The Walker Brothers, teen scream material to rival the Beatles in '66, split in '67. Both Scott and John had taken lead vocal duty, but drummer Gary hadn't sung a note, nor written anything.
He decided to put a tough new group together that could rival the forward-looking, chart-busting acts of '67, and he'd call them the Rain.
Their sole album, only issued in Japan, is a psych-pop gem. A highlight is the crunching Magazine Woman, like a pumped-up Revolver outtake, with buzzing guitars and phased effects obtained by producer Fritz Fryer when he jammed screwdrivers into parts of the 8-track desk.
Sleevenotes by me, lying in bed last winter with a fever (the cure turned out to be 'more cowbell').
