In the Race / It's Not Today

A savage slice of primitive Bo Diddleyfied punk by Marc Jonson's teenage garage band, The Gay Intruders, recorded in 1966 and recently rescued from the original tapes. On the flip, It's not Today, a R&B number from the same period. Both tracks were previously unreleased. Marc Jonson was 19 years old when he made his extraordinary debut album, Years, for Vanguard Records. But his first professional recording session took place several years earlier, in 1966, when he
laid down this savage slice of primitive Bo Diddleyfied punk with his teenage garage band, The Gay Intruders. In the United Artists building (NYC) there was a small recording studio, Dick Charles Recording Services, and it was there that the Gay Intruders recorded In the Race in August 1966. The tough rocker It's Not Today dates from the same period, 1967.