The Gremlins

Like many New Zealand and Australian bands of the mid- to late '60s, the Gremlins were heavily influenced by both British and American rock, pop, and soul music, to the point where they seemed more like versatile all-around talents than musicians who had developed a style of their own. Merseybeat, mod, light psychedelia, soul, surf, pop, and more could all be heard in the nearly two-dozen tracks they released between 1965 and 1968, as well as some specific nods to the Kinks, Bee Gees, and Troggs. Of the groups of this kind that managed to release a fair number of records, howe...