Garage rock, as played by Washington D.C.'s infamous '60's rock band. The original master recordings. Includes cover versions of their 1966 #1 hit "What A Girl Can't Do"(The Hangmen/Monument Records).

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ââ¦..while The Reekers never achieved more than cult status in the mid â60âs Washington, D.C. rock scene, their version of 'WHAT A GIRL CANâT DO' hit the #1 spot on the D.C. charts in 1967 and the groupâs members went on to such well known Washington bands as The Hangmen, Nils Lofgren & Grin, Claude Jones, The Newports, and The Rosslyn Mountain Boys. Propelled by dynamic lead singer Joe Tripletâs searing vocals, Bob Berberichâs rock solid time, Sam Goodellâs impeccable bass, Tom Guernseyâs primitive guitar licks and Mike Henleyâs frantic hammering piano style, the group undoubtedly left itâs mark on the D.C. rock scene.....unfortunately it was a question mark.â

Page 427, I Never Promised You A Rock Band by I.M. Peened
Copyright 1998 Detroit Free Press (Quoted by pe

ââ¦..One gray and dreary December afternoon in 1964 Joe Triplet, Tom Guernsey, Mike Henley, Richard Solo, and Jim Daniels sat in a Maryland recording studio and listened with smug satisfaction to the playback of the surf instrumental Tom had just written. It was their first time in a recording studio, and their uncertainty had been transparently and awkwardly manifest at the beginning of the session. But now, five hours and one finished instrumental track later, the boys felt like old studio pros. âMan, that soundâs greatâ said veteran engineer Ed Green, âWhatâs it called?â What indeed, Tom thought to himself, and silently began to mull over the list of possible titles he had prepared before the session, when he was abruptly, and rudely, interrupted by a loud, grating voice. âHey!!' Tom turned towards the sound of the voice. As usual, it was perennial hanger-on, self-appointed arbiter of cool, and general all around pain in the ass âbutt-in-skiâ Jack Cheeseburo. âCall it DONâT CALL ME FLYFACE!!' Jack continued as he moved closer and poked his index finger on Tomâs chest in time with the cadence of his words. Drop dead you zero, Tom thought to himself but only said, 'Shit, I dunnoâ¦what do you guys think?â âSon, its KEY said Joe. 'Suffer!' A smirking Mike Henley chimed in, sensing correctly, much to his own private amusement and satisfaction, that Jackâs suggestion would carry the day, actually any day, over Tomâs objections. And so the song was named and shortly thereafter released on the now defunct RUJAC RECORDS label. And thus began the convoluted, secretive, incestuous, sordid, and frankly boring forty-plus-year saga of Washington D.C.âs most inscrutable and yet enduring rock bandâ¦.. The Reekersâ¦....â

Page 12, The Good, The Bad and The Reekers by Helen Hudnut & U.R. Sturnt Copyright 2007 Switzer Brothers Press Dullsville, Missouri (Quoted by permission.)

For more information about The Reekers and The Hangmen check out "garagehangover.com" (search for"The Reekers"), or go to "60sgaragebands.com" and look for "The Reekers" or "Tom Guernsey" in "interviews".