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Little Girl is the debut album by American garage rock band Syndicate of Sound, and was released in 1966 on Bell Records, BELL 6001. It blended both garage and psychedelic rock influences. The album was preceded by the single, "Little Girl".

Little Girl
Studio album by Syndicate of Sound
Released	1966
Recorded	January 1966, July 1966
Studio	Golden State Recorders, San Francisco, California
Genre	Garage rock psychedelic rock
Length	30:07
Label	Bell Records
Producer	Garrie Thompson
Singles from Little Girl
"Little Girl" Released: February 1966 "Rumors" Released: August 1966

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Background

After their single "Little Girl" rose up the charts to the number 8 position in summer of 1966, the Syndicate of Sound entered the studio to record an album. By the time of the album recording, Larry Ray had been replaced on lead guitar by Jim Sawyers. Half of the songs were penned by the group themselves, the remaining were covers from artists as diverse as The Hollies, The Sonics, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. John Sharkey has stated that each of the band members picked a song to cover and then they added "Big Boss Man", which was a regular part of their set-list. The album session also produced their follow-up single "Rumors", which peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on October 1, 1966.[2]

Track listing

1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:55
2. "Almost Grown" (Chuck Berry) – 2:13
3. "So Alone" (John Sharkey) – 3:05
4. "Dream Baby" (Cindy Walker) – 2:34
5. "Rumors" (Sharkey) – 2:06
6. "Little Girl" (Don Baskin, Bob Gonzalez) – 2:25
7. "That Kind of Man" (Baskin) – 2:18
8. "I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard, Jr.) – 2:21
9. "You" (Sharkey) – 2:42
10. "Lookin' for the Good Times (The Robot)" (Sharkey) – 2:26
11. "The Witch" (Gerald Roslie) – 2:33
12. "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin, Louis Jordan) – 2:29

Bonus tracks on 1997 release[1]

13. "The Upper Hand" (Baskin, Gonzalez) – 2:14
14. "Mary" (Baskin) – 2:32
15. "Keep It Up" (Baskin) – 2:44
16. "Good Time Music" (Baskin) – 2:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Don Baskin – vocals, guitar
• Jim Sawyers – lead guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–8, 10–12)
• Bob Gonzalez – bass guitar
• John Sharkey – keyboards
• John Duckworth – drums
• Larry Ray – lead guitar (tracks 6,9)

Technical

• Garrie Thompson – producer
• Leo De Gar Kulka – engineer
• Chuck Patti – liner notes

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1966	Billboard 200	148[3]

Singles

Year	Single	Billboard Hot 100
1966	"Little Girl"	8[4]
1966	"Rumors"	55[4]

References

External links

• http://www.waybackattack.com/syndicateofsound.html
• Syndicate of Sound website

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