Cargo Records

No Way Out

Sundazed is totally stoked to announce the reissue of the first two albums by the Chocolate Watch Band, high on everyone’s list as one of the most exciting garage bands ever.

Hailing from San Jose, California, the Watch Band—featuring the pouting, Mick Jagger-influenced lead vocals of Dave Aguilar, the thrilling guitars of ¬Sean Tolby and Mark Loomis, the solid bass of Bill Flores and the thumping drums of Gary Andrijasevich—made all the right scenes in San Jose, including appearances with South Bay chart-toppers the Syndicate of Sound and Count Five. No Way Out kicks things off with an eye-opening nugget, “Let’s Talk About Girls.” It’s a song that perfectly blends a stomping Chuck Berry rhythm track with the happening “boss sound,” the psychedelic guitar. “Come On,” an early Stones single, is given the perfect Jagger paint job, while “Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In)” captures the new tribal hippie culture in a nutshell.