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band ? and the Mysterians, and was released on May 25, 1999, on Cavestomp Records. The album provides a summary of the band's initial tenure in the 1960s, and also functions as a survey of the group's re-recordings of their recording history between 1966 and 1969, along with new material.

Background

Since the owners of (?) Question Mark and the Mysterians' original recordings refused to release CD reissues of the band's two albums, the group would reunite to record new versions of their past songs. Included in the album are the group's more important tracks such as "

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", and "Girl (You Captivate Me)". Most of the rereleased songs can also be found on the band's two albums, ''

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''. Of special note are the two previously unreleased tracks recorded for a single prior to the sessions for "96 Tears", "Are You For Real?" and "I'll Be Back". These were recorded in Detroit on February 12, 1966. These are the first Question Mark and The Mysterians studio recordings ever. These were not released at that time due to the murder of the studio owner. The three tracks on the ''More Action'' album that had been

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'': "96 Tears" at number one, "Girl (You Captivate Me)" at number 98, and "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" at number 56. In particular, "96 Tears" was an influential song in the musical genre of garage rock for its low-budget recording process and signature

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riff. Alongside the rerecorded material, the band penned new compositions including "It's Not Easy" and "I'll Be Back".

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's "Beachcomber" were also recorded in the same sessions. Moreover, the album features an

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of "96 Tears" in Spanish, and early demos by the group in 1966.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rudy Martinez except where noted.

Disc one

#"Don't Give It Up Now" (Jeff "Monoman" Conolly) – 3:36 #"Feel It" – 3:27 #"Hangin' on a String" – 2:21 #"

" – 3:08 #"Girl (You Captivate Me)" – 2:20 #" Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" (

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) – 1:52 #"It's Not Easy" – 2:57 #"I'll Be Back" – 4:59

Disc two

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) – 3:51 #"Strollin' with the Mysterians" – 2:42 #"Are You for Real?" – 2:45 #"I'll Be Back" – 2:24 #"96 Tears" (in Spanish) – 5:17

Personnel

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* "?" (Rudy Martinez) – vocals * Robert Lee Balderrama – lead guitar, backing vocals * Frank Lugo – bass guitar * Robert Martinez – drums * Little Frank Rodriguez Jr. – keyboards, backing vocals

Technical

* ? And The Mysterians, Jon Weiss, Luvern Thompson –

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, producer * Alan Douches – mastering * AS2 Design – design * Terry Murphy – photography (cover) * Larry Rodarte – photography (inner sleeve)

References

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