VINYL RELICS | 1965’s I Want Candy: The Strangeloves’ Garage Rock Hit Factory

EPYSODE 92: I Want Candy by The Strangeloves.

Guest: Jerry Goldstein.

Additional commentary by The Psychedelic Wizard, Uncle Herff.

This week it's fuzz guitars, pounding rhythms, and one of the most irresistible hooks of the 1960s as we explore I Want Candy, the electrifying debut album by The Strangeloves. Best known for the immortal title track, the band blended raw garage rock energy, rhythm & blues swagger, and clever studio craftsmanship into a sound that helped shape the future of rock music. But there’s much more to I Want Candy than its iconic hit single. Best of all, this epysode features exclusive commentary from Jerry Goldstein (aka "Giles Strange"), who shares firsthand stories about creating the album and the surprising legacy of one of the most influential garage rock records of the 1960s.

I hope you dig I Want Candy as much as I do.

- Farmer John



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===LINKS===

Richard Gottehrer interview from Cover Story, 2012:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNdEKDjdZo⁠

 

Richard Gottehrer interview from SESAC visionary awards, 2014:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO2l6f4C0k4⁠

 

===THE MUSIC===

Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured.

*denotes track is not available on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BUILI7wmQnLMePsHLeNPI?si=2f0ae59bb2ed4aec



IKE WHITE "Antoinette"

BERNADETTE PETERS “Charm Bracelet”

*THE KITTENS “Letter to Donna”

*BOB & JERRY “We’re The Guys (Who Drive Your Baby Wild)”

THE JIVE FIVE “What Time Is It?”

JERRY BUTLER “Giving Up On Love”

THE ANGELS “Till”

THE ANGELS “My Boyfriend’s Back”

*THE STRANGE LOVES “Love, Love (That’s All I Want From You)”

THE STRANGELOVES "Cara-Lin"

THE STRANGELOVES "No Jive"

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE “Glad All Over”

*THE VIBRATIONS “My Girl Sloopy”

THE McCOYS “Hang On Sloopy”

THE McCOYS “Sorrow”

THE STRANGELOVES "Hang On Sloopy"

THE STRANGELOVES "New Orleans"

THE STRANGELOVES "Sendin' My Love"

THE STRANGELOVES "I Want Candy"

THE STRANGELOVES "Night-Time"

THE STRANGELOVES "(Roll On) Mississippi"

THE STRANGELOVES "Satisfaction"

THE STRANGELOVES "Rhythm Of Love"

THE STRANGELOVES "It's About My Baby"

BILLY JOEL "Just The Way You Are"

THE STRANGELOVES "Just The Way You Are"

ERIC BURDON & WAR “Spill The Wine”

WAR “Low Rider”

BRIAN POOLE & THE TREMELOES “I Want Candy”

THE COUNT BISHOPS “I Want Candy”

BOW WOW WOW “I Want Candy”

*CANDY GIRLS “I Want Candy”

AARON CARTER “I Want Candy”

MELANIE C. “I Want Candy”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune into the next epysode to find out...

*NEWPORT ELECTRIC "The Ways And The Means"

^^ That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!! That specific track will be released in Jan 2027. Check out all our music here:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y6kGmYnS4SWvqAfijhDdp?si=lKSF2mqvRR6PZkFahWta8w
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