The Flys – “Reality Composition #1”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 14, 2024

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,144) The Flys – “Reality Composition #1”

Here is one of the great garage kiss off songs. Man, those hurting on the inside teenage boys can put on quite a show of false bravado! “The vocals are ruff and ready and the sound is full on definition of garage punk.” (freqazoidiac, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the-flys/reality-composition-no-1-got-to-get-away.p/)

“There’s plastic in your kisses and there’s money in your mind And when you make your love it is for the favor you will find”

Chris Bishop lets us know that the band was made up of college students at West Virginia Wesleyan who spent the summer of ’66 in the DC suburb of McLean, Virginia and recorded what were to be their only two singles. (https://garagehangover.com/flys/) Proving that they were truly depraved, two went on to become accountants and one a lawyer. (https://garagehangover.com/flys/)

Oh, if you’d like a copy, be prepared to open you wallet. Popsike.com says that one 45 sold for $500 a few years ago.

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