was little more than a glassed-in back porch kitchen, covered wall-to-ceiling with egg crates) in Ormand Beach. Mike got the record pressed and soon the guys were hearing themselves on the radio.
Label: Kapp Records
and for the Audio CD or Vinyl Label: Big Beat UK where feature all the recordings by the original band, including their classic Kapp LP, rare singles-only sides and a host of unissued gems (24 tracks).
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