The Remains

They never had anything approaching a hit record, broke up before their debut album was released, and were all but unknown outside of New England. But if the Remains were widely overlooked during their mid-'60s run, years later they would be celebrated by fans of '60s garage rock as one of the greatest American bands of their era. The Remains were clearly inspired by the same tough British Invasion sounds that informed most garage acts of the day, but their formula included a much larger dose of vintage blues and R&B, and their attack was strong and taut. The records they left...